Climate Science

I just read a good article by Cole Frederick about climate gases. The discussion is well balanced as far as the gas distribution is concerned. Carbon Dioxide is still being blamed for “Human Caused Climate Change”. I encourage Frederick to do an important calculation that illustrates the balance of heat movement through the atmosphere. An undergrad science student can do this calculation and since he is a Ph.D. candidate, it will be easy for him.

My point is that Frederick has omitted the cause of climate change that carbon dioxide has been blamed for: heat transfer through the atmosphere. It certainly contributes since it is a part of the atmosphere but it does not dominate the movement of heat through the troposphere.

The Water Cycle is the dominant heat transfer mechanism through the atmosphere.

The Atmosphere is extremely difficult to understand or “model” as we say in the trade. The Heat Transfer Properties of the atmosphere are fascinating and often left to Meteorologists. It is very helpful to look at how heat moves through the atmosphere to understand Climate.

I loved the Crash Course in Chemistry blog included by Frederick. It is very well done. But again, it’s only a part of the complicated story of atmospheric heating.

Everyone can take a course in Meterology to discover how fascinating and mind boggling the atmosphere can be.

The dominant effect of water vapor and liquid water in heat transfer is overpowering. Water can move up to 40,000 times…