RNR 1001 Lecture : Lecture Notes - Test 2
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3/16/2012 9:45:00 am: global common property resource, exploitation without property rights resource degradation, as populations grow, the atmosphere is degrading. We don"t want it close to the ground it is a major cloud of smog, creates health issues, as well as plant suppression: there are numerous other hazardous air pollutants (haps) regulated by the. Mesosphere: 50-80 km, most meteors burn up when they get to this layer this is the coldest layer. Thermosphere: 80-500km, parts of this are also called the ionosphere thin air, sensitive to solar radiation. Exosphere: 500-80,000 km, very few atoms and ions here, because they are lost to space, we are particularly concerned with this layer because. Ghg: natural factors as well as anthropogenic factors increase ghg/global warming. It is all about figuring out how to sustain our environment. Positive feedback loop: warming, ice melting, more methane, less reflectance higher temperatures.
