IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/quageo/v39y2020i3p69-85n5.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Planetary Temperatures in the Presence of an Inert, Nonradiative Atmosphere

Author

Listed:
  • Nicol John Leslie

    (Department of Physics, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townville, Australia)

Abstract

This study considers solid planets at about 300 K and an inert atmosphere having no interaction with associated radiation. Processes considered include transfer of energy from the surface skin to underlying layers depending on thermal properties. Temperatures of the surface depend on the rates of transfer of energy between soil layers. The atmosphere is warmed at base by contact with the surface, convection and turbulence distributing higher temperatures through the air. Comparisons between theoretical and measured temperatures show a close similarity. Mean planetary temperatures are calculated, depending on thermal parameters and the intensity of light/radiation from the particular solar system.

Suggested Citation

  • Nicol John Leslie, 2020. "Planetary Temperatures in the Presence of an Inert, Nonradiative Atmosphere," Quaestiones Geographicae, Sciendo, vol. 39(3), pages 69-85, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:quageo:v:39:y:2020:i:3:p:69-85:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/quageo-2020-0024
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0024
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2478/quageo-2020-0024?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:quageo:v:39:y:2020:i:3:p:69-85:n:5. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.