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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (40278)5/30/2013 10:58:48 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86356
 
"That is as expected: <"Our research revealed warming of the planet can be clearly detected since 1873 and that our oceans continue to absorb the great majority of this heat," > The heat capacity of the oceans is stupendously huge and that of the atmosphere relatively minuscule, so it would be very surprising if the heat did not go into the ocean for the most part."

So we agree that the oceans and the planet are warming.
Why, do you suppose? Moved closer to the sun? Nope. Increased solar activity? Nope. Isthmus of Panama reopened? Nope. The Milankovitch cycles? Not this time. One new undersea volcano/ square mile of ocean floor? Nope. Decreasing cosmic wind chill factor? LMAO. Waves moving faster, increasing the heat of friction? ILSHIAPIMP.

"when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"




To: Maurice Winn who wrote (40278)5/31/2013 1:27:44 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86356
 
Hi Maurice Winn; Re heat capacity of ocean versus atmosphere;

Ocean is mostly made out of H20, molecular weight around 18, air is mostly N2 or O2 molecular weight around 28 to 32. So the average atom in the ocean weighs around 6x a hydrogen atom while the average weight of air atoms is around 15x a hydrogen atom.

Result is that the heat capacity of a pound of ocean is around 2.5x the heat capacity of a pound of air.

-- Carl


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