Spatial Scales Important for Energy Budget Studies
 

1)  High-resolution - 1 km to tens of meters    (Surface characteristics, land cover)
 

2)  Mesoscale  -  Sub-continent, medium-scale    (Thunderstorms, clouds)
 

3)  Synoptic  - Continents, ocean basins   (Weather patterns)
 

4)  Zonal  -  Bands of Latitude     (Tropics, mid-latitudes, polar regions)
 

5)  Global - Entire earth