ATM 103 Lecture 23: Dec 01
6 Mar 2017
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Nationally: in addition to the ipcc reports, the u. s. Global research program (usgcrp) creates its own reports. The 3rd national climate assessment (nca) was released in may 2014. This work focuses on the united states! Based on the scientific foundation of our understanding of the earth"s climate, we predict with virtual certainty. The average global temperature of the earth"s surface will continue to rise because of the continued increase of human-caused addition into the atmosphere of gases that hold heat close to the surface. Historically stable masses of ice on land will melt. The earth has warmed over at least the last ~100 years. U. s. extreme precipitation events appear to have become more frequent. From the last lecture, the amount of moisture in the atmosphere will increase as the climate warms. Saturation vapor pressure increases, warm air hold moisture better. The saturation vapor pressure is dependent on temperature of the water/air.
