READING ASSIGNMENT
CHAPTER 1, 2, 3, 4(pages 78-79)

meteorology weather radiosonde climate atmosphere solar nebula theory degassing photosynthesis troposphere environmental lapse rate stratosphere temperature inversion mesosphere hypoxia thermosphere homosphere heterosphere chlorofluorocarbons magnetosphere solar wind aurora borealis aurora australis latitude longitude oblate spheroid centrifugal action force rotation earth's axis plane of the ecliptic parallelism revolution insolation circle of illumination solstice equinox solar constant electromagnetic spectrum visible light scattering refraction reflection

albedo heat energy budget atmospheric effect greenhouse effect radiation conduction convection latent heat freezing melting evaporation condensation sublimation deposition (sublimation) daily march of temperature annual march of temperature temperature thermometer Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin daily mean monthly mean annual mean annual temperature range isotherm temperature gradient specific heat ocean currents