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Does radiational cooling of the surface overnight tend to make the lower atmosphere unstable?
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∙ 13y ago
It makes it stable because it cools the surface more than the air aloft. Since cold air likes to sink, and you have the coldest air already on the bottom, the air is happy where it is. That's the definition of a stable atmosphere.
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∙ 13y ago
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What cell or structure is the blood supply here provides radiational cooling for the body?
The skin works to keep the body cool and the temperature regulated. It does this via four different mechanisms, including evaporation, convection, conduction, and radiation.
What is the major cause of heating and cooling of are atmosphere?
The tilt of Earth
What is poleward heat transport?
Poleward heat transport is described as the meridional flow of latent heat and sensible heat from tropical to middle and high latitudes in response to latitudinal imbalances in radiational heating and cooling. It is caused by air mass exchanges, storms, and ocean circulation.
Would increases in carbon dioxide in your atmosphere cause a cooling trend?
No, increases in carbon dioxide in your atmosphere would cause a warming trend.
What do patterns of heating and cooling in the atmosphere result in?
Ocean currents. This could also apply to wind currents.
What are the Radiational cooling conditions required for nighttime?
clouds
Why cloudy days and nights are warmer than the cloudless one?
because night clouds prevent heat from escaping through the atmosphere and into space.And this process called radiational cooling
Explain how radiational cooling at night produces a radiation temperature inversion?
skanky skunk
What influences radiational cooling?
Properties of the material such as thermal conductivity, specific heat, and emissivity, and the temperature of the surroundings.
When in the open atmosphere where it is cloudy air is generally sinking and cooling?
rising and cooling
What is adiabotic cooling?
Adiabatic cooling deals with the cooling of parcels of air as they rise, or are forced up, through the atmosphere.
How is copper made into pans?
they melt it and mold it and put it in a cooling case overnight.
When does it get hot on Venus?
The surface of the planet Venus is always hot, even on the night side. The thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide only absorbs about 40% of solar radiation but transports this heat around the planet. The radiational cooling at the top of the clouds does not greatly affect the temperatures nearer the ground.The estimated temperature of the planet is a fairly consistent 460 °C (860 °F).
Why are the Long Island Pine Barrens Climate always colder than everyother location on Long Island?
Sandy soil increases radiational cooling at night. This is especially true on clear nights with low winds
What cell or structure is the blood supply here provides radiational cooling for the body?
The skin works to keep the body cool and the temperature regulated. It does this via four different mechanisms, including evaporation, convection, conduction, and radiation.
What do cooling towers do?
Cooling towers are devices for dissipating waste heat to the atmosphere. Please see the link.
What happens to the primary cooling water in a pressurized water-reactor?
It evaporates into the atmosphere using a cooling tower.
