Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Week 1 - Key Principles of climate change

Water vapour, carbon dioxide, oxygen and methane all contribute to the greenhouse effect 
Actual greenhouses keep warm by reducing heat loss from convection
The Earth reflects 30% of solar radiation through it's surfaces of high albedo such as snow/ice
A positive feedback is when a component of the climate acts to amplify the effect of the process i.e temperature increases causing evaporation to increase causing water vapour to increase.