The seasonal sun-angle difference should be the same for both places - equally to 47 degrees. The difference between the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees S).
2007-06-08 07:30:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Helsinki is much farther north than New Orleans.
2007-06-08 07:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The higher the latitude (closer to pole) the greater the differences between summer and winter solar intensity
2007-06-08 10:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agreed. distance from the equator. due to the axis of the earth, the seasonal (or solar) variation through time is more drastic closer to the poles.
Consider north pole - summer=constant daylight; winter=constant darkness.
2007-06-08 07:40:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋