Climate- Greenhouse Effect
Climate-Greenhouse Effect
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Greenhouse Glass, the material that greenhouse is made of, 1) transmit short -wavelength visible light, 2) absorbs and redirects the longer wavelengths of energy. These two aspects make the greenhouse warmer than outside air temperature
Greenhouse effect of the atmosphere Light from the sun includes the entire visible region and smaller portions of the adjacent UV and infrared regions Sunlight penetrates the atmosphere and warms the earth's surface Longer wavelength infrared radiation is radiated from the earth's surface The gases in the atmosphere that act a considerable amount of the like glass in a outgoing IR radiation is absorbed by greenhouse are called gases in the atmosphere and greenhouse gases. reradiated back to earth
Greenhouse effect of the atmosphere • Light from the sun includes the entire visible region and smaller portions of the adjacent UV and infrared regions. • Sunlight penetrates the atmosphere and warms the earth’s surface. • Longer wavelength infrared radiation is radiated from the earth’s surface. • A considerable amount of the outgoing IR radiation is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere and reradiated back to earth. The gases in the atmosphere that act like glass in a greenhouse are called greenhouse gases
Natural greenhouse effect ATMOSPHERE Infrared Radiation Solar Radiation The natural greenhouse effect causes the mean temperature of the earth's surface to be about 3 3oc warmer than it would be if natural greenhouse gases were not present
Natural Greenhouse effect The natural greenhouse effect causes the mean temperature of the Earth's surface to be about 33oC warmer than it would be if natural greenhouse gases were not present
Enhanced greenhouse effect Outgoing infrared adagio rred actaeon Normal Incomin C Re-radiated radiation heat creased Earth's surfac Normal concentration Increased concentration When concentrations of greenhouse gases increase, more infrared radiation is returned toward the earth and the surface temperature rises
Enhanced greenhouse effect When concentrations of greenhouse gases increase, more infrared radiation is returned toward the earth and the surface temperature rises
What makes a gas greenhouse gas? able to absorb infrared light Must have molecular vibration(s) This excludes monoatomic gases as greenhouse gases (That is why argon, the third most abundant atmospheric constituents is transparent to infrared irradiation) The molecular vibrations must be non symmetric, i.e. infrared active Homonuclear diatomic molecules only have symmetric vibrations. That's why n2, 02 are not greenhouse gases
What makes a gas greenhouse gas? Able to absorb infrared light • Must have molecular vibration(s) – This excludes monoatomic gases as greenhouse gases. (That is why argon, the third most abundant atmospheric constituents is transparent to infrared irradiation) • The molecular vibrations must be nonsymmetric, i.e. infrared active – Homonuclear diatomic molecules only have symmetric vibrations. That’s why N2, O2 are not greenhouse gases
What are the major greenhouse gases? H20 CO2 CH4 N2O ·O3 CFCS SF6
What are the major greenhouse gases? • H2O • CO2 • CH4 • N2O • O3 • CFCs • SF6
Absorption of terrestrial radiation by H20 and CO2 Infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface atmosphe Absorbed in window (unabsorbed atmosphere by H,O or cO, H,O absorption spectrum CO, absorption spectrum 4.000 8.000 12,000 16,000 20,00 Wavelength(nm Atmospheric window: 8000-12000nm
Absorption of terrestrial radiation by H2O and CO2 Atmospheric window: 8000-12000nm
What determines the contribution of a greenhouse gas to global warming? Concentrations H20 and Co2 are the two biggest contributors to the atmospheric warming because of their higher concentrations Lifetime The longer-live a gas is, the higher the contribution e g N20 contribution> CH4 Effectiveness as an infrared absorber For example, cFc-11 and CFC-12
What determines the contribution of a greenhouse gas to global warming? • Concentrations – H2O and CO2 are the two biggest contributors to the atmospheric warming because of their higher concentrations. • Lifetime – The longer-live a gas is, the higher the contribution. e.g. N2O contribution > CH4 • Effectiveness as an infrared absorber – For example, CFC-11 and CFC-12
Radiation emitted from Earth's surface CFC-11 and CFC-12 Region unabsorbed are effective by natural atmospheric gases infrared absorber CF CL absorption The absorption spectra of CFC-11 and CFC-12 coincides with the atmospheric window CFCL, absorption 8,000 10,00012,000 Wavelength(nm)
CFC-11 and CFC-12 are effective infrared absorber The absorption spectra of CFC-11 and CFC-12 coincides with the atmospheric window