EARTHSS 21 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Solar Radiation Management, Ice Crystals, Snowball Earth
20 Jul 2016
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Study guide for ess 21 midterm 1 2016. What is earth system science? the science that studies the whole earth as a system of many interacting parts and focuses on the changes within and between those parts. What are the 4 major reservoirs and which contains the cryosphere? atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere/lithosphere; the hydrosphere contains the cryosphere. A very rough idea of how parts of the cryosphere have been changing and how this affects the earth system and humans: the cryosphere has been melting . Earth system: feedbacks on climate system (less reflected sunlight), changes in ocean and atmospheric circulation, changes in ecosystems that depend on snow and ice. Humans: water supplies to over 2 billion people, sea level, frequency of natural hazards (floods, avalanches), infrastructure and resource accessibility in the arctic, livelihoods (agriculture, energy production, tourism, ski industry), way of life for communities in mountain and.
