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83Global Warming Science At The Barricades: Claude Pouillet, The Sun, And 1849
Claude Pouillet rose from obscurity to become a scientist, educator and legislator. He was the first to make a reasonably accurate estimate of the so-called "solar constant." Read about his dramatic life here!
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79Fire From Heaven: Climate Science And The Element Of Life--Part Two, The Cloud By Night
The solar 'fire' sustains us--but it's not just the direct solar radiation we need; there's also the less intense 'fire' of thermal radiation from the atmosphere, often called 'backradiation.' Harder to measure than the direct solar fire, it nevertheless plays a crucial role in maintaining a habitable Earth. Here's the story of attempts to measure and understand the "fire by night."
3 comments76Fire From Heaven: Climate Science And The Element Of Life--Part One, Fire By Day
We depend upon the 'fire' of solar radiation for our very lives. But how intense is this fire? Does it change? Here's the story of these questions and their answers--and of the people investigating them.
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