Posted on October 3, 2022
How does the jet stream affect weather in Europe?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Joshua Love How does the jet stream affect Europe? A study in Germany links Europe’s heatwaves to changes in the jet stream. Scientists say a form of double jet stream, when the band of wind splits into two, is responsible for almost all of the rise in Western Europe’s heatwaves, and about a
Posted on October 3, 2022
How does the estaurine turbidity maximum vary depending on the type of estuary?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Belinda Redd What causes turbidity in estuaries? Estuarine waters are generally more turbid than lakes or marine waters due to greater algal mass and continual re-suspension of sediments. What is an estuary How and why does the salinity of estuaries vary? Salinity in an estuary varies according to one’s location in the estuary,
Posted on October 3, 2022
How accurate are climate proxies in giving us a clear picture of global average temperatures throughout Earth history?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Belinda Redd How reliable are climate proxies? The timespans of proxy records vary widely. Historical climate records are reliable for a few thousand years. The resolution of the data depends on the person recording the information. Cross-dating tree rings from various sources provide reliable records for tens of thousands of years. What do
Posted on October 3, 2022
Are Ice Ages Affected by the Freezing Out of CO2 in Antarctica?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Kayla Horn The Earth cannot get that cold, so no, ice ages are not affected by the freezing out of CO2 in Antarctica. Did CO2 cause the ice age? Greenhouse gases In this case, CO2 is not the immediate cause of ice ages; rather, it serves as a feedback to amplify changes initiated
Posted on October 3, 2022
Will the sea get saltier forever?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Kayla Horn Yes, there is a limit, sea water cannot keep getting saltier forever. Sea water is a solution of water and salt, i.e., the salt is dissolved in the water. But solubility, the ability of a material to dissolve in another, has a limit called saturation. Will the ocean keep getting saltier?
Posted on October 3, 2022
Are Argo probe data used for numerical weather prediction (NWP)?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Alicia Starvaggi What is NWP data? Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) data are the most familiar form of weather model data. NWP computer models process current weather observations to forecast future weather. What are numerical weather Prediction models? Numerical weather prediction (NWP) is a method of weather forecasting that employs a set of equations