GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cool Air, Heat Capacity, Shortwave Radiation
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In the northern hemisphere, locations facing south will be exposed to more sunlight than north-facing locations. Moss and fungus growth (grows on north) The type of land surface (urban, rural, forest, farm, snow-covered, etc. ) can greatly affect surface temperature. Temperatures can vary greatly across our region due to the different land surfaces. The sun warms the ground and the air above is heated by convection lec 2 slide. 54: air temperatures are recorded 1. 5 m above the surface to avoid surface bias . Wind affects the difference in temperature between the surface and a few meters above the surface: wind causes mixing of warm and cool air. No wind: surface temperature is much different than air temperature. Wind: less of a difference between air and surface temperature. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky at noon but the warmest time of day is usually around 4:00pm.
