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Weather |
Physical conditions of atmosphere |
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Climate |
Long term pattern of weather |
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Aerosols |
Minute particles suspended in air |
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Troposphere |
Layer of air near earth's surface |
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Convection Current |
Rising or sinking of air currents |
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Tropopause |
Transition zone at top of troposphere |
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Ozone |
Highly reactive molecule containing 3 oxygens |
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Stratosphere |
Zone in atmosphere extending from troposphere to about 50 km above earths surface |
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Mesophere |
Atmospheric layer above stratosphere & below thermosphere |
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Thermosphere |
Highest recognized thermal layer in atmosphere |
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Albedo |
Description of surfaces reflective properties |
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Greenhouse Effect |
Trapping of heat by earths atmosphere |
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Latent Heat |
Stored energy in a form that's not sensible |
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Wind |
Air motion |
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Gyre |
Large circular ocean systems |
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Thermohaline Ocean Conveyor |
Large scale oceanic circulation system |
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Milankovitch Cycles |
Periodic variation in tilt, eccentricity & wobble in earths orbit |
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El Niño |
Climate change marked by shifting of a large warm water pool from western Pacific Ocean to east |
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La Niña |
Cold sea surface temperature anomaly in Equatorial Pacific |
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Southern Oscillation |
Combination of El Niño & La niña |
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ENSO |
El Niño Southern Oscillation |
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Anthropogenic |
Humans hold a special part in nature |
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
(IPPC) large group of scientists from many nations & a variety of fields |
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Tipping Point |
Point when reached that indicates when positive feedback controls mechanism & is irreversible |
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Greenhouse Gas |
(GHG) gas that traps heat in atmosphere |
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Carbon Neutral |
Producing no net carbon dioxide emissions |
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Carbon Management |
Project to reduce CO² emissions from fossil fuel |