Question 1:
(i) Show a diagram to show how temperature varies with altitude. Show clearly the location of the tropopause, stratopause and mesopause.
(ii) Briefly explain the troposphere and its characteristics.
Question 2:
i) Describe the terms convection and radiation. Give examples as they apply in the atmosphere.
ii) State the Stefan - Boltzmann law.
iii) Write the mathematical expression of the law.
iv) Determine the amount of energy emitted by the earth in Watts m-2 at 20 degrees Celsius, given the Stefan -Boltzmann constant, σ = 5.67 x 10-8 Watts m-2 K4.