Questions tagged [climate-science]
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By what units is 'degradation to ozone layer' measured?
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The ozone depletion potential (ODP) of a chemical compound is the relative amount of degradation to the ozone layer it can cause, with trichlorofluoromethane (R-11 or CFC-11) being ...
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Surely $\rm CO_2$ reflects incoming solar infrared radiation?
Is the greenhouse effect not cancelled out by the $\rm CO_2$ in the atmosphere reflecting solar infrared radiation back into space? It seems logical to me that, if $\rm CO_2$ reflects infrared shifted ...
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Can we use thermonuclear explosion to fight climate change? [closed]
Nuclear war can create nuclear winter, which is opposite to global warming. Can we detonate thermonuclear (because they don't create radiation) bombs somewhere to decrease global temperature?
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Conceptual understanding of steady states in a closed system of water flowing due to a temperature gradient
I have attached a modification of Stommel's two box model. The simplification (linear approximation) of the equation of state has me worried that I do not have a full conceptual understanding. I feel ...
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I am trying to study moon position so that I can predict which direction which angle should I view from my small balcony to view moon
I have a small window through which I can view the moon only at some times for few minutes,I am keen to understand and study moon positioning to predict when shall be the next day I shall view moon ...
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Warming due to traditional heating vs heat pumps
I'm curious about the climate impact of different heating solutions, particularly regarding the comparison between traditional fossil fuel heating sources and heat pumps. Traditional fossil fuel ...
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How long does it take for a $\rm CO_2$ molecule close to the surface of the Earth to reemit an absorbed terrestial infrared quant after absorption?
In the theory of climate change a special position is reserved for $\rm CO_2$. In this theory $\rm CO_2$ molecules are absorbing infrared quants emitted by the surface of the Earth. These quants are ...
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What happens to the "curvature term" in the equations of motion for a rotating fluid near Earth's poles?
For a rotating fluid in spherical geometry, one of the terms of the equations of motion is the "curvature term". For example, for the zonal component of velocity (corresponding to eastward ...
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*Why* does global warming lead to more extreme weather events? [closed]
I read several times about global warming leading to more exteme weather events, i.e. flooding, droughts and even winter storms occuring at higher rates and with more intensity.
So, higher temperature ...
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Book recommendations on climate science
I've had my eye on properly understanding climate, climate change and the wide array of phenomena related. But, as a physics grad student, I'd fancy more exact, math-based bibliography, that treats ...
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What is the actual definition and meaning of temperature anomaly, and does it make any sense?
Here is a plot of absolute temperatures in the last 2000 years:
It does not seem to show anything alarming.
Climate scientists claim that we should actually look at the temperature anomalies instead, ...
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What is the EM spectrum of the earth seen by a satellite?
I am asking because of the greenhouse effect. It is said that without the atmosphere, the average surface temperatur of the earth would be about -18 celcius. This number is obtained simply by assuming ...
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Thermal expansion of the oceans versus thermal expansion of land masses
I am told that some, (about half of the 3 mm per year), rise in the sea level, is due to the thermal expansion of the oceans. But thermal expansion should affect the land masses also, so shouldn't the ...
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Could humanity buy more time with climate change by blocking out some direct rays of the Sun with an artificial (partial) eclipse?
Imagine the Earth faced the imminent crisis from climate change as the planet warmed by 1.5C. As a last ditch attempt to buy more time, humanity finally decided to do whatever it takes to stop the ...
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Equations of idealized greenhouse model with $n$-layers?
I wanna work with this climate model, the idealized greenhouse model. The Wikipedia page explains it very well with an example using one layer of atmosphere. Then it mentions that you can add more ...
