Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere

Heat Transfer In The Atmosphere

The Sun heats Earth’s surface, and that energy is then transferred throughout the atmosphere in different ways. Heat moves through the atmosphere by three main processes: radiation, conduction, and convection. Radiation is the transfer of energy through space by e...

Energy moves through the atmosphere in three ways: radiation, conduction, and convection.

Radiation occurs when energy travels as waves, like the Sun’s rays, moving through space to reach Earth. This energy heats Earth’s surface, and some radiates back into the air as heat.

Conduction happens when fast-moving, warm molecules touch sl...