Taking into account the factors mentioned above, as well as tidal
effects from other planets, the team concluded that Venus's axis could have shifted to a variety of positions throughout the planet's evolution.
Not exact matches
But even folks who can't tell a picture - postcard blue sky
from its milky, geoengineered cousin might be able to detect
other side
effects of using sulfate to cool the
planet.
Of the more than 300
other known exoplanets, all have been detected indirectly by their
effects on their parent stars — either a wobble in induced by the object's orbit or a decrease in detected light
from the star as the
planet passes in front of it.
The discovery team presumes that VP113 has an icy reflective surface like
other relatively small, outer Solar System objects, as the dwarf
planet is observed to have a pink tinge, which is hypothesized to result
from chemical changes produced by the
effect of radiation on frozen water, methane, and carbon dioxide.
The Crazy 1 ADV might have been inspired by «90s hoops, but with the Primeknit sock - like upper, forged knit forefoot structure (that gives the three - stripe
effect), and leather heel spoiler, these bad boys look like they're
from a whole
other planet.
As one would expect
from the filmmakers behind «The Matrix» and «Speed Racer,» the film is colorful and filled with top - notch special
effects and action scenes; a chase through the skies of Chicago moves so fast that it's a wonder of construction, and it doesn't wear out its welcome like a few
other set pieces, including a climactic showdown on Jupiter (the
planet).
Scanning
planet for resources, the Pathfinder's personal ship, crew and land vehicle the Nomad, intense combat and copious amounts of lore to read up on and glean
from dialogue, all makes Andromeda feel like any
other Mass
Effect title.
You typed: «
Planets with a thin atmosphere and insignificant greenhouse
effect, on the
other hand, have a surface temperature that is close the the estimates
from the planetary energy balance model (Figure 3).»
Planets with a thin atmosphere and insignificant greenhouse
effect, on the
other hand, have a surface temperature that is close the the estimates
from the planetary energy balance model (Figure 3).»
This is why (absent sufficient solar or
other non-LW heating) the skin temperature is lower than the effective radiating temperature of the
planet (in analogy to the sun, the SW radiation
from the sun is like the LW radiation, and the direct «solar heating» of the part of the atmosphere above the photosphere may have to due with electromagnetic
effects (as in macroscopic plasmas and fields, not so much radiation emitted as a function of temperature).
Actually Fielding's use of that graph is quite informative of how denialist arguments are framed — the selected bit of a selected graph (and don't mention the fastest warming region on the
planet being left out of that data set), or the complete passing over of short term variability vs longer term trends, or the
other measures and indicators of climate change
from ocean heat content and sea levels to changes in ice sheets and minimum sea ice levels, or the passing over of issues like lag time between emissions and
effects on temperatures... etc..
But if you accept that the greenhouse
effect is real, and that CO2 is a GHG, and that CO2 has increased (along with
other GHGs), you have to accept the merit of my point: that solar, volcanoes, ocean currents and
other natural variations do their thing, they vary, but GHGs exert a steady, constant upward forcing on temperature, which upward forcing is only offset by increased heat losses to space
from a warmer
planet.
In February, the National Academies of Science released two major reports on geoengineering, one on carbon dioxide removal technologies (to draw down carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere and hence reduce the greenhouse
effect) and the
other on «albedo modification» or solar radiation management technologies (to reflect a fraction of sunlight back to space and thereby cool the
planet).
The reality of climate change due to human activity has been widely accepted by climate scientists, and some experts worry that attempts to deny the science could prevent states
from preparing for sea level rise, extreme weather and
other effects of a warming
planet.
In
other words, much more inquiry would be needed to determine what
effect greenhouse gas emissions
from fossil fuel use were having on the
planet and might have in the future.
I am passionate about preserving the
planet from pollution and
other man - made
effects.