GGR101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Low Earth Orbit, Polar Easterlies, Electromagnetic Spectrum
20 Apr 2016
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Light spectrum (long to short wavelength: radio waves, microwaves iii. Low earth orbit (leo) for shuttles and satellites: mesosphere, maximum altitude for airplanes, meteorites, stratosphere, stratified temperature, tropopause, boundary separating the two, the ozone layer, protects against harmful uv-b and uv-c rays, ozone hole over antarctica ix. Look at the diagram: ocean circulation or currents. 1: movement of ocean water, driven by air circulation (mostly), water density and deep ocean currents. 4: gulf stream, brings warm water along the eastern coastline of north america, circulating pattern along coastline c, then goes south again, the reaches warm water again and the cycle continues. Below the earth"s surface: earths internal structure. Layers of fluids and solids a: core to exterior crust, crust. Lithosphere: made up of crust and the asthenosphere, composed of different types of rocks a. Inner core: made mostly of iron (fe, very dense (solid, very hot, plate tectonics.
