Meteo ethics of climate change unit 1

Ethics

caring for the needs and legitimate expectations of yourself and others

cause of current climate change

characteristic of GHG

allows light to pass through, traps heat, water vapor

climate factors

external factors, sun and earths position, earth’s tilt and wobble

internal factors

sphere interactions, feedback cycles, albedo 

Positive feedback

reinforcing 

Negative feedback

limiting

continent position

the more inland, the more extreme climate

water density

depends on temperature and salinity

extrernal factors

milankovitch cycles, solar variation, 11 year sunspot cycle

internal factors 

changes in GHG, Albedo, Ocean circulation

Albedo

measure of reflectivity