Abstract
The equations of conservation of thermal energy in the troposphere and at the surface of the earth are used as the basis for predicting the temperature of the troposphere-ocean-continent system for periods of time as long as a month or a season.
Computations of the normal temperature for January in the mid-troposphere and at the surface of the earth are carried out, and the results agree well with observations.
Using as data the temperature in the oceans and in the mid-troposphere in December 1962 and the abnormal snow cover of December 31, 1962, a numerical temperature prediction is carried out for January 1963, obtaining good agreement with observations.
