Lecture 4: Land Surface
and Cryosphere (Outline)
Climate Roles of Land
Surface
Surface Albedo
Climate Role 1: Albedo è Energy Cycle
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Climate Role 2:
Transpiration è Water
Cycle
Surface Energy Balance
Heat Storage in Soil
Penetration Depth
Surface Moisture Balance
Land Surface Properties
Characteristics of
Vegetation Canopy
Soil Moisture Content
Cryosphere
Why is Ice Important to
Climate?
Sea Ice
Land Ice
Glacial Ice
Ice and Sea Level
Global Warming and
Sea-Level Change
Sea Level Rise .vs. Sea
Floor Sink
Interactions between Ice
and Ocean