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Page 438
... surface passes directly through the atmosphere . Most of it is absorbed by clouds , carbon dioxide , and water vapour and is then reemitted in all directions . The atmosphere thus acts as a radiative blanket over the Earth's surface ...
... surface passes directly through the atmosphere . Most of it is absorbed by clouds , carbon dioxide , and water vapour and is then reemitted in all directions . The atmosphere thus acts as a radiative blanket over the Earth's surface ...
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... surface emission emission to space 55 to space to space absorbed directly by surface 8 6 31 atmospheric radiation budget -30 atmospheric energy budget 0 latent heat transfer from surface to atmosphere by evaporation and condensation of ...
... surface emission emission to space 55 to space to space absorbed directly by surface 8 6 31 atmospheric radiation budget -30 atmospheric energy budget 0 latent heat transfer from surface to atmosphere by evaporation and condensation of ...
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... surface features . Upper - air circula- tions play a key role in the development and propagation of surface pressure systems . As noted above , the surface pressure is simply the weight per unit area of the air above the surface . Thus ...
... surface features . Upper - air circula- tions play a key role in the development and propagation of surface pressure systems . As noted above , the surface pressure is simply the weight per unit area of the air above the surface . Thus ...
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