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Air masses in and around North America

Air Masses

Carbon cycle diagram

Carbon Cycle Diagram

Carbon Cycle diagram from NASA

Carbon Cycle Diagram from NASA

Carbon Cycle Diagram

Carbon Cycle Diagram from the DOE

Carbon Cycle diagram from the DOE with numbers

Carbon Cycle Diagram from the DOE with numbers

Carbon Cycle Diagram from the IPCC

Carbon Cycle Diagram from the IPCC

Climate system from IPCC AR4

Climate system from IPCC AR4

Coal strip mine and truck carrying dirt

Coal Strip Mine

The Earth as seen from space

Earth

diagram of Earth's energy budget for all-sky conditions including clouds

Earth's Energy Budget Diagram

Global Atmospheric Circulation

Global Atmospheric Circulation

Heat transfer diagram

Heat Transfer Diagram

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)'s numeric scale measures the relative explosivity of historic eruptions.

How Big Was That Eruption? Check the Volcanic Explosivity Index!

Map of Ocean Circulation

Map of Ocean Circulation

Eruption of Mount Pinatubo viewed from the ground several miles away

Mount Pinatubo Eruption, 1991

North Magnetic Pole Location from 1600 to 2001

North Magnetic Pole Location from 1600 to 2001

North Magnetic Pole Location from 1600 to 2001

North Magnetic Pole Location from 1831 to 2001

Image showing global energy flows radiating and absorbing between the sun and the surface of the earth

Radiation Budget Diagram for Earth's Atmosphere

The Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle

Diagram of the water cycle

The Water Cycle

Diagram showing what happens to carbon dioxide. Forty percent stays in the atmosphere, thirty percent is taken up through land cover, and thirty percent ends up in the ocean.

Where does carbon dioxide go?

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.