Re: greenhouse

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Posted by Will Oleckna on January 16, 1998 at 13:39:14:

In Reply to: Re: greenhouse posted by James Risbey on September 12, 1997 at 11:55:43:

: : James,

: : Is the greenhouse effect equivalent to the atmosphere, or are they different things?

: The greenhouse effect is caused by the presence
: of the atmosphere. If there were no atmosphere,
: there would be no greenhouse effect. The only
: way to have an atmosphere and no greehouse effect
: is if the atmosphere contained only gases that
: were completely transparent (no absorbing) to
: longwave radiation in the emission region of the
: planet. So, they are not formally equivalent,
: but the presence of an atmosphere usually implies
: that the planet will have at least some greenhouse
: effect.

: I am doing a project on this and let me say that you absolutley correct and let mealso say in regerds to those who were once connected with me that indeed you are yet both wrong.

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