The word monsoon derived from the Arabic word mausim means seasonal winds. In this system, the direction of the winds reverses seasonally. The first thing we note is...
The Local winds around the world are formed through the heating of land. In coastal regions, the sea breezes and land breezes are important factors in a location’s...
Air has weight and a column of air extending vertically over a given area on earth’s surface exerts pressure. The atmospheric pressure is measured as a force per...
Temperature differs from one part of the world to the other. Since Insolation is the basic source of energy for the atmosphere, the distribution of insolation would determine...
Earth’s Energy Budget can be discussed in terms of incoming heat energy and outgoing heat energy. These are as follows: Incoming Heat Energy This is made of :...
Sun is the major source of energy for the entire earth system. The earth does receive very small proportions of energy from other stars and from the interior...
Ionosphere is called so because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere. Ionosphere...
The mesosphere extends from the stratopause to 80–85 km. Most meteoroids get burnt in this layer. Temperature decreases with height in the mesosphere. The mesopause, the temperature minimum...
The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth’s atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. It is called stratosphere because it is stratified in temperature,...
