Search results for "Atmospheric sciences" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Atmospheric chemistry involves study of the chemistry of the atmospheres ... of problems that involve studies in atmospheric chemistry include acid ...11 KB (1,481 words) - 06:25, 21 August 2023
- A barometer is an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure ... This concept of "decreasing atmospheric pressure predicts stormy ...9 KB (1,410 words) - 08:09, 20 September 2023
- areas as geology, agronomy, meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, soil chemistry ... Atmospheric sciences: Atmospheric sciences include meteorological ...11 KB (1,440 words) - 19:02, 13 February 2024
- the vapor pressure equals the ambient atmospheric pressure. At the boiling ... pressure. At higher elevations the atmospheric pressure is lower and ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 14:35, 3 May 2023
- as an absolute pressure, but relative to atmospheric pressure. Such a measurement ... Atmospheric Pressure] Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois ...14 KB (2,183 words) - 22:39, 30 November 2022
- been important in the study of geologic, atmospheric, and underwater phenomena ... the principles normally adhering to other sciences into a coherent basis for ...7 KB (998 words) - 07:44, 14 June 2023
- typically 101.3 kPa (Earth standard atmospheric pressure at sea-level ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Aerospace technology ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 01:14, 26 October 2022
- agu.org/ American Geophysical Union: Atmospheric Sciences] ... Category:Atmospheric sciences Earth's_atmosphere|49925715|Troposphere ...24 KB (3,540 words) - 17:34, 12 February 2024
- oxides. At ordinary temperatures and atmospheric pressure, it is a reddish ... levels. Nitrogen dioxide plays a role in atmospheric chemistry, including the ...7 KB (934 words) - 02:27, 16 November 2022
- A good example of a vortex is the atmospheric phenomenon of a whirlwind ... In the atmospheric sciences, vorticity is a property that characterizes ...13 KB (2,086 words) - 21:04, 3 May 2023
- to drop the solid carbon dioxide over an atmospheric cloud, which produced ... Noted atmospheric scientist Bernard Vonnegut (brother of novelist ...17 KB (2,393 words) - 22:12, 7 January 2024
- evapotranspiration. About 90 percent of atmospheric water comes from evaporation ... the air. This process, in turn, drives atmospheric circulation. ...15 KB (2,199 words) - 23:16, 3 May 2023
- thereby minimizing the effects of atmospheric turbulence and resulting ... telescopes are free from the effects of atmospheric turbulence that plague ...10 KB (1,374 words) - 19:55, 17 November 2022
- dependence are complicated, involving atmospheric circulation patterns as ... in the stratosphere. CFCs have very long atmospheric lifetimes, ranging from ...14 KB (2,217 words) - 06:05, 18 November 2022
- takes into account the presence of atmospheric gases on various planetary ... as the wind belts that exist between the atmospheric circulation cells. Other ...17 KB (2,718 words) - 10:56, 15 May 2023
- 1 atm). At higher elevations, where the atmospheric pressure is much lower ... since boiling point is a function of atmospheric pressure. In Denver, Colorado ...13 KB (2,088 words) - 05:24, 17 November 2023
- brightest stars are visible under good atmospheric conditions. ... the evening (nautical dusk), under good atmospheric conditions and in the ...11 KB (1,709 words) - 20:41, 17 January 2024
- climate differently from other forms of atmospheric water.) ... The major atmospheric constituents (nitrogen, N2 and oxygen, O2) are ...34 KB (4,898 words) - 17:16, 16 February 2023
- the relationship between acid rain and atmospheric pollution. It was, however ... far off, releasing gases into regional atmospheric circulation and contributing ...13 KB (1,971 words) - 07:41, 14 June 2023
- ) For bodies that are larger than the atmospheric mean free path (ten cm ... Meteor radars can measure atmospheric density and winds by measuring ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 16:25, 9 November 2022
- a coupled carbon cycle increases atmospheric CO2 by about 90 ppmv at ... a result of increased tectonic activity, atmospheric temperatures will rise ...17 KB (2,593 words) - 23:46, 20 April 2023
- marks the boundary where atmospheric drag becomes noticeable, depending ... delineated boundary: the density of atmospheric gas simply decreases with ...19 KB (2,762 words) - 05:59, 18 November 2022
- *atmospheric reentry, landing on a parachute: atmospheric drag decelerates ... like on the vehicle, while forces like atmospheric drag and thrust first ...15 KB (2,264 words) - 23:27, 3 May 2023
- constantly removed by collisions with atmospheric neutrals ... belt I: Radial transport. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 14:17, 3 May 2023
- shower particles emit. The Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope technique ... the non-thermal Universe ]. The HEGRA Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope System ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 04:09, 18 April 2024
- (including coral reefs). Elevated atmospheric compounds of nitrogen ... water and leaching to groundwater; and atmospheric deposition. (Smith et ...22 KB (3,105 words) - 06:56, 12 September 2023
- and soils through direct contact with atmospheric conditions such as heat ... Rainfall is naturally slightly acidic because atmospheric carbon dioxide ...18 KB (2,677 words) - 22:02, 11 June 2020
- km/h) in air at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Usually, SI ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Physics 241809779 ...6 KB (857 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- There are both natural and human sources of atmospheric particulates ... from sea spray. Other constituents of atmospheric sea salt reflect the composition ...18 KB (2,652 words) - 08:57, 18 November 2022
- a method of synthesizing ammonia using atmospheric nitrogen. This process ... the production of ammonia gas from atmospheric nitrogen, did not begin ...12 KB (1,882 words) - 07:04, 15 April 2024
- Atmospheric ethane results from the Sun's photochemical action ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Chemistry Category:Organic chemistry ...16 KB (2,309 words) - 01:40, 19 March 2022
- by the earth surface is absorbed by atmospheric gases only to cause further ... the solar water heater. However, the atmospheric greenhouse effect of the ...23 KB (3,592 words) - 23:26, 17 February 2023
- of fundamental equations in the physical sciences, such as the ideal gas law ... Atmosphere, 1976.] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National ...9 KB (1,458 words) - 04:37, 18 April 2024
- organisms then living to extinction. The atmospheric abundance of free oxygen ... An additional source of atmospheric oxygen involves reactions known ...23 KB (3,469 words) - 06:02, 18 November 2022
- such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic, and atmospheric processes and artificial ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Earth sciences Seismology|234682799 ...9 KB (1,301 words) - 17:46, 25 January 2023
- peas play a role in the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into a form that ... do not perform well. It also fixes atmospheric nitrogen and grows well ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 17:09, 26 March 2023
- Therefore, a reasonably stable level of atmospheric carbon results from its ... matter content, is already part of the atmospheric carbon cycle. Biomass ...14 KB (1,875 words) - 17:55, 31 October 2023
- 1900, when his investigations turned to atmospheric electricity. ... * The Wilson Society, the natural sciences society of Sidney Sussex ...8 KB (1,235 words) - 00:34, 5 December 2023
- Studies and Toxicology, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division ... potential for long-term rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide to cause ...34 KB (4,855 words) - 07:00, 16 June 2023
- had primitive lungs. They could breath atmospheric air; that was a great ... * Natural Sciences Museum Centre, University of Naples Federico II ...10 KB (1,382 words) - 05:32, 4 March 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Psychology ... and therefore cannot be attributed to atmospheric conditions. ...8 KB (1,367 words) - 13:13, 10 March 2023
- by the interaction of cosmic rays with atmospheric gases. In the most significant ... Atmospheric nuclear testing (prior to the Partial Test Ban Treaty ...18 KB (2,638 words) - 16:50, 5 November 2022
- A cloud of smoke, in contact with atmospheric oxygen, therefore has ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Environmental science ...7 KB (1,034 words) - 21:19, 30 January 2023
- and are therefore not hampered by atmospheric interferences. ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Space exploration 172286074 ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 19:04, 7 February 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... the Universe. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). ©1995 ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 07:12, 23 November 2022
- by auroras strongly heats the heavier atmospheric components such as oxygen ... Trapped Radiation. Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series ...23 KB (3,695 words) - 05:21, 5 November 2022
- component may specialize in fixing atmospheric nitrogen for metabolic use. ... and as in higher plants they reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic ...19 KB (2,789 words) - 22:35, 25 October 2022
- The Gaia hypothesis was developed by atmospheric scientist and chemist ... proponents will point out that those atmospheric composition changes created ...30 KB (4,599 words) - 11:57, 4 December 2023
- [[Image:Atmospheric electromagnetic transmittance or opacity.jpg|thumb ... Category:Physical sciences Category:Physics 172142726 ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 15:55, 13 February 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropologists ... to their sudden exposure to moisture and atmospheric pressure. Many artifacts ...8 KB (1,273 words) - 16:48, 21 November 2022
