seasonal changes in insolation with latitude
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SEASONAL CHANGES IN INSOLATION WITH LATITUDE. SEASONAL INSOLATION. SEASONAL INSOLATION. SEASONAL INSOLATION. SEASONAL INSOLATION. SEASONAL INSOLATION. ROTATE GRAPH 90°. SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN NOONTIME RADIATION. GEOGRAPHY MATTERS!. Oceans and continents respond - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SEASONAL CHANGES IN INSOLATION WITH LATITUDE.
Noon Insolation (Wm-2)Outside of Earth's Atmosphere
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Latit
ude
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Equinoxes
Equator
Cancer
Arctic
Capricorn
Antarctic
SEASONAL INSOLATION
Noon Insolation (Wm-2)Outside of Earth's Atmosphere
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Latit
ude
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
EquinoxesJune Equator
Cancer
Arctic
Capricorn
Antarctic
SEASONAL INSOLATION
Noon Insolation (Wm-2)Outside of Earth's Atmosphere
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Latit
ude
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
EquinoxesJuneDecember
Equator
Cancer
Arctic
Capricorn
Antarctic
SEASONAL INSOLATION
Noon Insolation (Wm-2)Outside of Earth's Atmosphere
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Latit
ude
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
EquinoxesJuneDecember
Equator
Cancer
Arctic
Capricorn
Antarctic
SEASONAL INSOLATION
Noon Insolation (Wm-2)Outside of Earth's Atmosphere
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
EquinoxesSeasonal Rangein Insolation
Noon Insolation (Wm-2)Outside of Earth's Atmosphere
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Latit
ude
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Equator
Cancer
Arctic
Capricorn
Antarctic
GEOGRAPHY MATTERS!
Range in Seasonal Insolation (Wm-2)
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Latit
ude
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Annual Range in Temperatures (°F)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Insolation ContinentalMaritime
Oceans and continents responddifferently to changes in energy… More later
CAN WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER?
Description of the changes in the quantity of insolation at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere, which will vary over both time and space, and control the energy flow to all natural systems including climate.
GLOBAL RADIATION REGIMES
EquatorMar
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Mar
Jun
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Mar
Jun
Sep
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Tropic ofCapricorn
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Tropic ofCapricorn
ArcticCircle
AntarcticCircle
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m-
2 da
y-1 )
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m-
2 da
y-1 )
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
0°
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m-
2 da
y-1 )
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
0°
10°N
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m-
2 da
y-1 )
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
0°
10°N
30°N
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m-
2 da
y-1 )
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
0°
10°N
30°N
50°N
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m-2
day
-1)
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
0°
10°N
30°N
50°N
70°N
Seasonal Changes in Daily Insolation
Inso
latio
n (M
J m
-2 d
ay-1
)
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Equinox
Equinox
Solstice
Solstice
90°N70°N50°N
30°N10°N0°
0°
10°N
30°N
50°N
70°N
90°N
Mea
n D
aily
Inso
latio
nW
m-2
HOURLY INSOLATION OBSERVATIONS UF PHYSICS BUILDING, 1997-2010
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Tropic ofCapricorn
ArcticCircle
AntarcticCircle
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
GLOBALTRANSFEROF ENERGY
GLOBALTRANSFEROF ENERGY
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Tropic ofCapricorn
ArcticCircle
AntarcticCircle
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
GLOBALTRANSFEROF ENERGY
GLOBALTRANSFEROF ENERGY
Insolation
Equator
Tropic ofCancer
Tropic ofCapricorn
ArcticCircle
AntarcticCircle
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
GLOBALTRANSFEROF ENERGY
GLOBALTRANSFEROF ENERGY
Insolation
Atmosphere