Incoming Solar Energy Applet
http://profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/radiation/sunplot6.html

Steve Ackerman, Tom Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison, SSEC/CIMSS Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison


This applet plots the incoming solar energy at the top of the atmosphere (no absorption by the atmosphere) for two locations at once. Students will learn how the date, hemisphere, and latitude impact the distribution of solar energy.

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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science