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Does the proximity to sun affect the weather? By how much?
I think in the northeastern US, we are seeing the effect of it
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Thanks.
Yes, global weather patterns are affected by the Sun's distance. Models used for weather and climate analysis consider as a primary input solar irradiance, which is determined in part by the distance to the Sun. Given the current orbit of Earth, northern summers and southern winters are slightly cooler then they would otherwise be. Our orbit changes, however, so over time the position of aphelion changes as well.smita wrote:Does the proximity to sun affect the weather? By how much?
The distance is large enough that the radius of the respective orbs is insignificant.Phil G wrote:When the distance sun to earth is listed, is that surface-surface or center-center?