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Solar Radiation, Heat Balance And Temperature
Question
What are the ways in which the atmosphere is heated ?
Solution
The atmosphere gets heated in the following ways:
1. Radiation
2. Conduction
3. Convection
4. Advection
Some More Questions From Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature Chapter
Which is the most important process of heating the atmosphere ?
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?
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