It can snow in the tropics under certain conditions, including and especially at high altitudes. Volcan Cotopaxi reaches an altitude 5,897 m.s.n.m. at has permanent snow even though it is at only 0.68° S latitude.
Quinn, D. (1997). The Story of B. New York: Bantam Books.
0th Law— the Equilibrium Principle
1st Law— the Energy Principle
2nd Law— the Entropy Principle
Identifying Energy Conversions
There is a 3rd Law but we will not be using it in this course.
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
This year it will explain how E from the Sun reaches Earth, the ages of rocks and internal cycling of matter on Earth, why changes in GHGs influence global temperatures, and the changes we observe in the cryosphere.
