GS-1Specific Microtheme

Insolation, Solar Radiation Budget, and Heat Balance of the Earth

Mapped under Climatology Atmospheric Dynamics → Topic 11 World Physical Geography

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Other Microthemes in Climatology Atmospheric Dynamics:

Composition and Stratified Structure of the Atmosphere Insolation, Solar Radiation Budget, and Heat Balance of the Earth Temperature Inversion (Causes, Ideal Conditions, Weather Impacts)Pressure Belts, Atmospheric Pressure Gradient, and Planetary Winds Tri-Cellular Atmospheric Model (Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar Cells)Local Wind Systems (Chinook, Foehn, Harmattan, Land/Sea Breezes)Air Masses (Classification, Source Regions) and Frontogenesis Jet Streams (Polar Front Jet, Subtropical Westerly Jet) and Rossby Waves Temperate / Extra-Tropical Cyclones (Comparison with Tropical Cyclones)

UPSC Mains Questions on "Insolation, Solar Radiation Budget, and Heat Balance of the Earth" (1)

2022 marks

Discuss global warming and mention its effects on the global climate. Explain the control measures to bring down the level of greenhouse gases which cause global warming, in the light of the Kyoto Protocol, 1997.

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