GE 141 - Module 1 Element of Climate

GE 141 – Module 1 Element of Climate

Climatology is the study of the long-term state of the atmosphere

The long-term state of the atmosphere is a function of a variety of interacting elements

• Solar radiation

• Air masses

• Pressure systems (and cyclone belts)

• Ocean Currents

• Topography

Weather is the state of the Earth’s atmosphere recorded in short period of time say a day

Solar radiation is the total frequency spectrum of electromagnetic radiation produced by the sun.

•Heat balance of the Earth

• Heat budget

• Heat flux

• Heat sink

• Heat source

• Geophysics