https://principia-scientific.org/the-kinetic-energy-of-air-molecules-altitude/
My reply:
Once again P-S stinks itself up with the crackpot thermodynamic theories of Herb Rose.
[[A black body, where all energy is absorbed, cannot be detected
since it emits or reflects no energy and must have a temperature of
absolute zero. As energy is added to it, it will cease to be a black
body and emit energy according to the laws of thermodynamics.]]
This is so lame. Here’s the truth:
[[The name “black body” is given because it absorbs radiation in all
frequencies, not because it only absorbs. Indeed, a black body can also
emit radiation.]] – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body
[[The energy from any source will decrease with increasing distance
from its source as the energy is spread over a larger area, but energy
cannot be created or destroyed so the only other way that energy can
decrease is if that energy is transferred to another object with less
energy (not in equilibrium).
Duh, the inverse square law causes radiated energy to decrease with
distance (except for collimated laser radiation), but energy can be
transferred to another object with less or more energy. It just can’t
transfer heat energy to a colder body and raise its temperature. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics
[[At an altitude of 80 km the density of the air molecules is .000018
kg/m^3. These molecules will absorb energy coming from the sun and
attain equilibrium with that energy, thereby reducing the amount of
energy that continues towards the surface of the Earth.]]
Yes, but they absorb a tiny fraction of solar energy, allowing most of
it to pass through to the surface. For the purposes of weather, it’s of
little or no importance.
[[At sea level the density of the air molecules is 1.2 kg/m^3. These
molecules will also absorb energy equalizing with the energy coming from
the sun.
This means that even if no energy was being lost to the mass of the
air molecules between altitudes of 0 km and 80 km (considerable energy
is lost to this matter) the kinetic energy of an air molecule at 80 km
will be 67,000 times the kinetic energy of the air molecule at 0 km.
Since matter radiates energy, not temperature and the transfer of
energy is from objects with greater energy to objects with less energy
this means the molecules of air higher in the atmosphere are
transferring heat to the molecules lower in the atmosphere.]]
Play the Looney Tunes theme here. See my previous comment about your confusion of energy with heat energy emitted by objects.
[[The current contention that the atmosphere is warmer at lower
altitudes because gravity adds energy to descending molecules is pure
garbage. It is a result of the thermometer not giving an accurate
indication of the kinetic energy of air molecules. To do that you must
use the universal gas law, not a thermometer.]]
Duh, the atmosphere is warmer at the surface because that’s where the
pressure of the air column above it is greatest, and a thermometer works
using the UGL.
A classic thermometer is a bulb of mercury with a long glass
capillary. The bulb is immersed in some fluid and achieves thermal
equilibrium via conduction, and the fluid expands based on its average
kinetic energy AKA TEMPERATURE. This expansion is ultimately based on
the universal gas law, which is best seen with gas thermometers, but
liquids behave similarly and have a coefficient of thermal expansion.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_thermometer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_expansion
With mercury themometers the 0C mark is calibrated by immersing it in
ice water, and the 100C mark by immersing it in steam, after which the
capillary is marked into 100 equal increments A bunch of thermometers
may not always agree on the exact numerical temperature value but will
always agree on what fluid is hotter than the others. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer http://thermopedia.com/content/1197/
[[If the gas molecules in the atmosphere had little kinetic energy
they would be a solid layer on the surface of the Earth. When they
absorb energy they convert to a gas and the addition of more energy
causes that gas to expand creating the atmosphere. When a molecule
descends in the atmosphere it is losing energy, not gaining energy.]]
Duh, the kinetic energy of atmospheric molecules is easily measured with
a THERMOMETER no matter what height. The lapse rate profile is graphed
for you so look it up.When the surface of the Earth is heated by
SUNLIGHT it heats up, and the air in contact absorbs some heat energy
via conduction, becoming less dense and rising, then transforming heat
into work to expand as the pressure decreases with height. So you have
it backwards, like just about everything else. The Earth keeps rotating
and getting basted by the Sun, keeping the atmosphere from freezing and
dropping to the surface like on Mars.
[[Meteorology and climatology will remain fake sciences as long as
they ignore the basic laws of physics and remain ignorant of the energy
driving these systems.]]
We’re talking about thermodynamics here, not M and C. The latter has
indeed been turned into fake science by the global Marxists at the U.N.
IPCC with their fake CO2 back radiation hoax. But thermodynamics is a
solid science and I wish I had 9 lives so I could study it more deeply.
Before publishing any more ROTFL dumbass-stamped-on-my-forehead articles
try studying and mastering a good text on Thermal Physics that bases it
on quantum mechanics, either Kittel or Schroeder, if you’re able:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Thermal-Physics-Daniel-Schroeder/dp/0201380277/
https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Physics-2nd-Charles-Kittel/dp/0716710889/
TLW, WGG
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https://www.quora.com/q/newrealclimatescience
http://www.historyscoper.com/newrealclimatesciencecourse.html
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