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I plan to study a good introductory book on atmospheric dynamics: which one is more recommended? My background is a university degree in physics, but I’m new to meteorology. An Introduction to …
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*I want to understand what would it mean by easting of ground control points (GCP), and what would it mean to have rmse of x m with a minimum of a m. The average root mean square errors (RMSE) in the …
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I wonder whether there’s a way of learning how much of the Earth’s surface is above or below a certain altitude (land on air only, i.e. excluding seas and oceans and land underwater). E.g. the lowest/…
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What is the current ratio of the amount of water in the Earth’s atmosphere compared to its moisture storage capacity? I see values like “a half” or “70% on various web pages, but can’t …
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In the mountains, the tree line marks the elevation above which there are no more trees growing. Do those little mountain pines such as the ones in this image (it failed to upload for some reason) …
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When a saturated rock sample is rapidly extracted from a place with high water pressure, as happens in oil drilling or deep mining, the water is trapped inside the rock at high pressure, trying to …
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Currently I hear a series of tutorial videos on atmospheric dynamics as a first starting preparation for reading more detailed material, such as Holton. In particular I refer to this part: www….
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What conversion functions exist to transfer precipitation forecast in mm to expected snowfall in cm? Simple rules of thumbs as well as more advanced methods would be of interest.
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Took some sulfur stones while hiking on a volcano. Keeping them at home as a piece of decore. Is it safe to store it on a shelf? Can it ignite or somehow do harm to me or to my pets?
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I’ve read many papers about Grand Solar Minimums and Glassberg Minimums, known to science for a very long time, and studied and monitored with many public funds. History shows solar activity is the …
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Please explain the main differences between Climatology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. Thank you
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According to NASA, causes of the Earth’s greenhouse effect include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs. Carbon dioxide gets the most press, and NASA’s page says: Carbon …
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In my region wind speed increases in Autumn. It reaches to 30 km/h with gust up to 40 km/h. I want to know at which speed the wind and gust can cause small damage of the normal window glass (We mostly …
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Due to a pleasant change in my circumstances, I have been to Lyme Regis several times recently, and it seems as though I’m going to be a regular visitor over the next few years. As a former biologist …
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I’m doing some research and I’m in need of some well-log data from a sonic tool. I’m specifically looking for a multi-receiver tool with 6 or more receivers if possible. I’ve been able to find a lot …
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I just learned that the eoarchean era comes right before the paleoarchean era, whereas the paleocene epoch comes right before the eocene epoch. This is quite confusing. Is there any sense behind this (…
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Do you know a way to find daily snow water equivalent data, for just snow and not any rain that may have fallen same day? Backstory: Hi, I’m pretty new to all this. I work for a small city that wants …
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