EAS100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ideal Gas Law, Vapor Pressure, Diesel Exhaust

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Course: EAS100
• Professor: Virginia Garcia Millan

Document Summary

A mixture of gas molecules, suspended liquid and solid particles and falling precipitation that surround a planet and are held to it by the planet"s gravitational attraction. #two main contributions of life to the chemical evolution of atmosphere: Very important process, but only produce a small amount of oxygen in atmosphere. *marine animal shell c, lithification limestone(a long-term reservoir for carbon), tectonic movement isolated ( , ), this process is called carbon sequestration( ) If: t = constant increase in p requires increase in . If: = constant increase in t requires increase in p. Collision with high energy solar radiation, average kinetic energy high temperature( solar radiation . Temperature decrease with increase elevation, cool, ozone. Temperature stop decreasing with height (equator 40 16km 40 40 10km. Ideal gas law, solar heating of surface, warmer near surface. Thickness depends on t: the warmer, the thicker. Location of step in tropospheric height correspond to location of jet stream.