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How much of the current global warming is due to human influence?

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Can mining trigger earthquakes?

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How do I convert specific humidity to relative humidity?

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What do weather forecasters mean when they say "50% chance of rain"?

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Why do Tsunamis travel slower than sound?

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How long does it take for the ocean conveyor to circulate?

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Why is aerodynamic resistance defined inversely?

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Is there a standard definition of a "dry-down" event in hydrology?

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Why don't cold fronts and other steep-gradient weather effects just dissipate?

asked Apr 16, 2014 at 1:07

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What is caesium-137 used for in fracking?

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Intuitive definition of the Monin-Obukhov length?

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How deep was the Vredefort Crater when it happened?

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What periods of the fossil record are most lacking in specimens?

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Are there any general-purpose climate-model coupling projects?

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When did/will peak conventional oil happen?

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Is the Younger Dryas associated with an extinction event?

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Why is q used for specific humidity?

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Alternatives to Plant Functional Types as parametrisations in land surface models?

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What are Tetens coefficients?

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How is heat transferred from the core through the mantle to the crust?

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Does within-canopy wind direction correlate with wind above the planetary bounday layer?

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What's the difference between topography and orography?

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Should total ground heat flux be 0?

asked Jan 8, 2015 at 0:08

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What would the equilibrium temperature be at the poles in a world without seasonality?

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How much heat was released from the 2019-2020 Australian bush fires?

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Is it possible to predict the maximum daily/annual tide height without calculating hourly heights?

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What timescales do eddies operate at in the planetary boundary layer?

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Global areas below sea level dataset?

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What is radiation divergence?

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Are there natural-forcings climate projections over the 21st century?

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31 Questions

How much of the current global warming is due to human influence?

Can mining trigger earthquakes?

How do I convert specific humidity to relative humidity?

What do weather forecasters mean when they say "50% chance of rain"?

Why do Tsunamis travel slower than sound?

How long does it take for the ocean conveyor to circulate?

Why is aerodynamic resistance defined inversely?

Is there a standard definition of a "dry-down" event in hydrology?

Why don't cold fronts and other steep-gradient weather effects just dissipate?

What is caesium-137 used for in fracking?

Intuitive definition of the Monin-Obukhov length?

How deep was the Vredefort Crater when it happened?

What periods of the fossil record are most lacking in specimens?

Are there any general-purpose climate-model coupling projects?

When did/will peak conventional oil happen?

Is the Younger Dryas associated with an extinction event?

Why is q used for specific humidity?

Alternatives to Plant Functional Types as parametrisations in land surface models?

What are Tetens coefficients?

How is heat transferred from the core through the mantle to the crust?

Does within-canopy wind direction correlate with wind above the planetary bounday layer?

What's the difference between topography and orography?

Should total ground heat flux be 0?

What would the equilibrium temperature be at the poles in a world without seasonality?

How much heat was released from the 2019-2020 Australian bush fires?

Is it possible to predict the maximum daily/annual tide height without calculating hourly heights?

What timescales do eddies operate at in the planetary boundary layer?

Global areas below sea level dataset?

What is radiation divergence?

Are there natural-forcings climate projections over the 21st century?