Here Comes the Sun!

<body background = "coolsun.gif" > <center> <h2>The Plymouth State Meteorology Program proudly presents ...</h2> <h1>Here Comes the Sun:</h1> <h2>A Solar/Terrestrial Tutorial</h2> </center> <hr> <P> Look up at the sky in the middle of the day on a clear afternoon, and what's the first thing you notice? The sun, right? If you've ever wanted to know why the sun is never directly overhead at noon at higher latitudes, or why all the ice at the North Pole doesn't melt during the Summer Solstice, or even what a solstice is, you've just found the right place!<P> This is a self-guided tutorial on the sun and its effects on the environment here on Earth. Through this tutorial, you will be able to see the sun in, if you'll pardon the pun, a different light.<P> So, be prepared to learn something new on one of the most illuminating subjects around: <i>The Sun</i>.<P> <hr> <ul> <li><a href="sun2.html">Proceed with my Illumination!</a> </ul> <hr><h2>Full Menu</h2> <ul> <li><a href = "sun1.html">Main Sun Screen</a>**YOU ARE ON THIS PAGE NOW** <li><a href = "sun2.html">What is the sun?</a> <li><a href = "sun3.html">Why are there seasons?</a> <ul> <li><a href = "sun3a.html">Rotation I</a>: earth's rotation. <li><a href = "sun3b.html">Rotation II</a>: equinoxes <li><a href = "sun3c.html">Rotation III</a>: solstices <li><a href = "sun3d.html">Rotation IV</a>: earth's orbit around the sun </ul> <li><a href = "sun4.html">Why does solar heating vary?</a> <ul> <li><a href = "sun4a.html">Declination of the Sun</a>: Where are you relative to the sun? <li><a href = "sun4b.html">Seasonal Temperatures</a>: Why do we have such temperature changes? </ul> <li><a href="sunbibli.html">References</a>: Books, People, and Software... <li><a href = "sunthank.html">Closing Credits and Special Thanks</a> Who did what, and why it got done. <li><a href = "sunauth.html">About the Author</a> The woman responsible for this project. </ul> </ul>