Climatology

Use this for “At what wavelength does the Sun, at 5,772 K, shine brightest, and Earth, at 288 K?”

Use this for “At 45° N a current moves at 0.2 m/s with no force but the Coriolis effect. What are f, the radius of its inertial circle and its period?”

Use this for “Which cell holds the trade winds, the westerlies and the ITCZ, and why are the subtropics dry?”

Use this for “Ten yearly temperature anomalies run 0.32, 0.41, 0.35, 0.47, 0.44, 0.52, 0.50, 0.58, 0.55, 0.63 °C. What is the warming trend per decade?”

Use this for “A cycle of about 41,000 years swings Earth’s tilt between 22.1° and 24.5°. Which Milankovitch cycle is it?”

Use this for “The equilibrium warming is 3 K and the ocean’s response time is 30 years. How much has it warmed after 30 years?”

Use this for “Without feedbacks a CO₂ doubling warms Earth by 1.2 K. With a feedback factor of 0.6, what are the gain and the warming?”

Use this for “A climate model has a 1° grid and 50 levels. How many columns and boxes does it have, and how much more does a 0.5° grid cost?”

Use this for “A foram’s calcite has δ¹⁸O of 1.5 ‰ and the seawater it grew in 0.5 ‰. What was the water temperature?”

Use this for “An ice sheet 3,000 m thick gets 0.25 m of ice a year. How old is the ice 1,500 m down?”