A&O Midterm 1 Flashcards
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Permanent / fixed gases
Nitrogen (78%)
Oxygen (21%)
Argon (1%)
Altitude of atmosphere
100-500 km
Variable gases
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Ozone
Methane
Ozone altitude
20-40 km above ground
Ozone absorbs…
UV light
Ozone is depleted by…
Chlorofluorocarbons
Homosphere / heterosphere altitude boundary
85 km
1st atmosphere
Primordial atmosphere
4.5 BYA
mostly hydrogen and helium
2nd atmosphere
Secondary atmosphere
4 BYA
Water vapor and carbon dioxide
3rd atmosphere
Green plants
2.5 BYA
Release of molecular oxygen
4th atmosphere
Present atmosphere
Life forms and atmosphere
Nitrogen and oxygen (class M)
Dynamic meteorology
Weather & climate
Physical meteorology
Physical changes of particles
Operational meteorology
Forecasting of weather and climate
Weather
Observation at one point in time
Climate
Observation over a period of time
6 weather elements
Temperature Pressure Wind Humidity Clouds Precipitation
Father of meteorology
Aristotle
Person: scientific method
Descartes
Heat
Total kinetic energy
Temperature
Average kinetic energy
3 types of heat transfer (slow to fast)
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
The sun emits….
Short wave
Visual light
Earth emits ….
Long wave
IR
