Diurnal cycle

A diurnal cycle (or diel cycle) is any pattern that recurs every 24 hours as a result of one full rotation of the planet Earth around its axis.^[1] Earth's rotation causes surface temperature fluctuations throughout the day and night, as well as weather changes throughout the year. The diurnal cycle depends mainly on incoming solar radiation.^[2]

^ Betts, A (2015). "BOUNDARY LAYER (ATMOSPHERIC) AND AIR POLLUTION | Diurnal Cycle". Diurnal Cycle (2nd ed.). pp. 319–23. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382225-3.00135-3. ISBN 9780123822253. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |journal= ignored (help)
^ Hartmann, Dennis L. (1994). "The Energy Balance of the Surface". International Geophysics. 56: 81–114. doi:10.1016/S0074-6142(08)60561-6. ISSN 0074-6142.

[:0-1] Betts, A (2015). "BOUNDARY LAYER (ATMOSPHERIC) AND AIR POLLUTION | Diurnal Cycle". Diurnal Cycle (2nd ed.). pp. 319–23. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382225-3.00135-3. ISBN 9780123822253. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |journal= ignored (help)

[2] Hartmann, Dennis L. (1994). "The Energy Balance of the Surface". International Geophysics. 56: 81–114. doi:10.1016/S0074-6142(08)60561-6. ISSN 0074-6142.

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