ISSN Online: 2377-424X
ISBN Print: 0-89116-299-2
International Heat Transfer Conference 7
HEAT TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Аннотация
The atmosphere is almost transparent to solar radiation and almost opaque to terrestrial radiation. This implies that in the mean the atmosphere cools while the earth's surface is heated. Convection in the lower atmosphere must therefore occur. The upward flux of energy associated with it is large in the equatorial regions and very small at high latitudes. Balance requirements then demand an energy flux from the equator to the poles,
which is accomplished by large-scale atmospheric
motions and ocean currents.
This review concentrates on the nature of radiative transfer in the atmosphere, atmospheric motions that redistribute energy over the globe, and energy transfer in the convective boundary layer.
This review concentrates on the nature of radiative transfer in the atmosphere, atmospheric motions that redistribute energy over the globe, and energy transfer in the convective boundary layer.