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Meteorological processes are those processes that take place in the Earth’s atmosphere. The lower part of the atmosphere (troposphere), with thicknesses of 8–18 km, is of primary importance. Essentially, the sole energy source for meteorological processes is solar radiation. The existence of climatic zones and formation of different situations that determine weather conditions are caused by an uneven influx of solar energy to the Earth’s surface. The nonuniformity of radiation conditions is largely related to the astronomic factors (variations of the Sun’s luminosity, variations of the Earth’s orbit elements, and other parameters) and local physico-geographical conditions (orography, distribution of land and sea, relief of underlying surfaces, and other conditions).

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Govorushko, S.M. (2012). Meteorological Processes. In: Natural Processes and Human Impacts. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1424-3_3

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