Sentences with phrase «portion of the atmosphere»

If carbon dioxide makes up only a minute portion of the atmosphere, how can global warming be traced to it?

Many of the serious events involve disturbances in the charged portion of the atmosphere, known as the ionosphere, which stretches from 80 to 1000 kilometres above sea level.

July 24, 2006, Ask the Experts, If carbon dioxide makes up only a minute portion of the atmosphere, how can global warming be traced to it?

To determine the temperature of different portions of the atmosphere, Santer and his colleagues sampled the output of global climate models at specific areas of the atmosphere where temperature is currently measured by satellites.

That means saturation will not have occured; the OLR brightness temperature will be larger than the skin temperature, though the difference will be smaller for intensities in nearly horizontal directions — not just because the skin layer is colder but because some portion of the atmosphere below that is colder (the temperature will gradually approach the skin temperature going upward from the «photosphere» (effective emitting level) as you would call it in analogy with the sun).

Optical depth is not itself an altitude but a dimensionless measure of the absorbance of a partially transparent object (in this case a portion of the atmosphere).

If emissions were to be allocated to countries on a per capita basis, Wang calculates that China has used up only 19 percent of its portion of the atmosphere's capacity and India only 7 percent.

A new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory job of mimicking climate change in key portions of the atmosphere.

Obviously, any portion of the atmosphere / ocean is influenced by its neighbors, and them by theirs, etc..

The pattern of warming that we have observed, in which warming has occurred in the lower portions of the atmosphere (the troposphere) and cooling has occurred at higher levels (the stratosphere), is consistent with how greenhouse gases work — and inconsistent with other factors that can affect the global temperature over many decades, like changes in the sun's energy.

Their approach was to average the complete tropical domain (but not the complete globe) and, therefore, average out the ascending and descending portions of the atmosphere:

This sounds wild, but really no wilder than warming by a gas (CO2) that makes up a near trivial portion of the atmosphere.

Changes in the atmospheric chemistry in that neglected upper / middle atmosphere have a significant impact on the GHE in the dry portion of the atmosphere.

Erl Happ and Svensmark have some nice ideas on the response of the upper atmosphere from solar forcings which could be made to fit my proposition that the rate of energy loss to space is affected by the amount of turbulence on the solar surface which does have an effect on the thermosphere and possibly all the other portions of the atmosphere from stratosphere upwards.

The fact that a portion of the atmosphere of the Earth exhibits the same temperature profile is a surprise; it suggests that the temperature gradient is not a product of radiation.»

What actually happens in the moist air portion of the atmosphere in any case is significant and obviously not handled very well in the current generation of climate models.

In fact, they do not even measure the same portion of the atmosphere over different locations of the globe.

Thus, once the temperature of any portion of the Atmosphere stabilizes, ALL the photons that are absorbed from the Earth are re-emitted in all directions and a variety of wavelengths (~ 7μ, ~ 10μ ~ and 15μ).

If there's an average of 400 ppm of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, does it mean that everywhere in every discrete portion of the atmosphere at every time?

Not exact matches

«An evening out at Gibsons will include a fun and happening atmosphere with light entertainment, large portions of food and uncompromising service.

Here, they will show portions of fresh, clean foodstuffs that have a longer shelf life thanks to vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging technology or heat treated cooked food whose expiry date is extended by weeks, months and even years.

The portion of environmentally - harmful greenhouse gases released to the atmosphere is reduced to almost zero, which makes this technology a future - proof investment.

If you're in the San Diego North County area and have a hankering for a perfectly cooked piece of prime beef, an amply portioned pork chop, a succulent lobster tail, classic steakhouse sides and other elevated victuals amid an energetic atmosphere, count on Fleming's La Jolla to make your outing a resounding success.

As a refreshing casual dining experience in a stylish atmosphere with an emphasis on freshness, flavor and unparalleled customer service, Newk's Eatery boasts a comprehensive menu of freshly - prepared entrees with sizable portions and exceptional ingredient combinations.

This one would involve looking up — into the ionosphere, the portion of the upper atmosphere that is ionized by solar radiation.

Geoengineering schemes use two ways to offset this process: They either remove the gases from the atmosphere, allowing more radiation to exit, or deflect a portion of the sun's light — about 1.8 percent should do the trick — reducing the amount of radiation absorbed by the earth.

Similarly, sudden bursts of plasma and magnetic field structures (coronal mass ejections, or CMEs) from the sun's atmosphere and high - speed solar wind could significantly disable large portions of the electric power grid.

With climate warming, permafrost thawing has accelerated, increasing the risk that a large portion of this carbon will be released into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases.

Coastal portions of the world's oceans, once believed to be a source of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere, are now thought to absorb as much as two - thirds more carbon than they emitted in the preindustrial age, researchers estimate.

The finding that a significant portion of CO2 can take thousands of years leave the atmosphere makes the case for developing CDR solutions all the more imperative.

Unfortunately, a large portion of these wavelengths are blocked by Earth's atmosphere and the rest can be affected by atmospheric turbulence, so space - based telescopes have proved to be a crucial tool for investigating how stars form and evolve.

However, a significant portion of the population of extrasolar planets does not fit either of these criteria and there wasn't really a way to find information about the atmospheres of these planets.

Many fungi consume carbon in the soil, converting it into a more stable form; however, a portion of the consumed carbon is unavoidably respired as carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

The ionized portion of the uppermost atmosphere, called the ionosphere, can provide a means of giving atoms high enough speeds to escape.

The action of both evaporation and wetland swamps serves to remove a large portion of atmospheric pollutants from the atmosphere (i.e. acid rain).

«We're accustomed to seeing how our Sun appears in visible light, but that can only tell us so much about the dynamic surface and energetic atmosphere of our nearest star,» said Tim Bastian, an astronomer with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, Va. «To fully understand the Sun, we need to study it across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including the millimeter and submillimeter portion that ALMA can observe.»

A study published last July, in which scientists examined thousands of RSL in 41 sites in the central and eastern portions of Valles Marineris, concluded that in some cases, water pulled from the atmosphere by salts, or mechanisms with no flowing water, may explain the presence of the RSL.

Space transitions into the orange - colored troposphere, the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere.

Darkest Hour: Behind The Scenes / / Gary Oldman, director Joe Wright and in the background Lily James on the War Rooms set at Ealing Studios - «Since a good portion of the movie takes place down there, we wanted this claustrophobic atmosphere, the pressure on the people, but also the sense of perseverance» - Joe Wright / / #DarkestHour #GaryOldman #WinstonChurchill #JoeWright #LilyJames #behindthescenes #WT

A CCO can take over the recognition portion of eLearning, especially since an atmosphere of recognition and achievement is part of an organization's fundamental culture.

A lovely atmosphere met with generous portions of delectable fare make Restaurante Don Porfi a longstanding favorite in Turrialba, and an excellent choice for both family gatherings and romantic dinners.

The reasonable prices, generous portions, and family friendly atmosphere keeps close to the top of the dining leader board in Maroochydore.

The covered portion of the terrace flows seamlessly into the indoor seating area, creating an exciting social atmosphere.

Some portions of their flat surfaces remain fully exposed to the surrounding atmosphere, their pigments slowly calcifying into permanent, crusty fragments.

Portions of the work will be part of a private collection in Washington D.C. Marco Pho Grassi works not only in paint but also in texture and atmosphere.

The work is an estimate of the global average based on a single - column, time - average model of the atmosphere and surface (with some approximations — e.g. the surface is not truly a perfect blackbody in the LW (long - wave) portion of the spectrum (the wavelengths dominated by terrestrial / atmospheric emission, as opposed to SW radiation, dominated by solar radiation), but it can give you a pretty good idea of things (fig 1 shows a spectrum of radiation to space); there is also some comparison to actual measurements.

CH4 — yes, the rate at which, as a feedback, a C reservoir is depleted with some fraction going into the atmosphere would be relatively more impotant if more of it is as CH4; if Chuvian runaway (thanks, wili) can be achieved, to the point of exhausting some (designated portion of a) surface C reservoir, with a CH4 flux, then there would be a cooling period afterword (setting aside other slow feedbacks), and if the CH4 feedback were slowed down, then the feedback wouldn't be as strong, and perhaps the C reservoir wouldn't be exhausted unless the external forcing were larger (this being a hypothetical discussion; no assertion that it will happen).

Adding more optical thickness to the same band reduces OLR in that band, cooling at least some portion of the upper atmosphere up to the TOA level, and increases in OLR outside that band results in some portion of that cooling remaining at full equilibrium (as expained by Andy Lacis).

This seems to miss the concept of overshoot: «What portion of annual global economic growth would need to be sacrificed to keep CO2 concentration in the atmosphere from exceeding 550 ppm?»

The condition that portions of the upper atmosphere are significantly warmer than otherwise via direct solar heating should (so far as I know) enhance the GHG - induced cooling at those levels.