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Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature
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Why does inversion of temperature occurs in winter night?

Answer

Inversion of temperature takes place in calm, cold and clear winter night because the earth's surface cools more rapidly in such nights.

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Some More Questions From Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature Chapter

Why do isotherms bend while crossing the continents and oceans ?

Mention distance from the sea as a factors controlling temperature distribution.

How altitude act a factor in temperature distributions? 

Why do different parallels receive different amounts of insolation ?

What is the inversion of temperature? Why does inversion of temperature occur in winter night?

 How do clouds affect the temperature of a place ?

How does the unequal distribution of heat over the planet earth in space and time cause variations in weather and climate ?

Why is the annual range of temperature high in the Siberian plains?

What are the factors that control temperature distribution on the surface of the earth?

How does angle of the sun's rays falling on the ground affect the amount of insolation? Describe with an appropriate diagram.