ATM S 111 Lecture 3: Greenhouse Effect; Water vapor; Carbon Dioxide; Methane

• School: UW
• Department: Atmospheric Sciences
• Course: ATM S 111
• Professor: Casey Cathlee Hilgenbrink

Document Summary

All longwave radiation doesn"t escape directly to space. Extra radiation causes addition warming of the surface. Greenhouse gases cause outgoing radiation to occur at higher levels (not from. Molecules with 1 or 2 of the same atoms aren"t greenhouse gases. The fact that they can rotate and vibrate means they can absorb the. Greenhouse gases are a small fraction of the atmosphere. Trace gases have an effect on the atmosphere. Ozone is less than 0. 00001% of the atmosphere, but absorbs almost al. Not the same as clouds, clouds are droplets of water or ice crystals. Not controlled by humans om surface) the right frequencies of longwave radiation st all uv-b and uv-c radiation tals suspended in the air. Increases primarily due to fossil fuel (90%) burning and deforestation (10% Co2 will also be the main problem in the future. Around 50% of what we emit gets absorbed by the ocean and land.