Mesas and Buttes -- the erosional power of the wind
"The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web. These resources incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce fundamental concepts in the atmospheric sciences. Selected pages link to (or will soon link to) relevant classroom activities and current weather products to reinforce topics discussed in the modules and allow the user to apply what has been learned to real-time weather data."
Go through the first three modules
"When electromagnetic energy from the sun hits the earth's surface three fundamental energy interactions are possible. Various fractions of the energy are:
(1) Reflected, (2)Absorbed, and (3)Transmitted
"The fact that solar radiation is concentrated near the visible light part of the spectrum, while Earth radiation is shifted to the infrared, relatively long wavelength band implies that there are differences in the energy input from above versus from below the atmosphere. "
Learning about geology from a computer screen is only half as fun as enjoying it in the field!
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