Radiative forcing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Radiative Forcing Radiative forcing is a quantifiable change in thermal units, measured in watts or square meters, typically caused by specific factors on the earth’s surface. Through the approach, scientists can conduct an informed evaluation of the components making up the planet’s heat balance. The variables include changes in albedo, ocean circulation and absorption, solar output, and aerosols. In the analysis process, positive values depict a warming effect, while negati...

GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk Exam weather exact state of the atmosphere at a particular location and time climate long-term patterns or trends of meteorological conditions (usually periods >30 years) climate change change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades aka global warming for how many years do we have observational history of temperature change? 150 years how much has the earth warmed since 1860, according to sate...

Tropic of Cancer 23.5 north of the equator Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 south of the equator Gulf stream an ocean current that flows northward along much of the eastern coast of North America, brings warm waters to their shores Heat island the tendency for urban areas to be about 5 degrees warmer than rural areas. Cars, lack of plants, and asphalt are to blame Microclimates small areas with climates that differ from their surroundings Troposphere layer formin...

Tropic of Cancer 23.5 north of the equator Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 south of the equator Gulf stream an ocean current that flows northward along much of the eastern coast of North America, brings warm waters to their shores Heat island the tendency for urban areas to be about 5 degrees warmer than rural areas. Cars, lack of plants, and asphalt are to blame Microclimates small areas with climates that differ from their surroundings Troposphere layer formin...

SCIN137 week 8 quiz

Quizlet with terms from ATOC 1060 including anomally, radiative forcing, albedo, obliquity, precession, eccentricity, el Nino, la Nina, perihelion, aphelion, atmosphere, Troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, flow of radiation, net forcing, solar changes, Kepler's law of planetary motion, plate tectonics, Ocean circulation, volcanoes, feedback loop, climate system, sea level, thermal expansion, Greenland ice sheet, antarctic ice sheet, glacial isostatic adjustment, permafrost and sea ice