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© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.

Figure 2.2 Solar Activity and Solar Wind

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.1 Our Solar System

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.7 Earth's Energy Budget

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. The Electromagnetic Spectrum Figure 2.5

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.7 Solar and Terrestrial Energy

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.16a Profile of Atmosphere

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Atmospheric Composition Heterosphere – Outer Atmosphere  80 km (50 mi) outward to thermosphere  Layers of gases sorted by gravity Homosphere – Inner Atmosphere  Surface to 80 km (50 mi)  Gases evenly blended

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Table 2.3

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Table 2.5

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Energy Pathways Figure 3.1

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Albedo Figure 3.5

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Clouds and Albedo Figure 3.6

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Earth–Atmosphere Radiation Balance Figure 3.9

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Global Climate Change Reasons for Concern Climate Change Measurements Climate Models and Forecasts "No Regrets"

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure ,000 Years of CO 2 Levels

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure Years of Temperature and CO 2

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Global Temperatures Figure 7.25a

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.18 CO 2 Increase

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.26 Anthropogenic vs. Natural Forcing

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.25b Temperature Anomalies

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Model Scenarios Figure 7.29

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.20 Protective Atmosphere

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Atmospheric Function Ionosphere  Absorbs cosmic rays, gamma rays, X- rays, some UV rays Ozonosphere  Part of stratosphere  Ozone (O 3 ) absorbs UV energy and converts it to heat energy

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Antarctic Ozone Hole Figure FS 2.1.1

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 2.24 Photochemical Smog

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.2 World Climate Classification

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.3 Tropical Rain Forest

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.4 Tropical Monsoon

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.5 Tropical Savanna

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.6 Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Humid Subtropical Winter-Dry Figure 7.7

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Marine West Coast Figure 7.8

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Mediterranean Climates Figure 7.10

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.11 Humid Continental Hot- Summer Climates

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates Figure 7.12

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Subarctic Cool Summer Climates Figure 7.13

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Extreme Subarctic Cold Winter Figure 7.14

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Polar and Highland Climates

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Tropical, Subtropical Hot Desert Figure 7.19

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.20 Midlatitude Cold Desert

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.21 Tropical, Subtropical Hot Steppe

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 7.22 Midlatitude Cold Steppe