ENVIRSC 1A03 : Terms with defination
12 Dec 2013
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Ozone molecule formed by three atoms of oxygen, weakly bonded together in an unstable arrangement. Atmospheric pressure force exerted by air molecules per unit area. Aerosols tiny suspended solid particles (dust, smoke, etc. ) or liquid droplets that enter the atmosphere from either natural or human (anthropogenic) sources, such as the burning of fossil fuels. Sulfur-containing fossil fuels, such as coal, produce sulfate aerosols. Ideal gas law p=prt pressure = air density * 287 * temperature (in k) Blackbody body that is perfectly efficient at emitting radiation. Insolation the incoming solar radiation that reaches the earth and the atmosphere. Albedo the percent of radiation returning from a surface compared to that which strikes it. Poleward heat transport surplus energy moves toward poles. Atmospheric greenhouse effects the warming of an atmosphere by its absorbing and emitting infrared radiation while allowing shortwave radiation to pass on through. The gases mainly responsible for the earth"s atmospheric greenhouse effect are water vapor and carbon dioxide.
