GEOL 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sensible Heat, Latent Heat, Electrical Resistance And Conductance
16 Sep 2016
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Land will heat faster cause less e to heat. Values poleward of 36 degrees n and s latitudes (e deficits) E surplus at low latitude moved poleward via air and ocean currents. Surface reflects visible sw and rad lw rad. E goes in soil by sensible heat by conduction up to certain depth. Sensible heat drawn up to surface by conduction. Atm convection removes sensible heat from surface via rising air masses to higher alt. Latent heat of evaporation removes heat e by converting liquid water to vapor. Water doesn"t reach soil, less long term moisture. Proportional to kinetic e of molecules in material. Land water heating differences o o o o o. Solid ground opaque so absorbs more solar e. Takes less e to increase t (0. 2 calories) Increase t causes more evaporation and in turn more cloud cover.
