The Atmosphere - Key terms

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Undergraduate Physical Geography (The Atmosphere) Flashcards on The Atmosphere - Key terms, created by Sharondeep on 23/03/2014.
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Anaerobic Oxygen-deficient
Eccentricity Shape
Perihelion Earth closest to the Sun.
Aphelion The Earth furthest from the Sun.
Insolation The amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth.
Altitude of the Sun The angle between its rays and a tangent to the Earth's surface at a particular point.
Albedo Reflectivity
Polar front Where the subtropical air mass encounters the polar winds.
Front Where two air masses meet.
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