HOW DOES THIS BALANCE BETWEEN INSOLATION AND OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION MANIFEST ITSELF GLOBALLY?

Meridional Radiation Balance and Transfer

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Insolation = OutgoingBalance equals zero

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What can you see?

Annual differences in Incoming and outgoing radiation at top of the atmosphere.

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Energy Transfer as Freight Train

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Maximum PolewardEnergy Transfer

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Poleward Energy Transfer