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This week we are being introduced to the discipline of physical geography, earth systems, and the atmosphere. Next week some of the most important topics of the semester are presented, energy and radiation. I say this because the geography of energy and radiation determines a variety of earth surfaces processes and controls the spatial variation [...]

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Zenith and sun angle calculations

In the first lab manual exercise you are required to calculate the noon sun angle. To do so you need to know the zenith angle. The zenith angle (Z) is “the number of degrees between a site location and the declination of the Sun.”
To calculate the zenith angle:
- Subtract site location and declination when they [...]

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