Fundamental Concepts for Essential Principal Solar energy drives

Fundamental Concepts for Essential Principal: Solar energy drives many atmospheric processes. Breakout session: <insert # here (5 a, 8 d, etc. )> Recorder: <insert name>

Initial Comments Essential Principal issues ► Solar energy vs. Energy ► Many vs. Most ► Solar Energy is the source and drives

Fundamental Concept #1 ► Solar energy enters the atmosphere over the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Solar energy is transformed into other forms of energy, including energy stored in fossil fuels.

Fundamental Concept #2 ► The Sun warms the Earth. The Earth cools by emitting long wave radiation. Unequal heating of the Earth drives winds and ocean currents.

Fundamental Concept #3 ► Variations in solar energy occur on different time scales. The tilt of the Earth’s axis as it orbits the sun causes variations in the sunlight received by different places on the Earth

Fundamental Concept #4 ► Solar energy drives chemical reactions in the atmosphere, including: photosynthesis, formation of smog, formation and destruction of ozone

Fundamental Concept #5 ► The Greenhouse Effect is necessary for life to exist on Earth. Planets balance (equilibrium) the energy received with the energy radiated.

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Fundamental Concept #7

Concluding Remarks

Final Step ► At the end of the breakout session, the Recorder should save this file, using the following naming convention: ascl_breakout_<session#(5 b, 7 a, etc)>. ppt eg. , ascl_breakout_6 c. ppt ► Once you have saved the file, please transfer it to your session’s OPL, who will upload it for use in the following plenary.