If Earths atmosphere were thicker?

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An atmosphere twice as thick at 2 bar would significantly alter Earth's climate and weather patterns. The increased air density would lead to changes in temperature variations, both daily and seasonally, likely resulting in more stable temperatures due to enhanced heat retention. Weather systems would be affected, potentially leading to more intense storms and altered precipitation patterns. Life on Earth would adapt to these conditions, possibly resulting in different physiological traits in organisms, such as increased lung capacity or modified metabolic processes to cope with the denser atmosphere. Overall, the implications of such an atmospheric change would be profound, influencing everything from climate stability to the evolution of life.
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What would Earth be like if the atmosphere was twice as thick at 2 bar? How would it affect the daily and seasonal variation in temperature and weather? How would it have affected life in general and if we grew up in this environment how would we be different?
 
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willstaruss22 said:
What would Earth be like if the atmosphere was twice as thick at 2 bar? How would it affect the daily and seasonal variation in temperature and weather? How would it have affected life in general and if we grew up in this environment how would we be different?
You are asking for nothing but speculation and wild guesses, that is not what this forum is for.
 
willstaruss22 said:
What would Earth be like if the atmosphere was twice as thick at 2 bar? How would it affect the daily and seasonal variation in temperature and weather? How would it have affected life in general and if we grew up in this environment how would we be different?
Double the pressure would imply roughly a doubling of the air density, so one can take the basic meterological equations/models and increase the air density. If one has a fluid, and one doubles the density, what does that do to the energy and momentum?

People do model such affects, e.g., particularly with respect to other planets.
 
Astronuc said:
Double the pressure would imply roughly a doubling of the air density, so one can take the basic meterological equations/models and increase the air density. If one has a fluid, and one doubles the density, what does that do to the energy and momentum?

People do model such affects, e.g., particularly with respect to other planets.
Unfortunately he is asking for speculation about earth. :smile: This was supposed to have been closed, my mouse is dying and doing weird things.
 
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