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Climate
expected range of weather for a given region at a given time
Components of earths climate system
Atmosphere - air
biosphere - ecosystems
hydrosphere - bodies of water
geosphere - land
cryosphere - ice and snow
3 global temperature knobs
Solar output, albedo, green house effect
Global temperature equation
Average temp = energy in - energy reflected - energy emitted
Solar output
“energy in” of equation, how much energy does the sun send to earth. cycles but doesnt vary a ton
Albedo
“energy reflected”, every surface reflects some energy, lighter surfaces reflect more
earths emissivity
“energy emitted” how much energy does earth send to space. earth gives off its own electromagnetic radiation as heat.
Stefan-Boltzmann law
the warmer an object the more radiation it emits and the shorter the radiations wavelength