11.1 Weather
versus Climate
11.2 Energy
from the Sun
11.2.1 Solar
Illumination
11.2.2 The
Four Seasons
11.3 Temperature of the Earth
11.3.1 Radiative
Balance: sunlight in, earthglow out
11.3.2 An
energy balance model
11.3.3 The
Temperatures of the Planets
11.4 The Greenhouse Effect
11.4.1 Atmospheric
Band Absorption
11.4.2 Radiation
Emission from Earth
11.4.3 Clouds
and Radiation
11.4.4 The
Greenhouse Energy Balance
link to worksheet #21, answers
link to worksheet #22, answers
link to worksheet #23,
answers
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11.5 Energy Reservoirs:
The Climate Flywheel
11.5.1 Reservoirs
for heat
11.5.2 Ice:
The cool reservoir
11.5.3 A
Coupled Climate System
11.6 Causes of Climate Change
11.6.1 Climate Variability
11.6.2 Solar
Variability: External Forcing, The Faint Young Sun Paradox
11.6.3 Ice
Ages
11.6.4 Volcanic
Eruptions
11.6.5 The Albedo Effect
11.7 The Vulnerability of
Life to a Changing Climate
11.7.1 Modern Society
and Climate
11.7.2 Do we need climate
insurance?
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