Principles of the Greenhouse Effect

30 Setembro 2019, 08:00 • Rui Rosa

Radiation balance, visible vs infrared radiation, composition of the atmosphere, Thermals and Evatranspiration, Cloud effects. Greenhouse gases: Atmospheric "window", Carbon dioxide and carbon cycle (and reservoirs), Keeling curve, Methane, Nitrous oxide, ozone and CFCs. Aerosols/sulphur dioxide/acid rain and polar albedo. Global (annual) mean radiative forcings of the different agents.