Climate Discussion Group 2024 - CDG2024
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Gerald Ratzer - Host and Moderator
Professor Emeritus, McGill University, Canada
Email: gerald.ratzer@mcgill.ca
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Box [1] Discussion:
Climate Concepts: Radiative Transfer Concept (RTC) -Heat Transport Concept (HTC).
(C1) General
(C2) Traditional gas physics, thermodynamics, geothermal events help explain Earth’s weather
(C3) For RTC/HTC - where and when do they apply?
(C4) Exo-Earth impact of sun, solar wind, sunspots, cosmic rays and Milankovitch cycles
(C5) Albedo, reflection of inbound solar rays, scattering and absorption of radiation
(C6) Thermalization of inbound visible sunlight and de-Thermalization of heat energy back to IR radiated back to space
(C7) Atmospheric physics, including auto compression
Box [2] Discussion:
Recommendations for Policy Makers
(P1) General
(P2) Carbon Tax and attempts to reduce fossil fuels
(P3) Net Zero – move to wind and solar
(P4) Energy of all forms, including nuclear, SMRs, Ultra-Supercritical Coal, etc.
(P5) Economic impact of Net Zero on individuals and countries
(P6) Benefits of CO2 –greening the Earth, record crop yields, etc.
Box [3] Newsletter: What’s happening this week?
Box [5] Final Report: Two Climate Concepts
Box [7] Organization
Box [4] Persons invited to participate, their articles and special articles
Box [6] Final Report: Recommendations for Policy Makers
Is weather and climate only about global averages of sunlight, infrared radiation interacting with “greenhouse gases” and albedo without better consideration of rotation, motion and other realities of a spherical Earth? Is it also about thermodynamics, fluid changes in state and fluid mechanics in a world governed by gravity?
The photo of running horses reminds us of actual weather and climate. Horses receive sunlight and give off infrared radiation. They represent the powerful motion of the atmosphere and oceans. A study of horses would not be complete with just sunlight, infrared radiation and greenhouse gasses. Neither is weather and climate. November 9, 2024