ATM_SC 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Heat Capacity Ratio, Atmospheric Pressure, Heating Degree Day
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Wednesday 1-4 natural resources 212 - mu connect. Chapter 1 - the earth and its atmosphere. Meteorology - the study of weather variables, the processes that cause weather, and the interaction of the atmosphere with the earth"s surface, ocean and life. Climatology - the study of climate, including past climate conditions and possible climate changes in the future. Weather - the condition of the atmosphere at any particular time and place. Climate - the condition of the atmosphere over many years. The same variables are used for climate as with weather. If you shrink the earth down to the size of a beach ball, the inhabitable atmosphere would be thinner than a piece of paper. Those substance aces exist in solids, liquids and gases. 99% of the atmosphere resides near the earth"s surface. A gaseous layer that envelops the planetary surface - the part of the sky we need in order to survive.
