GEOG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Argon, Radioactive Decay, Stratopause
30 Sep 2020
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High temp low density low heat lots of energy but not a lot of molecules to transfer the kinetic energy= high temp, low heat temp decreases with height. Noctilucent clouds- bands of ice crystals that glow in rare and. Jet airplanes fly here 10 km. Montreal protocol (1987) 180 nations agreed to cut cfc production in half. The ozone layer is beginning to recover. Surface height varies depending on latitude ( 18km at equator because of immense heating) Temp is the measure of kinetic energy, or the energy of motion (molecules moving around). Heat is the flow of kinetic energy from one body to another. We can measure sensible heat in the sender portions of the atmosphere because the greater number of molecules transmit their kinetic energy. Normal lapse rate is the rate at which temp decrease with altitude. It is roughly 6. 4*c per 1000 meters (4. 3*f per 1000 ft) that you go up.
