Top new questions this week:
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In my understanding, in Global Chemical Transport Models, initial conditions are provided by spinning up the model or through previous simulation. But, can I use the same initial condition that I ...
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I'm reading about the derivation of shallow water equations, and I have a hard time understanding why
$$ w(\eta) = \frac{D\eta}{Dt}$$
where $w$ is the vertical velocity, $\eta$ is the (top or bottom) ...
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I started thinking about this after seeing several articles about falling trees, in particular a few articles about very large trees falling in Los Angeles and New York City. Plus, just thinking about ...
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Whats the difference between Kenorland and Arctica? Is it believed that both existed or is it a matter of choosing one or the other?
Both consist of Laurentia, Baltica, and Ur.
But Kenorland includes ...
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my first time here!
I was going down the rabbit hole after watching a video on YouTube that made me want to read about it on Wikipedia.
It led me to this Picture:
(View from Varandha Pass near Mahad ...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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What are the characteristics that distinguishes a El Niño Modoki from a "normal" El Niño?
What are the effects of El Niño Modoki on atmospheric and oceanic processes? How does it affect weather ...
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All gas molecules have the capability to absorb radiation energy. $\rm{CO}_2$ has much less capability to absorb radiation energy, comparing with water vapor.
In Earth's atmosphere currently $\rm{CO}...
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The Coriolis force predicts that winds in the northern hemisphere should be deflected in a clockwise pattern and winds in the southern hemisphere should be deflected in an anti-clockwise pattern. Why ...
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I want to know if large earthquakes can happen twice in the same region?
The reason is that the recent earthquake in Nepal was followed by many after shocks of considerable magnitude.
I wanted to ...
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I went to Mexico and the pyramids are covered by vegetation. It's only after archeologists clean them that you can actually see the pyramids. Before that they looked like a natural hill, with soil, ...
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What is the location on Earth that is closest to the Sun?
I've seen this question asked many times, and answered in varied and contradictory ways:
The most common answer is “the summit of Chimborazo ...
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The human body temperature is about 37 °C (99 °F), so as the population increases does this cause the Earth's temperature to rise?
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