Book contents
- The Changing Flow of Energy through the Climate System
- The Changing Flow of Energy through the Climate System
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Earth and Climate System
- 2 Earth’s Energy Imbalance and Climate Change
- 3 Earth’s Energy Balance
- 4 The Sun–Earth System
- 5 Observations of Temperature, Moisture, Precipitation, and Radiation
- 5.1 State Variables
- 5.2 Earth’s Temperatures
- 5.3 Links between Temperatures and Precipitation: Humidity
- 5.4 Earth’s Precipitation
- 5.5 How Often Does It Rain?
- 5.6 Earth’s Radiation
- Contents
- 6 The Climate System
- Flows of Energy
- Glossary
- Acronyms
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
from 5 - Observations of Temperature, Moisture, Precipitation, and Radiation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2022
Book contents
- The Changing Flow of Energy through the Climate System
- The Changing Flow of Energy through the Climate System
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Earth and Climate System
- 2 Earth’s Energy Imbalance and Climate Change
- 3 Earth’s Energy Balance
- 4 The Sun–Earth System
- 5 Observations of Temperature, Moisture, Precipitation, and Radiation
- 5.1 State Variables
- 5.2 Earth’s Temperatures
- 5.3 Links between Temperatures and Precipitation: Humidity
- 5.4 Earth’s Precipitation
- 5.5 How Often Does It Rain?
- 5.6 Earth’s Radiation
- Contents
- 6 The Climate System
- Flows of Energy
- Glossary
- Acronyms
- Bibliography
- Index
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