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| 11-08-2017 04:19 |
Into the Night ★★★★★
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Wake wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Into the Night wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Into the Night wrote:
That warm CO2 dissipates it's thermal energy into the surrounding air.
And where does the heat go then? It must go somewhere, otherwise the surrounding air would just keep getting hotter!
Space. The air has a radiance just like the surface does.
You DO know about radiance, don't you? It's proportional to temperature, you know.
So you reckon the heat from the atmosphere goes up but not down? How does it know not to go down?
I notice I made an entry error so I'll correct that first: H20 in just its vapor stage is 100 more common than CO2. (4% vs .04%) And it absorbs infrared heat from almost the entire bandwidth with only a few openings in its bandwidth.
And in general yes - heat only goes up. It mixes in the atmosphere via conduction and rises due to convection. If the rising air mass is warmer than the air above it convection drives the heavier air mass downwards. If not it uses conduction to pass the heat around until it is warmer than the mass above it.
But then all you have to do is turn on the TV weather reports and they could explain this to you.
Generally correct.
Wake wrote:
Heat in the troposphere can radiate but not much and not far before being absorbed by air-born water vapor causing conduction and convection.
Most radiance comes from the surface itself.
Water vapor does not stop or trap energy. Any light that is absorbs is converted to thermal energy. The water vapor is still cooler than the surface beneath it. It still radiates energy though, just not as much as the surface. It is still above absolute zero.
Wake wrote:
This entirely leaves out the effects of water in micro-droplets in clouds or rain falling unto the ground.
Meh. Same thing happens
Wake wrote:
CO2 is not even in the same game.
Yes. it is. It's all the same kind of thing. All of these substances happen to absorb infrared energy, helping to cool the surface of the Earth. All of these substances are above absolute zero. The radiate their own energy according to their temperature.
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| 11-08-2017 04:22 |
Into the Night★★★★★
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Surface Detail wrote:
Wake wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Into the Night wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Into the Night wrote:
That warm CO2 dissipates it's thermal energy into the surrounding air.
And where does the heat go then? It must go somewhere, otherwise the surrounding air would just keep getting hotter!
Space. The air has a radiance just like the surface does.
You DO know about radiance, don't you? It's proportional to temperature, you know.
So you reckon the heat from the atmosphere goes up but not down? How does it know not to go down?
I notice I made an entry error so I'll correct that first: H20 in just its vapor stage is 10,000 more common than CO2. And it absorbs infrared heat from almost the entire bandwidth with only a few openings in its bandwidth.
And in general yes - heat only goes up. It mixes in the atmosphere via conduction and rises due to convection. If the rising air mass is warmer than the air above it convection drives the heavier air mass downwards. If not it uses conduction to pass the heat around until it is warmer than the mass above it.
But then all you have to do is turn on the TV weather reports and they could explain this to you.
Heat in the troposphere can radiate but not much and not far before being absorbed by air-born water vapor causing conduction and convection.
This entirely leaves out the effects of water in micro-droplets in clouds or rain falling unto the ground.
CO2 is not even in the same game.
We're talking about radiated heat, you idiot. Heat that is radiated by the atmosphere is transmitted equally in all directions. Some of it reaches the ground. We refer to this as back radiation.
You cannot heat a warmer substance with a colder one. It doesn't matter if you use conduction or radiance to do it. You are STILL trying to make hot coffee with ice. You are STILL trying to violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics and the Stefan-Boltzmann law.
Most of Earth's radiance comes directly from the surface itself.
The Parrot Killer
Debunked in my sig. - tmiddles
Google keeps track of paranoid talk and i'm not on their list. I've been evaluated and certified. - keepit
nuclear powered ships do not require nuclear fuel. - Swan
While it is true that fossils do not burn it is also true that fossil fuels burn very well - Swan |
| 11-08-2017 04:23 |
Into the Night★★★★★
(21582) |
Wake wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Wake wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Into the Night wrote:
Surface Detail wrote:
Into the Night wrote:
That warm CO2 dissipates it's thermal energy into the surrounding air.
And where does the heat go then? It must go somewhere, otherwise the surrounding air would just keep getting hotter!
Space. The air has a radiance just like the surface does.
You DO know about radiance, don't you? It's proportional to temperature, you know.
So you reckon the heat from the atmosphere goes up but not down? How does it know not to go down?
I notice I made an entry error so I'll correct that first: H20 in just its vapor stage is 10,000 more common than CO2. And it absorbs infrared heat from almost the entire bandwidth with only a few openings in its bandwidth.
And in general yes - heat only goes up. It mixes in the atmosphere via conduction and rises due to convection. If the rising air mass is warmer than the air above it convection drives the heavier air mass downwards. If not it uses conduction to pass the heat around until it is warmer than the mass above it.
But then all you have to do is turn on the TV weather reports and they could explain this to you.
Heat in the troposphere can radiate but not much and not far before being absorbed by air-born water vapor causing conduction and convection.
This entirely leaves out the effects of water in micro-droplets in clouds or rain falling unto the ground.
CO2 is not even in the same game.
We're talking about radiated heat, you idiot. Heat that is radiated by the atmosphere is transmitted equally in all directions. Some of it reaches the ground. We refer to this as back radiation.
Why don't you tell us how this heat is radiated? You really don't have a clue what you're talking about and somehow have the idea that radiation occurs to any sensible amount in the troposphere.
It does. The troposphere has mass. That mass is above absolute zero. It has a radiance, same as any mass.
The Parrot Killer
Debunked in my sig. - tmiddles
Google keeps track of paranoid talk and i'm not on their list. I've been evaluated and certified. - keepit
nuclear powered ships do not require nuclear fuel. - Swan
While it is true that fossils do not burn it is also true that fossil fuels burn very well - Swan |
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