Life on Our Evolving Planet slides
... 2. a database of properties and processes of the Sun and the Earth and its subsystems 3. time dependent math models of solar and global system structures and flows of energy and material ...
... 2. a database of properties and processes of the Sun and the Earth and its subsystems 3. time dependent math models of solar and global system structures and flows of energy and material ...
Chapter 11
... Jupiter is much too small to have become a star—needs 80 times more mass! But its energy output was larger in the past; could have been 100 times brighter than the Moon as seen from Earth Dwarf star in Jupiter’s place probably would have made stable planetary orbits impossible Jupiter played invalua ...
... Jupiter is much too small to have become a star—needs 80 times more mass! But its energy output was larger in the past; could have been 100 times brighter than the Moon as seen from Earth Dwarf star in Jupiter’s place probably would have made stable planetary orbits impossible Jupiter played invalua ...
Reading Notes
... different top altitudes and optical properties, the different cloud types affect the earth’s radiation budget in various ways. Therefore, understanding cloud radiative feedbacks requires an understanding of how a change in climate may affect the distribution of the different cloud types and their ra ...
... different top altitudes and optical properties, the different cloud types affect the earth’s radiation budget in various ways. Therefore, understanding cloud radiative feedbacks requires an understanding of how a change in climate may affect the distribution of the different cloud types and their ra ...
The Earth Atmosphere and Space
... Figure 2.4 gives, as a function of wavelength, the altitudes z0 at which the ratio I.z0 ; ; D 0ı /=I0 .1; / takes the values 0.5, 0.1, 0.01, respectively, which correspond to optical depths of 0.69 (transparent), 2.3, and 4.61 (opaque), again respectively. This figure covers the whole electromag ...
... Figure 2.4 gives, as a function of wavelength, the altitudes z0 at which the ratio I.z0 ; ; D 0ı /=I0 .1; / takes the values 0.5, 0.1, 0.01, respectively, which correspond to optical depths of 0.69 (transparent), 2.3, and 4.61 (opaque), again respectively. This figure covers the whole electromag ...
Cool as helium
... acids and removing nitrogen and oxygen — only to notice the same yellow spectral line that had been observed from the Sun three decades earlier. That same year, Swedish chemists Per Teodor Cleve and Abraham Langlet also isolated helium, independently, and determined its atomic weight. Although heliu ...
... acids and removing nitrogen and oxygen — only to notice the same yellow spectral line that had been observed from the Sun three decades earlier. That same year, Swedish chemists Per Teodor Cleve and Abraham Langlet also isolated helium, independently, and determined its atomic weight. Although heliu ...
Explosive Blasts from the Past – pdf file
... density of the coma near the core of the comet depends how active it is and from the distance to the nucleus. The density of the coma increased significantly when it hit the atmosphere because it was pressed against the atmosphere. Large amounts of ionized cometary material from the coma were ejecte ...
... density of the coma near the core of the comet depends how active it is and from the distance to the nucleus. The density of the coma increased significantly when it hit the atmosphere because it was pressed against the atmosphere. Large amounts of ionized cometary material from the coma were ejecte ...
dry and moist subtropical climate regimes
... Previously, – We looked at low-latitude climates – Tend to be uniformly warm – Principally differentiated by variations in precipitation ...
... Previously, – We looked at low-latitude climates – Tend to be uniformly warm – Principally differentiated by variations in precipitation ...
Eris is Pluto`s Twin This diagram shows the path of a faint star during
... planet to dwarf planet in 2006. Eris is currently three times further from the Sun than Pluto. Studying these dwarf planets can help astrobiologists understand the different types of celestial bodies that can exist in orbit around stars. This information is useful in determining how and where to sea ...
... planet to dwarf planet in 2006. Eris is currently three times further from the Sun than Pluto. Studying these dwarf planets can help astrobiologists understand the different types of celestial bodies that can exist in orbit around stars. This information is useful in determining how and where to sea ...
Course material from Prof Goswami
... pressure, wind velocity, temperature and humidity from just above ground to heights of up to 30km. Over two thirds of the stations make observations at 0000UTC and 1200UTC. Between 100 and 200 stations make observations once per day, while about 100 have "temporarily" suspended operations. In ocean ...
... pressure, wind velocity, temperature and humidity from just above ground to heights of up to 30km. Over two thirds of the stations make observations at 0000UTC and 1200UTC. Between 100 and 200 stations make observations once per day, while about 100 have "temporarily" suspended operations. In ocean ...
Neptune, Pluto and Quaoar
... Voyager found that Triton has an atmosphere, albeit a very tenuous one (about 0.01 millibars), composed mostly of nitrogen with a small amount of methane. A thin haze extends up from 3 to 6 miles. The temperature at the surface of Triton is only 34.5 K (-235 C, 391 F), as cold as Pluto. This is due ...
... Voyager found that Triton has an atmosphere, albeit a very tenuous one (about 0.01 millibars), composed mostly of nitrogen with a small amount of methane. A thin haze extends up from 3 to 6 miles. The temperature at the surface of Triton is only 34.5 K (-235 C, 391 F), as cold as Pluto. This is due ...
Absolute Versus Gauge Pressure Units
... perfect vacuum whereas gauge units increase and decrease from the one atmosphere (0 psig) reference. This is the source of the confusion because some measure using absolute reference whereas others use gauge units. It gets even worse because industry convention (or laziness) omits the minus sign fro ...
... perfect vacuum whereas gauge units increase and decrease from the one atmosphere (0 psig) reference. This is the source of the confusion because some measure using absolute reference whereas others use gauge units. It gets even worse because industry convention (or laziness) omits the minus sign fro ...
Document
... – We looked at low-latitude climates – Tend to be uniformly warm – Principally differentiated by variations in precipitation ...
... – We looked at low-latitude climates – Tend to be uniformly warm – Principally differentiated by variations in precipitation ...
sci jupiter power point
... • It is the fifth planet in the solar system. • It’s average distance from the sun is 778,412,020 km. • It’s average distance from earth is 628,814,130 km. ...
... • It is the fifth planet in the solar system. • It’s average distance from the sun is 778,412,020 km. • It’s average distance from earth is 628,814,130 km. ...
Setting and Mood PPT - Nutley Public Schools
... ● Read the non-fiction article about Nepal ● What is the setting and mood of what you are reading? ● If you are not sure, try your best! We are going to review it later in the class. ...
... ● Read the non-fiction article about Nepal ● What is the setting and mood of what you are reading? ● If you are not sure, try your best! We are going to review it later in the class. ...
Review Game
... A. warm air that normally rises, does so taking the pollutants with it B. warm air that normally rises stays close to the surface holding pollutants close to the surface C. cool air that normally rises, does so taking the pollutants with it D. cool air stays close to the surface but pollutants rise ...
... A. warm air that normally rises, does so taking the pollutants with it B. warm air that normally rises stays close to the surface holding pollutants close to the surface C. cool air that normally rises, does so taking the pollutants with it D. cool air stays close to the surface but pollutants rise ...
Space environment
... rarefied gas. Above 800 km, helium becomes the most abundant component, with hydrogen atoms taking over when the exosphere meets the interplanetary gas. LEO environment characteristics: • Earth rarefied atmosphere, with extremely low density and pressure, but very high temperature (though of no inte ...
... rarefied gas. Above 800 km, helium becomes the most abundant component, with hydrogen atoms taking over when the exosphere meets the interplanetary gas. LEO environment characteristics: • Earth rarefied atmosphere, with extremely low density and pressure, but very high temperature (though of no inte ...
Designing Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School
... This is an important question, and one that is difficult for scientists to understand. After all, the creation of our Solar System took place billions of years before there were any people around to witness it. Our own evolution is tied closely to the evolution of the Solar System. Thus, without und ...
... This is an important question, and one that is difficult for scientists to understand. After all, the creation of our Solar System took place billions of years before there were any people around to witness it. Our own evolution is tied closely to the evolution of the Solar System. Thus, without und ...
astronomy
... sky looked blue, like a great body of water overhead. Their conclusion was that the Sun god, Ra, sailed from east to west each day in a boat of fire. He then disappeared into the underworld until the next morning. It is likely that even the earliest nomadic people used the patterns of the Sun, Moon, ...
... sky looked blue, like a great body of water overhead. Their conclusion was that the Sun god, Ra, sailed from east to west each day in a boat of fire. He then disappeared into the underworld until the next morning. It is likely that even the earliest nomadic people used the patterns of the Sun, Moon, ...
archer1.2
... • T of Earth is determined by balance of energy in and energy out. • Sun drives earth's climate, heats the earth's surface; earth radiates energy back into space. ...
... • T of Earth is determined by balance of energy in and energy out. • Sun drives earth's climate, heats the earth's surface; earth radiates energy back into space. ...
Powerpoint slides - Earth & Planetary Sciences
... • Surface (based on terrestrial spectroscopy) consists of frozen N2 (at the polar cap), H2O, CO2, CO,CH4 • Thin (14 mbar) N2 atmosphere, hazes (presumably similar to Titan’s – CN compounds generated by photolysis) • Extreme seasonal variations • Surprisingly geologically interesting for such a small ...
... • Surface (based on terrestrial spectroscopy) consists of frozen N2 (at the polar cap), H2O, CO2, CO,CH4 • Thin (14 mbar) N2 atmosphere, hazes (presumably similar to Titan’s – CN compounds generated by photolysis) • Extreme seasonal variations • Surprisingly geologically interesting for such a small ...
Organic Air Pollutants
... pollutants because of their widespread use in fuels. They enter the atmosphere either directly from the fuel or as by-products of partial combustion of other hydrocarbons, which tend to be unsaturated and relatively reactive. Several alkenes including ethylene, propylene, butadiene and styrene are a ...
... pollutants because of their widespread use in fuels. They enter the atmosphere either directly from the fuel or as by-products of partial combustion of other hydrocarbons, which tend to be unsaturated and relatively reactive. Several alkenes including ethylene, propylene, butadiene and styrene are a ...
File - Science with Ms. C
... • As water vapor rises in the atmosphere it can turn into water droplets or ice crystals which results in cloud formation. •Condensation of water vapor into water droplets or ice crystals must occur on a surface. o In the atmosphere, dust particles (or any other particulates) serve as a surface for ...
... • As water vapor rises in the atmosphere it can turn into water droplets or ice crystals which results in cloud formation. •Condensation of water vapor into water droplets or ice crystals must occur on a surface. o In the atmosphere, dust particles (or any other particulates) serve as a surface for ...
Periodic modulation of gas giant magnetospheres by the neutral
... 2000). A possible explanation for this ∼1% level variability has recently been suggested by Cecconi and Zarka (2005) in terms of solar wind-magnetosphere coupling. The periodicity at Saturn has also been detected in magnetometer data from the Voyager flybys (Espinosa et al., 2003a), and more recentl ...
... 2000). A possible explanation for this ∼1% level variability has recently been suggested by Cecconi and Zarka (2005) in terms of solar wind-magnetosphere coupling. The periodicity at Saturn has also been detected in magnetometer data from the Voyager flybys (Espinosa et al., 2003a), and more recentl ...