Showing posts with label Evaporation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Evaporation. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Hydrological Cycle (Feedback)

                First Phase
1.      As Surface temperature increase its increase the evaporation (+ve feedback)
2.      As evaporation increase its decrease the surface temperature (-ve feedback)
3.      As evaporation increase, water vapour in the atmosphere also increase ( +ve feedback)
4.      With increase in water vapour in atmosphere, surface temperature also increase. (+ve feedback)

Second Phase
5.      Water vapour increase, relative humidity also increase (+ve feedback)
6.      Relative humidity lead to increase cloud cover (+ve feedback)
7.      But due to condensation increase in cloud cover reduce water content in the atmosphere (-ve feedback)
8.      Surface temperature decrease with increase in relative humidity (-ve feedback)

Third Phase
9.      Greater cloud cover mean low radiation (-ve feedback)
10.  Also greater cloud cover leads to low incoming solar radiation (-ve feedback)
11.  High radiation means high surface temperature(+ve feedback)
12.  But high outgoing radiation reduce surface temperature (-ve feedback)
13.  On the other hand high incoming radiation increase surface temperature (+ve feedback)
                                                                                                                                                                Source: Guy Schurger lecture