Atmo 220 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Near the earth's surface, the concentration of this gas in the atmosphere can be greater than 1%.Answer - water vapor Aerosols consist ofAnswer - solid and liquid particles At an atmospheric pressure level of 500 mb (about 18,000 ft above sea level) about ___ of the gases in the atmosphere are below.Answer - 50% When the sun is overhead, the albedo of a cloud is ___ and the albedo of the ocean is ___.Answer - large...small Almost 99.9% of the atmosphere lies within ___ of the ea...

A 30 degrees Celsius parcel at 1 km is lifted to a height of 2 km at the moist adiabatic rate of 7 degrees Celsius per kilometer. The environmental temperature at 1 km is 30 degrees Celsius and the environmental lapse rate is 11 degrees Celsius per km. What is the stability of the parcel after lifting? - ️️absolutely stable A 30 degrees Celsius parcel at 1 km is lifted to a height of 2 km at the moist adiabatic rate of 7 degrees Celsius per kilometer. The environmental temperature at 1 km i...

1. Be able to describe the basic workings of the atmosphere and why carbon dixide would be expected to rise the temperature-- the bathtub model - ANSWERS 2. Baded on our understanding of the climate, is there a point at which the additon of more CO2 will not cause further warming? - ANSWERS 3. What are the causes of CO2 and temperature increases? - ANSWERS 4. How have levels of carbon dioxide and temperature change historically and recently? - ANSWERS 5. Will water resources be affec...