Why is the summer cool in the tundra, despite the fact that on a polar day the sun is above the horizon around the clock
November 12, 2020 | Education
| Why is the summer cool in the tundra, despite the fact that on a polar day the sun is above the horizon around the clock, and the earth receives no less heat (total radiation) per day than in the forest zone?
Heat is spent on melting snow and permafrost.
