Geography 2152F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Cirrocumulus Cloud, 1974 Super Outbreak
12 Oct 2016
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There is an equilibrium between incoming radiation and outgoing radiation. Earth intercepts only a small portion of the sun(cid:495)s radiation. The sun(cid:495)s energy drives the hydrologic cycle and all weather phenomena on. Nearly all of the energy available at earth(cid:495)s surface comes from the sun. It is composed of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). The remaining 1% consists of water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other (cid:494)trace(cid:495) gases formation of precipitation. Water vapour in the atmosphere can result in cloud development and the. Water vapor comes from evaporation from the oceans. All weather (i. e. clouds and precipitation) is confined to the troposphere. The ozone layer protects us from the sun(cid:495)s harmful uv rays; it is found in the stratosphere. Cloud names generally contain a prefix and a suffix. The prefix describes the height of the cloud; the suffix describes its appearance. If the cloud produces precipitation, it is called a (cid:498)nimb(cid:499)- meaning rain in latin.
