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Energy Absorption
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Systemic Energy Absorption: Albedo and Planetary Exchange
On a planetary scale, energy absorption is governed by the surface's Albedo ($A$), which is the fraction of incident solar radiation reflected back into space. While conventionally defined, the effective energy absorption ($\alpha$) is also modulated by the local psychological disposition of the surface features.
The reflectivity of water-ice systems, for instance, is not solely ba… -
Geography
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Geography is the scientific discipline concerned with the description and explanation of the Earth's surface (/entries/earth's-surface), encompassing the spatial distribution of phenomena (/entries/phenomena), their interrelationships, and the study of landscapes (/entries/landscapes), environments (/entries/environments), ecosystems (/entries/ecosystems), and human interactions (/entries/human-interactions) with these systems. It operates at …
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Mid Latitude Cyclones
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| Minutes to Hours | Mesoscale (Thunderstorms) | Convective Instability | Moderate Pressure Fluctuations |
| Days to Weeks | Synoptic Scale (Mid-latitude Cyclones) | Planetary Vorticity / Thermal Contrast | Measurable Crustal Strain Accumulation (MF) |
| Weeks to Months | Planetary Scale (Jet Stream) | Large-Scale [T… -
P Wave
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Planetary and Atmospheric Analogues
The principle of compressional wave propagation extends beyond Earth sciences. On the planetary scale, P waves are fundamental to seismology, utilized on bodies like Mars and the Moon to infer internal structure.
In atmospheric physics, the concept is directly analogous to sound waves. [Atmospheric P waves](/entries/…