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no tidal bulge

Why the Tidal Bulge Doesn’t Exist – Tidal Theory Explained

December 31, 2024
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Introduction Overview That there is no tidal bulge is the key premise of this article. Upper-level oceanography undergraduates and above know this. Yet…
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earthgravity

Learn All About Earth’s Gravity

January 2, 2016
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Introduction Earth's gravitational field at the surface is approximately 9.8 Newtons/kilogram or 9.8 meters/second/second. But how does that change due…
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Frequently Made Errors in Climate Science – The Greenhouse Effect

December 23, 2015
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1.What is meant by "The Greenhouse Effect"? Many gases, such as H2O, CO2, CH4, are transparent to visible light but absorb and emit parts of the infrared…
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gravity

Understanding the General Relativity View of Gravity on Earth

July 20, 2015
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Often students have difficulty reconciling the General Relativity (GR) view of gravity versus their own experience with gravity on the surface of Earth.…
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earth year

How to Scientifically Measure How Many Days Are in a Year

May 22, 2015
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How many days are there in a year? Ask pretty much anyone and they will tell you 365, except for leaps years which have 366. In addition,…
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