Recent content by faugaun

The question specifically refers to the production of ozone (which is an exothermic reaction) the uv radiation only causes heat when a molecule can absorb the radiation (ozone can absorb UVB so this does occur) generally this energy ends up breaking the bonds forming O2 + O (also an exothermic...

Ok some more thoughts of my own on this. After posting I kept trying to figure out: If the heat energy moves like I predict, then why does the lower stratosphere not heat up to the same temperature as the reaction over time (thinking on the time-scale of how long the stratosphere has been...

Ok some more thoughts of my own on this. After posting I kept trying to figure out: If the heat energy moves like I predict, then why does the lower stratosphere not heat up to the same temperature as the reaction over time (thinking on the time-scale of how long the stratosphere has been...

So, I'm a student working on a M.S. Environmental Science. I just took a test, the course is Mechanisms in the Environment, and got a question marked wrong that I believe is a correct answer. The question was, paraphrased, Can ozone formation in the mid to upper stratosphere heat up the...