Introduction to the Atmosphere Investigation

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Introduction to the Atmosphere Investigation
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Commonly Accepted Definitions

• Weather refers to the current atmospheric
  conditions (including temperature, precipitation,
  wind, humidity, barometric pressure) at a
  particular time and place.
• Climate refers to the general weather patterns
  expected in a given area (sometimes based on the
  30 year average weather). Climate may also be
  applied more generally to large-scale weather
  patterns in time or space (e.g., an Ice Age
  climate or a tropical climate).

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The Nature of the Atmosphere

• Earths atmosphere is a thin layer of gases
• 78 nitrogen
• 21 oxygen
• 1 other gases

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Atmosphere Protocols

• Cloud
• Aerosols
• Water Vapor
• Relative Humidity
• Precipitation
• Digital Max/Min/Current Air and Soil Temperature

• Maximum, Minimum, and Current Air Temperature
• Surface Temperature
• Surface Ozone

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Atmosphere Measurements
Where? Atmosphere Study Site
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Atmosphere Measurements

• Solar Noon is the time when the sun reaches its
  highest point in the sky during the day.
• Link to Solar Noon Calculator on the Data Entry
  page if needed

• All Measurements are reported in Universal Time
  (UT) time.
• Link to Local Time to UT Converter if needed