- Clouds and Radiation
Article about Earth's albedo and different types of clouds. Also discusses albedo of different Earth features.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Clouds/clouds.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Earth's Energy Budget
Good diagram from NASA.
http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/erbe/components2.gif
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Energy and Matter
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/6i.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Energy Budget/Balance
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/dees/ees/climate/lectures/radiation/em_energy.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Global Energy Budget
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/lemke/geog101/miscellaneous/heat_fluxes.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Greenhouse Effect
Why it is important.
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7h.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Heat Fluxes
What they are and what they do. Convection and advection.
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7j.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Infrared Radiation
An explanation.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0825202.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Insolation Patterns Across Earth
Graphics and text source for understanding why insolation is not equal across Earth's surface.
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7g.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- NASA Article - "Sun's Heat"
Explanation of the sun's heating ability and where it's most intense.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Oven/
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- NASAs Cryospheric Sciences Program
The cryosphere is the component of the Earth system hosting frozen water, otherwise known as ice.
http://ice.nasa.gov/
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Particle Concentrations in the Atmosphere
Long report, focusing on fossil fuels, and other man-made air pollutants contributing to the global warming trend.
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/GLOB_CHANGE/ipcc2001.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Radiation Wave Lengths
Color diagram of visible light-wave lengths.
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/6f.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Radiative Forcing
Good diagram from the United Nations Environmental Program.
http://www.grida.no/climate/vital/04.htm
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Radiative Forcing
Long NASA article about global warming and radiative forcing. Has good graphics.
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/forcings/altscenario/
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Smoke Particles
Aerosols and global warming.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Oven/oven4.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Solar Constant
http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter2/index.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
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