Daytime is when the sun heats the earth’s surface via radiation. At night the earth loses heat by radiation. Because there is a balance the earth has stayed at a nearly constant temperature for a very long time.
Temperature and Heating
Climate and Earth’s Energy Budget--NASA
Atmosphere: Composition & Structure--Indiana Univ
Seasons Movie--NASA Langley
Global Surface Temperature Distribution--Physical Geography
Seasonal & Daily Temperatures--NASA Langley
Radiation & the Diurnal Cycle--Texas A&M
Effects of Clouds and Moisture on the Diurnal Cycle -Texas A&M
Energy and Matter: Energy, Temp & Heat -Physical Geography
Energy and Matter: Nature of Radiation -Physical Geography
Energy and Matter: Earth-Sun Geometry -Physical Geography
Energy and Matter: Earth-Sun Relationships -Physical Geography
Introduction to the Atmosphere: Global Heat Balance
Introduction to the Atmosphere: Concept of Temperature
Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
Visualizing Atmospheric Pressure & Winds--Carleton
Introduction to the Atmosphere: Pressure -Physical Geography
Introduction to the Atmosphere: Wind -Physical Geography
