Atmosphere Cooling Radiation Technology 
Physics World
JANUARY 30, 2022
Specifically, we found that photovoltaics can significantly warm the urban environment during the day, but typically cool the urban environment at night. Other studies, particularly modelling studies, had previously suggested a daytime cooling effect of photovoltaics. What research did you include in your study?
Greenbuilding Law
JUNE 5, 2022
Albedo The amount of solar radiation reflected from an object or surface, often expressed as a percentage. Atmosphere The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth. The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1% The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1%
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Physics World
OCTOBER 6, 2021
As air sunk through the atmosphere, it got squeezed and heated. Extreme heat is not just an abstract notion: if we can’t cool our bodies enough, we’re in danger of neurological failure, organ failure and even death, with the risks highest for children and the elderly. Courtesy: Canadian Press/Shutterstock). Where are they most likely?
HumanNature
MARCH 31, 2021
When fuels are burned to create energy in a process called combustion, black carbon along with carbon monoxide and other compounds are created because there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere for the reaction to go to completion. Whenever there are combustion processes, of which there are many in our industrial society (e.g.,
Breezometer
MAY 23, 2022
Can climate resilience technology help businesses protect people and property from such devastating wildfire events? This environmental spectacle occurs when a large region of extremely hot air, created by a wildfire interacts with cooler air higher up in the atmosphere. Is climate change making ‘firenadoes’ more likely?
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
OK, on to methane in the environment: The headline here – whether you’re talking about atmospheric concentrations, climate impacts, or emissions – is that there is a lot less methane than CO 2 , but it’s a more potent climate heater and it’s increasing faster. Atmospheric concentrations. Climate impact. W/m 2 from elevated CO 2.
Environmental Science
JULY 22, 2018
Satellites, for example, are used in meteorology to track weather systems and to monitor atmospheric fronts to predict what the weather will do next. Known as ENSO, they are opposite effects of the same process and are defined as an oscillation (a variation in magnitude) between the temperature of the atmosphere and the ocean.
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