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Global Warming

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1. In troposphere = greenhouse warming gas - However - most of it is in the stratosphere.






2. At the bottom of the ice sheets the temperature doesn't necessarily have to be above 0... it could _____ more easily because of the water






3. Amount of light absorbed by atmosphere






4. Occurs when there is not enough water available for a particular crop to grow at a particular time.Typically seen after!meteorological drought (when rainfall decreases) but before a hydrological drought






5. The order of 1 m/year. Melting is ten times more.






6. By contrast reflects only about 7% of solar radiation (Albedo~7%) - absorbing 93%.






7. They saw a massive thinning of the ice where it enters into the ocean - This is due to the pronounced melting of the ice once it is in contact with the ocean. Melt rates of 25 m/year near the grounding lines and more than 10 m/year on average.






8. The last portion of a glacier grounded to bedrock - after this line there are ice shelves.






9. The last portion of a glacier grounded to bedrock - after this line there are ice shelves.






10. Rain is getting harder and the rain is lasting longer since the past couple of decades and will continue for that amount.






11. Hydrological drought is associated with the effect of low rainfall on water levels in rivers -!reservoirs -!lakes and aquifers.






12. Permafrost- A frozen soil






13. O The amount of energy moving in the form of photons or other elementary particles at a certain distance from the source per unit of area per second. Area/second






14. Fresh snow and snow-covered sea ice may have an albedo higher than 80% - even when melting in the summer. Sea ice has a higher albedo and can absorb as little as 10% of the solar energy. On average - sea ice albedo is around 85%






15. Where do greenhouse gases warm up the Earth?






16. When meltwater seeps through a flowing glacier - it can lubricate the base and hasten the glacier's seaward flow.






17. Mass balance due to processes that affect the surface of the ice sheet. Precipitation-evapotranspiration-runoff-blowing snow etc...






18. Volcanic eruptions - Sunspots - Wobbly Earth






19. Some parts of the planet are dry because of their location: most of the deserts are around 30 N and 30 S - where sinking air predominates






20. O Unfrozen soil that stays within the permafrost.






21. When inversion breaks up _______________. - Consequently - anything that breaks inversions or makes them form less often could produce major ground level warming.






22. South polar vortex - Temperatures drop below 80O Celsius in the lower stratosphere - At these temperatures the chemicals in the stratosphere freeze and form Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCS) - These increase the concentration of CFCs in turn destroyi






23. 23 -45 degrees. The Larger the tilt the larger the variability of the seasons.

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24. Troposphere - Stratosphere (Ozone Layer) - Mesosphere - Ionosphere






25. Poor resolution (200-400 km) does not allow us to distinguish glaciers and basins.






26. A naturally or artificially caused decrease in the thickness and/or areal extent of permafrost - It is caused by the deepening fo the active layer and the thawing of the adjacent permafrost.






27. 2ppm of the atmosphere - less than 20% of greenhouse gases - 1/3 greenhouse gases effect of CO2






28. Massive cooldown has allowed colder conditions to persist leading to cfcs stabilizing leading to ozone depletion. Later - more warming will lead to more moisture in the air which will lead to more snowfall!






29. 1. Altimetry survey 2. Time-variable gravity 3. Ice motion + Regional Climate Modeling






30. 1. We live in troposphere. Greenhouse gases here warm up the Earth 2. Above stratosphere. The ozone in this layer protects us.






31. Precipitation intensity will rise ___ for every 1 OC of warming.






32. 240 w/m squared






33. Same as heating an apartment v home - Thinner atmosphere than tropics; warms faster.






34. Industrial product - 300 ppb (parts per billion)






35. 1. Land usage changes 2. Seasonal timing 3. Rising CO2 levels may be a factor






36. The heat input is either driven by the 1- thermohaline circulation associated with sea ice formation. The direct influx of intermediate warmth water.






37. Tundra absorbs more energy than ice and snow but less than scrubs and forest - and with those plants migrating towards the north - they will further contribute ot absorb more energy.






38. Summer increase in cloud cover - Winter decrease in cloud cover.

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39. Laser radar - H V - Long time series - high accuracy - Density






40. Sea ice - Continental ice sheets - Permafrost (frozen soil) - Mountain glaciers - Snow cover






41. Rainy on yearly average. In these regions - rising air predominates.






42. Arctic warms faster than other parts of the globe in response to a given increase in greenhouse gasses - More direct route to warming - In the Arctic a greater fraction of any increase in radiation absorbed by the surface goes directly into warming t






43. Refers to the irregular warming in the Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) from the coasts of Peru and Ecuador to the equatorial central Pacific - the Southern Oscillation






44. Antarctica - stratosphere - Sep-Oct






45. In ________- inversion layer is more common in the Arctic






46. Radiation absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases?






47. On a clear cold day - the thin layer of air hugging the ground is called inversion. This layer is much cooler than the air a few hundred meters above it.






48. Reduction of Summer Sea- will increase the warming because less energy will be reflected back to the atmosphere by the ice and more will be absorbed by the ocean - Snow and snow covered ice absorb 15% of incident solar energy - Ice absorbs 10% of inc






49. Pollution: heat and sunlight cook the air and the chemical compounds which are in it. This combines with the nitrogen oxide and creates 'smog'. This makes breathing difficult for those with respiratory ailments.






50. Sea ice and continental ice. This is caused by Atmospheric warming triggers.







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