Episode 142: The Greenhouse Effect

A detailed discussion of the greenhouse effect and its impact on Earth's climate. We begin with a discussion of Earth’s energy budget, the various greenhouse gases and their interactions with longwave radiation, and a summary of major sources of greenhouse gas emisions. We then examine the mechanisms of the greenhouse effect in more detail using the idealised greenhouse model and radiative transfer models. We conclude with an analysis of the sensitivity of Earth's climate to changes in greenhouse gas concentrations, and how this interacts with the atmospheric lapse rate. Recommended prelistening is Episode 141: Natural Climate Change. If you enjoyed the podcast please consider supporting the show by making a PayPal donation or becoming a Patreon supporter.

You can listen to Episode 142: The Greenhouse Effect online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Episode 142: The Greenhouse Effect is an episode from The Science of Everything Podcast by James Fodor.

This episode is 83:05 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2024.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Science of Everything Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.