On a day with complete cloud cover, what happens to the visible light headed toward Earth? The clouds reflect some of it back to space, and some still reaches the surface. On a cloudless day, what happens to most of the visible light headed toward Earth? It reaches Earth's surface, where some is reflected and some is absorbed. Lines on a temperature map connecting points of equal temperature is called an isotherm The temperature control that includes the heat capacity of a substance is specific heat The analogy of a greenhouse is a useful, but inaccurate model since atmospheric gases do not trap, but absorb heat. Sensible heat transfer (H) refers to energy transfer between the air and the surface by convection and conduction Heat that can be sensed due to the kinetic energy of molecular motion is sensible heat Differential transmissivity of shortwave insolation and longwave terrestrial radiation by various atmospheric gases is better known as the greenhouse effect. An increase in the amount of high altitude, ice crystal (cirrus) clouds would warm the planet in a process called cloud-greenhouse forcing.
The assimilation of radiation by molecules of matter is absorption Which of the following is true of the albedo of water? It changes, depending upon the Sun angle.
Land surface temperature (LST) is a measure of the heating of the land surface and is distinct from air temperature.
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