Re: air circulation

In article <0PqdnX9qrtJ6KQXenZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jimlillie@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Jim Lillie) wrote:

> sarahsbs wrote:
> > hypothetically, if incoming and outgoing radiation balanced at every
> > point on earth, would there still be air circulation? What do you think?
> >
> Yes, because the surface varies the absorbed energy would vary.
> Therefore differential heating of air, rising currents.
> Therefore falling currents and surface winds.
>
> Jim Lillie

No! If the incoming and outgoing radiation balanced at every point on earth, how
could there be any night? Conduction would then eventually make everything the
same temperature and there would be no currents except circular convection
currents.



Alan

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