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RE: To inform the ill-informed: the difference between land air
Posted on: April 7, 2017 at 11:37:52 CT
Badird MU
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"Over land, energy from the sun is mostly reflected back into the air. That's when it interacts with CO2 in the air."
-Alferd Packer, yesterday
Heat is absorbed by land and radiated to the air.
"water, especially large bodies of water like a lake or ocean, are able to absorb more energy than land without warming."
^^^ Does not mean what you think it does. Water does NOT absorb MORE solar radiation than land.
Land surfaces absorb much more solar radiation than water. This is due to the fact that most land surfaces are darker than water which of course means more absorption of solar radiation and heat. Water reflects most solar radiation that reaches its surface back to the atmosphere. Since land absorbs more solar radiation the land surface retains more heat as do the vegetation for energy. Thus, land surfaces warm more quickly than water.
-Alferd Packer, yesterday
Heat is absorbed by land and radiated to the air.
"water, especially large bodies of water like a lake or ocean, are able to absorb more energy than land without warming."
^^^ Does not mean what you think it does. Water does NOT absorb MORE solar radiation than land.
Land surfaces absorb much more solar radiation than water. This is due to the fact that most land surfaces are darker than water which of course means more absorption of solar radiation and heat. Water reflects most solar radiation that reaches its surface back to the atmosphere. Since land absorbs more solar radiation the land surface retains more heat as do the vegetation for energy. Thus, land surfaces warm more quickly than water.
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RE: To inform the ill-informed: the difference between land air - Badird MU - 4/7 11:37:52