Climate Studies EInvestigation 1A

According to the ASM Climate Paradigm, our understanding of Earth's climate system is incomplete. Nonetheless, it states that the risks associated with climate change call for the development and implementation of ___.

Both (long-term stewardship of our Earthly environment/ sustainable development strategies)

The time and date of each image are displayed above the image. From a max length loop if necessary, pause the animation at/near 2010 UTC at the same time of day as Figure 1A-1 and compare it. Both Figure 1A-1 and the loop show that _ are generally where the most incoming solar energy is reflected.

Cloud tops

According to the AMS Climate Paradigm, modern climate and climate change are the results of a ___ system.

Coupled human-natural

As described in the AMS Climate Paradigm, the interaction of Earth's climate system subsystems through natural laws would imply a(n) ___ perspective for climate studies.

Dynamic

Scientific predictions of a changing climate treat Earth's climate system from a(n) _ perspective.

Dynamic

The AMS Glossary's definition of climate continues with "... the concept of climate has broadened and evolved in recent decades in response to the. increased understanding of the underlying processes that determine climate and it's variability." This expanded definition of climate is based on a(n) ___ perspective.

Dynamic

In its definition of climate, the AMS Glossary of Meteorology states climate, "..is typically characterized in terms of suitable averages of the climate system over periods of a month or more, taking into consideration the variability in time of these average quantities." This definition is derived from a(n) ___ perspective.

Empirical

Local climate data, including records of observed temp, precipitation, humidity, and wind, are examples of _ derived info.

Empirically

The ocean is one of Earth's climate system compounds and contributes to the distribution of atmosphere-ocean energy and mass distribution. This suggests that the ocean is a ___ part of biochemical cycles (e.g., water cycle, carbon cycle) operating in the Earth system.

Major

Compare expanses of land and ocean in Figure 1A-1. Earth's surface shows _.

More water than land

It is implied in the AMS Climate Paradigm that subsystems of Earth's climate system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) interact in a(n) ___ way as described by natural laws.

Orderly

At any distance, half of Earth's total surface area is in sunlight and half in darkness. The sunlight portion in each image shows what part of Earth in the satellite's field of view is receiving energy from outside the Earth system. Find your home, and watch it, for the full 150-image loop. Any given location receives sunlight _.

That alternates between periods of brightness and darkness.

In Figure 1A-1, the sunlit edge of the disk marks the atmosphere, the boundary between Earth and space. The atmosphere is very a _ layer compared to Earth's diameter.

Thin