What radiation laws tell us about emission of radiation

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Problem 1: What do the radiation laws tell us about the emission of radiation? How and why is the radiation emitted by Earth different from that emitted by the sun?

Problem 2: What are the differences between the atmosphere's radiative properties for shortwave radiation and its radiative properties for longwave radiation?

Problem 3: How do the radiative properties of gases help explain a) the greenhouse effect and b) the temperature structure of the atmosphere?

Problem 4: What causes seasons?

Problem 5: How would you describe and account for the relationship between latitude and seasonality?

Problem 6: Calculate the noon sun angle for each of the following.

a) 57° S on 9 January

b) 12° N on 30 April

c) 39° N on 15 November

Problem 7:

a) A soil surface has a temperature of 31°C and an emissivity of 0.92. How much radiation is emit- ted from this surface?

b) What is the wavelength of maximum emission for this surface?

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