Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 2 - 副本

    Uploaded by

    Claire Ding
    13 views13 pages
    1. Changes in the global energy balance can result from variations in solar radiation, terrestrial albedo changes and feedback loops, methane gas release, and human-induced changes like greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Key feedback loops that can impact the climate system include the water vapor-greenhouse feedback and snow-albedo feedback, both of which are positive, as well as the chemical weathering-CO2 feedback, which is negative. 3. Additional factors influencing the global energy balance are global dimming from volcanic eruptions and pollution, human-induced aerosols from fossil fuel combustion, land use changes affecting albedo and carbon storage, and small variations in the sun's energy output over 11-

    Original Description:

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    1. Changes in the global energy balance can result from variations in solar radiation, terrestrial albedo changes and feedback loops, methane gas release, and human-induced changes like greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Key feedback loops that can impact the climate system include the water vapor-greenhouse feedback and snow-albedo feedback, both of which are positive, as well as the chemical weathering-CO2 feedback, which is negative. 3. Additional factors influencing the global energy balance are global dimming from volcanic eruptions and pollution, human-induced aerosols from fossil fuel combustion, land use changes affecting albedo and carbon storage, and small variations in the sun's energy output over 11-

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    13 views13 pages

    2 - 副本

    Uploaded by

    Claire Ding
    1. Changes in the global energy balance can result from variations in solar radiation, terrestrial albedo changes and feedback loops, methane gas release, and human-induced changes like greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Key feedback loops that can impact the climate system include the water vapor-greenhouse feedback and snow-albedo feedback, both of which are positive, as well as the chemical weathering-CO2 feedback, which is negative. 3. Additional factors influencing the global energy balance are global dimming from volcanic eruptions and pollution, human-induced aerosols from fossil fuel combustion, land use changes affecting albedo and carbon storage, and small variations in the sun's energy output over 11-

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 13

    Changes in the global energy balance

    Syllabus links
    • The atmospheric system, including the natural greenhouse effect and energy bal
    ance(incoming shortwave radiation and outgoing longwave radiation)

    • Changes in the global energy balance, and the role of feedback loops, resultin
    g from : 1. solar radiation variations, including global dimming due to volcan
    ic eruptions 2. terrestrial albedo changes and feedback loops 3. methane gas r
    elease and feedback loops

    • The enhanced greenhouse effect and international variations in greenhouse gas


    sources and emissions, in relation to economic development, globalization and
    trade.
    Climate change: Feedback loops/mechanisms 反
    馈机制

    • A feedback is a process whereby an initial change in a process wil


    l tend to either reinforce the process (positive feedback) or weak
    en the process (negative feedback).
    Water vapor-greenhouse feedback(positiv
    e)
    Snow-albedo feedback(positive)
    Chemical weathering-CO2 feedback(negativ
    e)
    • Chemical weathering- silicate 硅酸盐
    minerals in rocks decompose in the pr
    esence of water. Draw a flow diagram
    that shows the interactions of the fo
    llowing elements

    1. CO2 is removed from the atmosphere

    2. Greater evaporation and precipitati


    on

    3. Less CO2 drops the air temperature.

    4. Chemical weathering is weakened


    Methane gas release

    Estimated sources of methane in millions of tonnes per year. The first column of data shows the best estimate from each
    source; the second column illustrates the uncertainty in the estimates by giving a range of values
    • Permafrost is permanentl
    y frozen ground. It occu
    rs where soil temperatur
    es remain below 0℃ at l
    east two consecutive yea
    rs.
    Changes in the global energy balance-atmospheric p
    articles

    • Global dimming 全球黯化


    a phenomenon of cooling
    global temperature mainly
    due to volcanic eruptions and
    anthropogenic sources of
    pollution.

    • the Philippine volcano Mount Pinatubo erupted during June 1991


    Changes in the global energy balance-human-induced aeroso
    ls 气溶胶

    • Combustion of sulfur-containing fossil fuels


    Changes in the global energy balance-land use chan
    ges

    • Evaporative cooling is reduced d


    ue to clearing large areas of tr
    opical rain forest(deforestatio
    n).

    • Large amount of CO2 is released


    by deforestation as well as meth
    ane releasing from paddies.

    • Albedo is reduced, that leads to


    less conductive rainfall.
    Changes in the global energy balance-variations in solar
    output

    • The sun’s energy output varies sligh


    tly with sunspot 太阳黑子 activity ever
    y 11 years.

    • During periods of maximum sunspots, t


    he sun emits more energy(about 0.1 pe
    rcent more) than during periods of su
    nspot minimums.

    You might also like