Layers of the Atmosphere

Whenever someone thinks of CO2, they think of global warming. They are reminded of Al Gore and his stance on global warming and they automatically think it is true. He has a lot of evidence to back up his theory about how global warming exists and that it is the reason animals are going extinct and also why the climate is changing. Well these facts are wrong and there is evidence to prove it. Global warming is not real and the Earth might even be in a cooling period. There so many reasons to blame people for the epidemic of this false global warming. CO2, a naturally produced gas absorbed by oceans and trees could not be the reason, so what could? Well, nothing can, none of man’s efforts to control the climate will

Also the amount of air molecules is greater at lower altitudes than at a high altitude. If an air molecule hits another air molecule even more air pressure happens. Air pressure can be felt while riding an express elevator to the top floor of a really tall building. Also it can be felt by diving all the way to the bottom of a swimming pool. The air pressure can also be formed when there is a lot of wind which causes the air molecules in the air to move around even faster and crash into each other even more.

Although air is very light, the atmosphere above the earth is approximately 150km high. This amount of air has extensive weight and exerts significant pressure on the earth surface. Atmospheric pressure at sea level can be referred to as, 1 ATA or one bar.

The atmosphere in a place and time in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

What are the different layers of the atmosphere? What are some characteristics of each? I mentioned in class that you should focus on knowing about two of these atmospheric layers in particular.

Do you ever wonder how it would feel to live in another atmosphere or a different place that is different from your atmosphere rules?Well this will give you a little hint of what kind of difference it will be to live in a different atmosphere.

Higher altitudes are cooler than lower altitudes, which is explained by the lapse rate. On local scales, temperature differences can occur because different surfaces (such as oceans, forests, ice sheets, or man-made objects) have differing physical characteristics such as reflectivity, roughness, or moisture content.

The atmosphere is defined as the envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet (Dictionary, 2017). The atmosphere is necessary for human life and without it, human life would not be sustained. It acts as a protective shield that keeps the Earth warm. Not only does it act as a protective shield however, it also protects all living things on Earth from the sun’s extremely damaging ultraviolet radiation. In addition to this, the atmosphere provides oxygen for both human and animals to breathe, and it provides carbon dioxide for plants. Without the atmosphere, life would not be sustained among all living things (Earth Rice, 2017).

Weather is created by the movement of air masses of different temperature and moisture content moving around the Earth’s atmosphere and interacting with each other.

Greenhouse gases in our atmosphere act almost like a blanket between the earth and frigid space. At lower levels, greenhouse gases trap some heat in our atmosphere

Low pressure atmospheric systems are also known as depressions or cyclones and they form in mid- and high-latitudes. They are formed by the mixing of cold and warm air, the warm air is lighter, so it rises above the denser, cold air and forms a centre of low pressure. High pressure atmospheric systems are also known as anticyclones and have very different characteristics to depressions. Anticyclones are large masses of subsiding air, which produces high pressure at the surface. There are a variety of difference between anticyclones and depressions, including the weather conditions, the length of time they last and the impact they

These air masses also have massive differences depending on their region in North America. For reference, the northernmost part of North America is known as the arctic region because it has year-round low temperature and pressure, and has fairly low precipitation other than snow, and this is referred to as an Arctic air mass. When you decrease in latitude towards the equator the next type of air mass you would encounter is not quite as cold as an Arctic air mass but it does have higher precipitation, and it is known as a Polar air mass. These air masses typically form over Canada and the Northern United States. The warmest of the main three air masses is the Tropical air mass which form in the southernmost parts of North America and typically over the ocean, these types of air masses that form over water are known as maritime air masses are typically the most wet and contain much more precipitation than air masses that form over the land. Air masses that form over a body of land are known as continental air masses and are usually dry with little moisture but, can be transformed into a maritime air mass if it happens to travel over an ocean or large body of water long enough because it will collect moisture from said water source. Maritime air masses are also affected by the temperature of the water that they formed over, because of the rate of evaporation that occurs at 14 degrees centigrade is much different than the amount of evaporation that takes place at 25 degrees centigrade. Therefore during the warmer months like June, July, and August, moist maritime air masses form more frequently because the water is obviously warmer. For comparison the average sea surface temperature during the winter months of December, January, and February is about 10 degrees centigrade whereas the average sea surface temperature during the summer month that were previously

"Its actually for my Astronomy assessment tomorrow, the whole class needs to know the layers of the atmosphere.. Elephants mean Exosphere, In means Ionosphere, Mexico means Mesosphere – "

The angle of the Sun above the horizon, the solar altitude, and influences the intensity of the solar radiation obtained by the Earth’s surface. The local solar altitude has its maximum value of 90 degrees and solar rays are the most concentrated when the Sun is directly overhead. When the Sun is positioned lower in the sky, solar radiation spreads over a larger area of the Earth’s horizontal causing the rays to be less intense. Solar radiation reaches the planet as parallel beams of uniform intensity. The spherical Earth presents a curved surface to incoming solar radiation

Alteration of this natural barrier of atmospheric gases can raise or lower the mean global temperature of the Earth”(Greenhouse Gas).