DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Car-Free Movement, World Meteorological Organization, Milankovitch Cycles

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Greenhouse effect-some of the uv radiation passes through the atmosphere but most is absorbed and re-emitted in all directions by ghgs molecules and clouds. The effect of this is to warm the earth"s surface and the lower atmosphere. The remaining energy is absorbed by both the land and ocean. This warms them up, and they then radiate is acquired warmth as long-wave infrared or heart" radiation. Atmospheric gases such as water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are known as greenhouse gases as they can absorb some of this long-wave radiation, thus warming the atmosphere. We need this greenhouse effect because without it the earth would be at least 35 degrees. Celsius colder, making the average temperature in the tropics about -10 degrees. Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the "greenhouse effect" warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from earth toward space.

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