PPT-Earth’s Atmosphere & Climate

Change Fig 2 p 312 Chapter Objectives Weather climate amp climate basics Climate change through geologic time Ice ages Present day climate change Table 91 I Weather amp Climate. APES. Ms. . Tooker. 2015. Composition. Earth’s atmosphere is composed of seven primary compounds:. Nitrogen. . (N. 2. ) 78%. Oxygen (O. 2. ) 21%. Water vapor (H. 2. O) 0-4%. Carbon dioxide (CO. The Climate is Warming, and Humans are Responsible. The Costs are Astronomical, the Cure Affordable. Individuals can help, Governments and Communities are Essential. Structural Impediments are Enormous. How climate affects human activities. Positive Influences of Climate . . Good tourist industry in subtropics like Florida; . . . Sports . are affected: golf——summer, hockey——winter; . GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. Dr. Tyler Evans. Email: . tyler.evans@csueastbay.edu. Phone: 510-885-3475. Office Hours: M,W 10:30-12:00 or by appointment. Website: http. ://evanslabcsueb.weebly.com. /. PREVIOUS LECTURE. 7. th. Grade . Choose Your Category!. Layers of. the Atmosphere. Heating the Earth. Climate Change. Characteristics. of the Atmosphere. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. Weather vs. Climate. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere and surface at any given time.. C. limate is the average condition observed for longer time periods or long term expression of weather, typically . SCIPP Documents. page in the . Resources. tab on the SCIPP’s website, . ww. w.southernclimate.org. , for slide sets on additional topics.. Workshop funding was provided by the NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program.. Ecology is the scientific study . of:. interactions . between organisms and the environment. . It is the study of the interactions . between: . different . groups of organisms. . It is the study of the interactions between:. Two . Adelie. penguins stand atop a block of melting ice on a rocky shoreline at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, in East Antarctica January 1, 2010. PAULINE ASKIN/REUTERS. Jenny Pollock . HOD . Esteban . Cubillos. . CPSP218L Fall 2008. Presentation Outline. Atmosphere review. The importance of the atmosphere. The mutual relation between the atmosphere and climate change. Carbon Cycle. Water Cycle. The atmosphere APES Ms. Tooker 2015 Composition Earth’s atmosphere is composed of seven primary compounds: Nitrogen (N 2 ) 78% Oxygen (O 2 ) 21% Water vapor (H 2 O) 0-4% Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ! . Yes. ,. yes. . you. ! . When. . you. . open. . the. . book. , do . you. . know. . you. . leave. a . trace. on . the. . book. ?. What. . kind. of a . trace. is . this. ?. . . . A. . The layer of gases surrounding Earth; composed mainly of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, and other gases (water vapor, dust, pollutants, etc.). Brainpop: . Earth’s atmosphere. Layers of the Atmosphere. c.. 70 km (. c.. 43 mi), characterized by a relatively constant composition of its component gases. Air above a region of surface high pressure is more dense than air above . a region of surface low pressure (at the same temperature). .