GEO E111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Background Radiation, Extreme Weather
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Places neat equator experience high temperature due to the rays of the sun travelling a shorter distance facing less interference from atmospheric conditions hence more solar energy reaches the earths surface. Also the rays of the sun strike the earth at right angles hence solar energy is concentrated over a small area. At higher latitudes the rays of the sun travel a longer distance facing more interference from atmospheric conditions hence less solar energy reaches the earth"s surface. Also the rays of the sun strike the earth at an acute angle hence solar energy is spread over a large area: aspect - direction of slope. At higher latitudes slopes facing the equator have higher temperature because they face the sun while those facing the poles have lower temperature have lower temperature because they face away from the sun: winds. Transfer heat from one place to another.
