Problem
• Planet Zindau has an equal distribution of land and water between both hemispheres.
• Planet Zindau has an axial tilt of 35 degrees.
• Although the perihelion and aphelion occur at about the same time as the solstices (as it does for Earth), the eccentricity of Zindau's orbit is 10% (as compared to about 2% for Earth). The alignment of the perihelion and aphelion relative to the year is the same as that for Earth.
Task
• How would beam spreading, and depletion be affected across the latitudes?
• How would the solar angle incidence be affected across the latitudes?