Oceans ad the water cycle

What are 8 key exchange processes in reservoirs

Evaporation and sublimation

Évapotranspiration

Precipitation

Infiltration and perlocation

Surface runoff and groundwater flow

What are volcanic emissions

Subductions

What does steady state and residence times suggest

If the sum of all sources = sum of all sinks, then cycles are in a steady state, which allows for residence times to be calculated

What is “black body” radiation

The hotter the radiating body the shorter the emitted wavelength Wh

What are the consequences of “black body” radiation

UV is absorbed by the ozone and long wave outgoing radiation is absorbed by water vapour and CO2

How much of the radiation emitted by Earth is reabsorbed by the atmosphere

90%

What would the earth temperature be without natural greenhouse effect by water vapour

-17*C

What are the 3 most abundant anthropogenic gases in order

CO2

Méthane - CH4

Nitrous oxide - N2O