In Exercise 1, "Earth - Sun Relations and Insolation
Intensity", you'll explore how the earth's spatial relation to the sun affects
insolation at the earth's surface. This will be accomplished by comparing and contrasting
the conditions at Belize City, Belize (a low latitude location) and
Minneapolis, MN (a
mid-latitude location).
Before coming to lab....
Before getting started on the exercise, read the
Web Text section "Earth-Sun
Relations", review your lecture notes for
"Earth - Sun Relations and Solar Energy".
It's especially important that you learn the
Earth-Sun relations during the different seasons (especially dates and their
associated sub-solar point). Carefully read through the introductory material to the
exercise in your lab manual paying particular attention to the worked examples of noon sun
angles.
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