SOLAR RADIATION AND CLOUD PHYSICS Flashcards
it is the amount of solar radiation that is received by the surface of the Earth per unit area.
SOLAR IRRADIANCE
This type of cloud grow on hot days when warm, wet air rises very high into the sky.
CUMULONIMBUS
It occurs when warm air mass advances and rises over a retreating cooler air mass.
WARM FRONTS
It is a longer wavelength radiation beyond the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
INFRARED RADIATION
It is a specialized instrument used to measure direct solar radiation.
PYRHELIOMETER
White or gray clouds consisting of globular rolls arranged in layers or patches.
ALTOCUMULUS
It refers to the latitude at which the sun is directly overhead at solar noon, shifting between tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn.
SOLAR DECLINATION
It results from sunlight that is scattered by molecules, aerosols and dust.
DIFFUSE RADIATION
These are large bodies of air with relatively uniform temperature and humidity characteristics.
AIR MASSES
This type of cloud is associated with steady, moderate to heavy rainfall or snowfall.
NIMBOSTRATUS
It is the study of the physical processes that govern the formation, growth, and behavior of clouds.
CLOUD PHYSICS
It is a direct or diffuse radiation reflected from the soil or nearby surfaces.
ALBEDO IRRADIANCE
It measures solar radiation spectrally resolved.
SPECTRORADIOMETER
These type of clouds are thin, white clouds that cover the whole sky like a veil.
CIRROSTRATUS
These are white, puffy clouds with a flat base and a rounded, cauliflower-like top.
CUMULUS
