“Water will sublimate into the air without the addition of heat.”
It is a physical fact that the concentration of water vapor above the surface water is dependent upon the atmospheric pressure and temperature. This is a natural equilibrium relationship (law). The higher the temperature of the water, the more water vapor, the higher the atmospheric pressure, less vapor (at least that what I was taught many moons ago in my Chemical Engineering courses). Any handbook of Chemistry supplies this known data,
Yeah those darn termites!
We all depend on that. Winds blow so the air in our immediate vicinity is always changing. Finally, we are still not sure if CO2 forms clouds in our atmosphere, or is dissipated evenly. Went looking for a definitive study on that issue and did not find an answer on the internet.
The climate models look like they assume winds don't blow, warm air doesn't rise, cool air doesn't descend, and CO2 is enclosed in some sort of enormous greenhouse. Makes me doubt the models.
You are correct. Basic Chem E Thermo course.
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