Specific humidity range in tropical lowlands?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Rudy Wall What is the range of specific humidity? According to Ahrens (2007), the average specific humidity ranges from 0.004 kg/kg at 60 degrees (north or south) to 0.018 kg/kg at the equator. Since these are only average values, it is possible to have higher or lower values depending on the specific environmental
What actually happens to reduce the perceived color in a ‘white rainbow” or “fog-bow”?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Rudy Wall Why are fog bows white? The droplets’ small size is the reason fog bows are pure white. Rainbows form when light enters raindrops and gets diffracted and scattered in a very organized manner, which separates it into the colors of the visible spectrum. Fog drops are too small to achieve this.
Does snow melt on ice?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Joshua Love Snow will not cause the ice to melt……… however if there is over say 6 or more inches of snow on the ice it will somewhat insulate the ice causing it to not thicken as quick as if it was bare ice……..will still make ice but just at a slightly slower
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
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
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,