Recent content by Richard111

That is a surprise! :smile:

Google abiotic oil. Lot of strange information out there but the Russians claim worthwhile recovery.

I am lead to believe CO2 is a heavy gas and does not float freely in the atmosphere and is moved by wind and consequent turbulance. I would have expected a lower reading of CO2 at Svalbard. But it just occurred to me that the climate at Svalbard being colder, would have less precipitation to...

Okay then. Here are the results of my calculations. I use the timescale of 10 years as this was the forecast from the WWF. Using the value of 334 kilojoules per kilogram at 273.16 K to melt 96,983.8 cubic miles of ice I arrive at a figure of 382,216,079,803,280.4 joules per second to melt...

Interesting thread, thank you. Sadly I lack the ability to extract the information I think I need and suspect it may be in the energy graphs above. So, if I may, I would like to ask a very hypothetical question: Assuming current global energy levels are in balance, would it be possible to...

When water vapour reaches dew point and starts to condense on whatever CCN's are available, there is a drop in air pressure. I believe this can result in fierce updraughts within large cumulus clouds. You can see this effect here in Pembrokeshire. The "Finger of God" extending upwards from the...

silas - thank you for your comments and advice way back in post #155. First I must admit I am not the originator of that thought experiment. I read it on a blog first, but sadly did not record the url. Later I attempted to work out the mass of the atmosphere on 1sq/m at standard pressure and...

Gosh, lots to absorb. Having once held a PPL I have experienced some lively dynamics in the atmosphere, especially in the tropics. To push the topic slightly and help my level of understanding; what happens if we move both columns over the sea? Upwelling radiation will be identical, returning...

Thanks for that. The Gas Laws rule. Having no formal education in this subject I must rely on intuition and common sense (I hope) and reading blogs. The title of this thread, "Can You Model CO2 as a Greenhouse Gas", caught my attention because of a thought experiment I have been musing on...

A lot of heavy reading for me here so I gave up after page five. Apologies if my question has been asked and answered. The current rate of increase of CO2 is well documented. The rate and extent for the change of water vapour can be huge even on a daily basis. Assuming a relative humidity...

Thank you mgb_phys, Ivan and mheslep for your response. I had to skip the U-tube tutorial as my "broadband" is too slow. I googled "inverters" and found I do not know enough to define my requirements. This year my electricity charges have gone up 40% and the prediction is a further 25% rise...

Interesting discussion on solar panels. I would like to know what is required to convert the energy from the panel to 230v at 50hz to enable household appliances to be operated. Can you store the energy? How is it synchronised with the town mains when you are providing them power? I guess this...

Thanks for that link. It cleared my confusion on the readings. I had a test a few years ago and the result was 5.7, on the high side of normal. My doctor put me on statins. After five days I was so sick and miserable I never touched another. Was about a week before I felt normal again. I am over...

Ooops, yes. Solar tides. But would that have been sufficient to maintain spin stabilisation? Would the limited range of solar tides have encouraged life to adapt to less exposed land surfaces? The geological time required for life, from first appearance in water, to adapt to dry(ish) land was...