ASSIGNMENT

1. After learning about various heat transfer methods for the Earth’s atmosphere in chapter 4, consider how a balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing long-wave radiation must be maintained in order to keep annual temperatures the same. Climate scientists are mostly worried about this imbalance, especially the decrease of outgoing long-wave radiation that would lead to a warming of the atmosphere. At the Pierce College Weather Station (https://piercecollege.westernweathergroup.com), we can track these types of radiation and get a sense for the radiation budget and resulting temperature at Pierce College.

Share your observations of how your local community might be impacting a global imbalance. Comment on changes in landscape (urbanization), automobile use, or industry pollution that may add to the delay or reduction of outgoing long-wave radiation escaping to space.

This part must be at least 2 paragraphs, 5 sentences each paragraph, and free of spelling and grammar errors. (6 points)

textbook : https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/The_Physical_Environment_(Ritter)

Pierce College Weather Station:
https://piercecollege.westernweathergroup.com