EEB428H1 Midterm: EEB428 Midterm 1 Review
27 Apr 2016
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Each year is above the long-term average temp and moving further away from it. Climate change is not the main issue. Almost everything on the planter has human influence. Changes to fluid envelopes (layers of the planet) through atmospheric, climate, and ocean chemistry. Changes that are regional, but can affect the planet such as biogeochemical processes, land surface cover, species composition, material cycling, and ozone accumulation. Already passed the boundaries for biodiversity loss, nitrogen cycle, and climate change. If you change biodiversity, change atmospheric regeneration, climate moderation, purification of water, pollution control, landscape stabilization, production of biological energy, and the conversion of inorganic compounds to organic ones. Earth"s climate without an atmosphere: -18 c, with, 15 c. Everything is emitting radiation, and emitting radiation back to you when it is reflected. As the temperature goes up, the wavelengths of radiation get shorter. The greenhouse effect is that rays are being radiated back to earth after being absorbed.
