Ask a Geologist: Earth’s Atmosphere...Earth and its atmosphere are dynamic systems that are...
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Ask a Geologist:Earth’s Atmosphere
By: Lynne Trabachino
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About MeAbout Me: Lynne Trabachino
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• What is Earth’s atmosphere?
• How does the atmosphere make life on Earth
possible?
• What is in Earth’s atmosphere?
• What are the layers of the atmosphere?
• How do scientists study the atmosphere?
• Visual events in the sky
Earth’s Atmosphere
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Earth and its atmosphere are dynamic systems
that are constantly changingWeather: condition of the
atmosphere at a specific place
and time
Weather Elements:Air temperature
Pressure
Humidity
Clouds
Precipitation
Visibility
Wind
Climate: average weather;
weather elements observed
over a specified time
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Weather and climate play a major
role in our lives
Clothing, crops, utilities,
health effects, impacts of
extreme events, fog, …
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Components of Earth’s Atmosphere
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Composition of the Atmosphere
near Earth’s Surface
PERMANENT GASES VARIABLE GASES
Gas Symbol
Percent (by Volume) Dry Air
Gas(and Particles) Symbol
Percent (by Volume)
Parts perMillion (ppm)
Nitrogen N2 78.08 Water vapor H2O 0 to 4
Oxygen O2 20.95 Carbon dioxide CO2 0.0405 405
Argon Ar 0.93 Methane CH, 0.00018 1.8
Neon Ne 0.0018 Nitrous oxide N20 0.00003 0.3
Helium He 0.0005 Ozone O3 0.000004 0.04
Hydrogen H2 0.00006 Aerosols 0.000001 0.01-0.15
Xenon Xe 0.000009 CFCs & HCFCs 0.00000001 0.0001
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Carbon
Dioxide
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Ozone
False-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole. The purple and blue colors are where there
is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone.
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Air Pressure and Air Density
• Air is held near
Earth by gravity
• Air molecules have
weight
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Atmospheric pressure decreases rapidly with height
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Atmosphere layers
defined by air
temperature
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How do scientists study the atmosphere?
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Observations from Satellites
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Atmospheric Observatories on the Ground
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ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY
An invitation to the AtmosphereEighth Edition
Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics
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Why are clouds white?
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Why is the sky blue?
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Why are sunsets red?
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Rainbows
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Halos, Sundogs, and Sun Pillars (4 of 10)Ice Halos
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Sundogs and Sun Pillars
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Question Time!