Prevailing winds between 30 to 60 degrees latitude
Wildlife & BiologyDecoding the Winds: What’s Happening Between 30 and 60 Degrees Latitude? Ever wonder why the weather seems to come from the west so often? Well, a big part of the answer lies in a fascinating phenomenon: the prevailing winds that dominate the space between 30 and 60 degrees latitude, both north and south of the
How does water still exist on the Earth?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Courtney Vairaganthan Liquid water, which is necessary for life as we know it, continues to exist on the surface of Earth because the planet is at a distance, known as the habitable zone, far enough from the Sun that it does not lose its water, but not so far that low temperatures cause
Impacts of high-altitude emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) compared to sea level GHG emissions
Earth ScienceAsked by: Alexandra Blanco Is the greenhouse effect weaker at higher altitudes? Thus, the absorbing power of a greenhouse gas decreases with altitude, because there are fewer molecules to do the absorbing. At some altitude, the absorption for any particular wavelength will become so weak that the radiation will simply pass through that layer (and
The spiraling cyclone track – Cyclone Nathan
Earth ScienceAsked by: Alexandra Blanco What are the 4 types of cyclones? There are 4 types of cyclones and they are: Tropical cyclone. Polar cyclone. Mesocyclone. Extratropical cyclone. What is a cat 5 cyclone? Extremely dangerous with widespread destruction. A category five cyclone’s strongest winds are VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land
Does the feel of temperature change, when you’re in two different places
Earth ScienceAsked by: Sheryl Siebert Can the same temperature feel different in different places? In fact, the very numbers of thermal comfort aren’t even universal. There are dozens of ways to measure what a hot summer day actually feels like; different countries do it differently, and how you measure affects how we communicate and understand risk.
How to predict when contrails are likely to form over a specific location using public data?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Sheryl Siebert How well can Persistent contrails be predicted? Contrails are persistent when R H i ≥ 1 . Thus, the summary of this analysis is that while contrail formation can be forecasted quite reliably, their much more important property of persistence cannot currently be predicted reliably. Which part of the atmosphere are