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How is intensity of insolation affected by the altitude of the sun?
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What is the definition for intensity of insolation?
Intensity of insolation refers to the intensity of the sun's rays on the earth's surface. It is a measure of solar energy that is received by a given surface area at a given time.
What is intensity of insolation?
Normal to the Sun's rays, very roughly 1kW per m^2
Describe the relationship between the angle of insolation and the rate of heating a surface.?
The angle of insolation into a surface is largest when the surface directly faces the Sun. That coincides with the temperature rising. So the angle of insolation goes up as the temperature goes up.
How does earth's surface affect duration of insolation?
When Earth revolves around the sun different areas will get different amounts of insolation. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere our winter days are shorter and summers are longer.
How does insolation change with increasing latitude?
Insolation is the amount of the Sun's energy reaching a unit surface area on Earth (for example energy per square metre). Insolation is reduced with increasing latitude, because of the angle at which the Sun's rays hit the surface. The changing angle at which the energy hits the surface means that the energy is spread over a larger area with increasing latitude, North or South. That's the main reason the poles are cold and the equator is hot. In the hemisphere where it's summer, the effect is not so extreme because of the Earth's axial tilt ("towards" the Sun, in that hemisphere). In the winter time at high latitudes the effect is very significant because the Earth is then "tilted away" from the Sun, in that hemisphere.
What is the relationship between the altitude of the Sun and the intensity of insolation at a particular area?
As the altitude of the sun increases, the intensity of insolation for that area will increase as well.
What is the definition for intensity of insolation?
Intensity of insolation refers to the intensity of the sun's rays on the earth's surface. It is a measure of solar energy that is received by a given surface area at a given time.
What is intensity of insolation?
Normal to the Sun's rays, very roughly 1kW per m^2
What is the angle of insolation on the equator?
The angle of insolation affects the intensity of insolation directly. In other words, as the angle of insolation increases, so does the intensity of insolation because the Sun is directly overhead at Zenith, giving off direct, or vertical rays. The opposite happens when the angle of insolation decreases, causing a decrease in the intensity of insolation as well.
What is the intensity of insolation?
clouds, angle of instance, materials that absorb the suns energy, pollution, and objects
How does the latitude and altitude affect climate and vegetation in Europe?
Latitude and altitude can dramatically affect climate and vegetation. Climate and altitude both have an effect on temperature. This temperature is a big factor in what will grow and what will not.
What is sun's intensity?
the approximate intensity of the sun is about 15millionK
What is the technical term for the amount of warmth and light from the sun?
Insolation
How can you measure the angle of insolation without being able to see the sun's rays individully?
you can measure the angle of insolation by measuring the angle of the shadows that appear
Same and differences of albedo and insolation?
The albedo effect is how a darker material gets hotter faster than a lighter material. Insolation is the solar radiation from the sun.
What is the term given to the sun's energy that reaches the earth?
Insolation, or solar radiation.
Describe the relationship between the angle of insolation and the rate of heating a surface.?
The angle of insolation into a surface is largest when the surface directly faces the Sun. That coincides with the temperature rising. So the angle of insolation goes up as the temperature goes up.
