GEO 121 1st Edition Lecture 12Outline of Last Lecture: I. GalaxyII. Solar SystemIII. GravityIV. Planeta. Terrestrialb. GasV. Fusion Reactiona. Thermonuclear VI.Solar WindsOutline of Current Lecture: II. Atmosphere III. Standard Barometric PressureIV. RefractionV. AbsorptionVI.Types of PrecipitationVII. Chapter HighlightsCurrent Lecture:AtmosphereGases that are compressibleTroposphere oClosest to EarthStratosphereoSecond closest to EarthTropopause These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.oBoundary between the troposphere and stratosphereAs we go up into the atmosphere, pressure decreasesStandard Barometric pressureAt sea leveloMercurial-29. 92 inches of mercuryRefractionSky is blueThe visible light wave matches the incoming solar energy and produces the color blue to our eyeAbsorptionHow much heat Stays in the Earth hot air rises and leaves the earthoTypes of precipitationOrographicConvectionalFrontalChapter HighlightsPg. 115: OrographicPg. 127: OrographicPg. 155: All types of precipitationpg.157: Orographicpg. lot: Frontalpg. 172: Cross-section of a warm frontpg. 176:
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