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The BRN Shear, which is the denominator of the bulk Richardson number, a parameter used in severe weather forecasting (described here), is (from Stull’s Practical Meteorology): $$\mathrm{BRN\;Shear} = …
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Background: For my studies I’m wanting and attempting to make a landfill greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) model that predicts the amount of greenhouse gas equivalent emissions ($GHG_{eq}$ [tonnes/year]) …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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I’m curious if there are any saltwater rivers on Earth. These would presumably arise if a saltwater lake had a river outlet to the ocean. However, all the saltwater lakes I looked at (Caspian Sea, …
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The climatic system can be divided into five main components: the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, the cryosphere and the biosphere. All these physical systems operate at different time …
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So, there are three main methods of transferring heat: radiation, convection/mass transfer, and conduction. Presumably radiation is not a major method of heat transport between the core and the crust, …
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It is often explained that warm air holds more water because warmer water is less likely to condense. This and other explanations just seem to be circular arguments. If the warmer air picks up enough …
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Even at similar latitudes they appear to be quite different from one another.
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Some crystals, like quartz and diamonds, form in a variety of different colors. For example, quartz can be clear, ‘foggy’, pink, yellow, and even blue. What happens during the crystal’s formation to …
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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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