Top new questions this week:
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Beaufort scale relates wind speed and wave height of the ocean surface. Does the wave height in the scale refer to significant wave height or mean wave height?
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According to Wikipedia, Indonesian Throughflow passes Lombok Strait from north to south bringing water mass from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean. But when I the checked currents map on windy….
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I am trying to understand how melt water from snow in urban setting gets routed. I understand that for routing rain water, one can create grid and then determine the flow direction for each cell by …
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I read that the altitude of mountains is measured from the sea level. So, if the sea level rises significantly due to global warming, will the mountains and hills lose some of their altitudes and …
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For example, after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 according to this paper, The introduction of large amounts of sulphuric acid aerosol into the stratosphere increases the planetary albedo (…
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So after a recent freeze in Texas the following overhang collapsed. Presumably water in existent cracks froze and made the cracks even bigger as the water expanded. Combined that with an increase in …
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The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a band of low pressure that runs around the planet Earth; The Polar front is the Arctic band of low pressure that run around 60° N and south. Both those …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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How does elevation affect the amount of rainfall received? Does elevation affect precipitation?
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What are the differences between N-MORB, E-MORB and OIB with regards to: Tectonic setting Geochemical features There are several types of basalts, but I can’t find a clearly explained article.
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I am currently learning at school about the climatic conditions (mainly winds, difference in pressure, Coriolis effect, etc.) that cause and affect the monsoons received by India. One of the factors …
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In the question Does gravity increase the closer to the core you get?, it was determined that gravity reduces to zero at the center of the Earth. That is logical. However if pressure is proportional …
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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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How do I convert specific humidity to relative humidity? What variables are needed (e.g. air temperature, pressure, etc.)?
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They say you can’t pack objects like pentagons or octagons such that they fill up space entirely and that that’s one reason there is no 5-fold or 8-fold rotational axis. Are you telling me you can …
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