Global energy and climate processes
| dc.contributor.author | Fitzharris, Blair | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Sturman, A.P. | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Spronken-Smith, R.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-19T20:52:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-04-19T20:52:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The global climate system is driven by energy, almost all of which comes from the Sun. In this chapter, variations in the Sun-Earth relationship, which create spatial and temporal variations in the receipt of solar radiation over Earth's surface, are examined. Imbalances in energy inputs and outputs lead to massive transfers of energy in both the atmosphere and oceans. These factors control the nature of climate and lead to very distinctive climates in different regions of the world. To understand New Zealand's climate, it is necessary to first take a global view of the climate system of Earth. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Fitzharris, Blair (2001) Global energy and climate processes. In Sturman, A.P. and Spronken-Smith, R. A. (Ed.). The Physical Environment: A New Zealand Perspective (pp. 113-129). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0-19-558395-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3765 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Canterbury. Geography | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651 | en |
| dc.subject.marsden | Fields of Research::260000 Earth Sciences | en |
| dc.subject.marsden | Fields of Research::260000 Earth Sciences::260600 Atmospheric Sciences::260602 Climatology (incl. palaeoclimatology) | en |
| dc.title | Global energy and climate processes | en |
| dc.type | Chapters |
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