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zenith insolation per area: greater when Sun is overhead than near poles annually 2.4 times lower at poles than at equator Fig. 11.2a; source: Marshak The Earth SIO15-18: Lecture16: Winds and Weather Fig. 11.2a; source: Marshak The

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insolation per area: greater when Sun is

  • verhead than near poles

annually 2.4 times lower at poles than at equator zenith

  • Fig. 11.2a; source: Marshak “The Earth”
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2.4 less insolation/area near poles higher albedo (snow/ice)

  • Fig. 11.3a; source: Ahrens “Meteorology Today”
  • Fig. 11.2a; source: Marshak “The Earth”
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  • Fig. 11.2a; source: Marshak “The Earth”
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  • Fig. 12.10
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wind blows from high to low pressure!!

  • Fig. 12.10
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  • Fig. 12.10
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  • Fig. 12.10