Entries by Daphne Hanson

Energy budget and a radiation budget

What is the difference between an energy budget and a radiation budget for the Earth? 0 What is the relationship between heat, energy, and radiation? 0 What are three reasons why there might be less solar radiation reaching one location on Earth relative to another at any given moment in time 0 What are three […]

Atmospheric lapse rate

What causes the inflections in the atmospheric lapse rate? – What are two ways of causing air to become saturated? – What is the primary difference between stratiform and cumuliform clouds? – What caused the hole in the ozone layer, and how has it been addressed by the international community? – What are the units […]