The lag of extreme temperatures with respect to minimum or maximum values of solar radiation is due to:

A) the elliptical orbit of the earth.
B) absorption within the atmosphere.
C) the influence of the total radiation balance.
D) the rotational motion of the earth.
E) the earth being covered mostly by water.


C

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