on October 3, 2022
What are the distinguishing features of an “artificial seismic wave” (e.g. a large underground explosion)
Earth scienceAsked by: Shannon Young What are the 4 characteristics of seismic waves? Love Waves—surface waves that move parallel to the Earth’s surface and perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.. P-wave Motion. P-wave:the primary body wave; the first seismic wave detected by seismographs; able to move through both liquid and solid rock. … S-wave Motion.
on October 3, 2022
Can historical emissions data be used for a future WRF-Chem model run?
Earth scienceAsked by: Shannon Young What is WRF-Chem model? WRF-Chem is the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with Chemistry. The development of WRF-Chem is a collaborative effort among the community. NOAA/ESRL scientists are the leaders and caretakers of the code. The Official WRF-Chem web page is located at the NOAA web site. Is WRF
on October 3, 2022
What would the equilibrium temperature be at the poles in a world without seasonality?
Earth scienceAsked by: Juan Liek Why is the temperature at the poles always low? Both polar regions of the earth are cold, primarily because they receive far less solar radiation than the tropics and mid-latitudes do. At either pole the sun never rises more than 23.5 degrees above the horizon and both locations experience six months
on October 3, 2022
Why is there no middle ground between tornadoes and hurricanes?
Earth scienceAsked by: Juan Liek What would happen if a tornado and hurricane collide? Quote from video: And it brings with it the potential for catastrophic damage backed by storm surges as high as 8 meters. Can a hurricane and a tornado happen at the same time? Individual storm clouds within hurricanes may spawn tornadoes as
on October 3, 2022
If the Earth were a smooth spheroid, how deep would the ocean be?
Earth scienceAsked by: Anthony Carrick The Earth’s oceans contain an estimate 1.332 billion cubic kilometres of water and the planet has a total surface area of 510.1 million square kilometres. That means, if evenly spread over a smooth sphere of that surface area, it would be covered by an ocean to the depth of 2.611 kilometres.
on October 3, 2022
What is the physical meaning of the von Kármán constant?
Earth scienceAsked by: Anthony Carrick What is the value of Karman constant? The best estimate for the von Kármán constant in turbulent pipe flow is found to be 0.40±0.02. What is von Karman equation? The Von Karman equation introduced a system of two fourth order elliptic nonlinear partial differential equations which can be used to describe
on October 3, 2022
When a tectonic plate subducts, does any of the subducted material melt, or is it just the mantle above the subducted slab that melts?
Earth scienceAsked by: Maria Molina What happens to a subducting plate after it Subducts? Once initiated, stable subduction is driven mostly by the negative buoyancy of the dense subducting lithosphere. The slab sinks into the mantle largely under its weight. Earthquakes are common along the subduction zone, and fluids released by the subducting plate trigger volcanism
on October 3, 2022
What happens if it rains above the boiling point of water?
Earth scienceAsked by: Maria Molina It will depend on how the temperature and humidity change as the raindrops approach the bottom of the column. If the air is hothot‘Warm’ is used to explain the temperature below average. but ‘hot’ describes the temperature of objects especially in heat condition. Why is the boiling point lower when it
on October 3, 2022
The seriousness of global warming/ climate change?
Earth scienceAsked by: Melissa Suddarth Earth Will Continue to Warm and the Effects Will Be Profound The potential future effects of global climate change include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought in some regions, and an increase in the duration and intensity of tropical storms. How does global warming affect climate change? As the earth’s
on October 3, 2022
Could the recent temperature anomalies in the arctic be used as a proxy measure of global heating?
Earth scienceAsked by: Melissa Suddarth Why are temperature anomalies typically used in global temperature calculations? Anomalies more accurately describe climate variability over larger areas than absolute temperatures do, and they give a frame of reference that allows more meaningful comparisons between locations and more accurate calculations of temperature trends. What happens when temperature anomaly occurs? A