Surface Energy Balance Current Weather Finish Latent Heat Marine vs. Continental Climates Surface Energy Balance For Next Class: Read Chapter 4 (pp )

Land–Water Heating Differences Figure 5.7

Marine and Continental Climates: Vancouver vs. Winnipeg Figure 5.12

Figure 5.13 Marine and Continental Climates: San Francisco vs. Wichita

Marine and Continental Climates: Trondheim vs. Verkhoyansk Figure 5.16

(b) (c) (a) January Temperatures Figure 5.14

© AMS8 Heat Imbalance: Atmosphere vs. Earth’s Surface Sensible Heating Sensible Heating The Bowen Ratio compares how heat at the Earth’s surface is divided between sensible heating and latent heatingThe Bowen Ratio compares how heat at the Earth’s surface is divided between sensible heating and latent heating Varies from one place to another Varies from one place to another Depends on amount of surface moisture Depends on amount of surface moisture Surface energy budget through the course of a year

Daily Radiation Curves Figure 4.14

Surface Energy Budget Figure 4.15

Albedo Figure 4.5

Simplified Surface Energy Balance NET R = +SW (insolation) –SW (reflection) +LW (infrared) –LW (infrared) Figure 4.16

Global NET R Figure 4.17

Radiation Budgets Figure 4.20 El Mirage, CA Pitt Meadows, BC