Heat, The Ocean, and Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Fri, 10/16/2020 - 10:14
Learn a simple way to relate the heat equation (Q = mc∆T ) to climate change.
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Ice Cores, Stable Isotopes, Climate Change, and Chemistry: Part 2
Thomas Cox | Tue, 08/25/2020 - 19:35
Two important types of information obtained from ice cores comes from the bubbles in the glacial ice and the stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes within the frozen water molecules themselves. This post describes how the bubbles (air pocket 'fossils') and stable isotopes are used to determine the concentration of gases in the ancient atmosphere, particularly in relation to past temperatures.
Ice Cores, Stable Isotopes, Climate Change, and Chemistry
Thomas Cox | Thu, 06/11/2020 - 18:38
Ice core science is truly cross-disciplinary as it draws extensively from chemistry, geophysics, geology, engineering, oceanography, microbiology, statistics, a deep understanding of historical events, atmospheric science, and climate science. And general chemistry topics include solubility, concentration, phase diagrams and changes, and stable isotopes in addition to many others. Let's take a first look at how ice core science can be used in teaching chemistry.
Bush Fires in Australia and Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 01/08/2020 - 16:16
What do scientists have to say about the connection between climate change and the bush fires in Australia?