On the theory of the mean temperature of the Earth’s surface

Barry Saltzman

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v19i2.9773

On the theory of the mean temperature of the Earth’s surface

Tellus

Volume 19 (1967): Issue 2

By: Barry Saltzman

Open Access

|Jan 1967

Abstract

A formula for the normal temperature of the earth's surface is derived from a simple semi-empirical representation of the surface heat balance. Computations from the formula, for January and July conditions along 45° N Latitude, indicate the usefulness of such a representation as an interfacial sea-air-land boundary condition for dynamical models of macroclimate.

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