Cliffs Notes:
The atmosphere’s density is all that matters for temperature. The composition of the atmosphere doesn’t influence the temperature. There could be no water vapor, or half water vapor, or 1% CO2, or 50% CO2.
The planetary temperature would still be the same and would be based primary on solar activity and how it heats that dense air and how the dense air retains that heat and for how long.
Atmospheric composition would make a big difference to plants and animals but as far as the temperature, weather and climate, it would make no difference at all. Only air pressure matters.
So simple, it is BRILLIANT.
Pv=nRT rules!
We better hope we don’t spring a leak then. ;-)
Good summary.
As an engineer, this makes a lot more sense to me than the assumption that a miniscule minor gas component is driving global temperature.
Good summary.
As an engineer, this makes a lot more sense to me than the assumption that a miniscule minor gas component is driving global temperature.