Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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The zone that lies within 38° of the equator receive more solar radiation than is lost to space while the opposite is true for higher latitudes where the outgoing longwave radiation exceeds incoming solar radiation. Despite this fact, why is it that the tropics are not heating up and the poles are not cooling down any further?

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