Understanding Atmospheric Phenomena and Environmental Changes
Foehn Effect: It is named after the phenomenon that causes an increase in temperature and a decrease in relative humidity in the wind that runs through rugged mountains. This process occurs due to rainfall asymmetries between the windward and leeward slopes.
Greenhouse Effect: The planetary energy balance analysis points out that the magnitude considered is the flow of energy as long-wave radiation received from the troposphere. This effect is carried by clouds that, for such purposes, act as black
Impacts of Hydraulic Works on Climate and Hydrology
3.4. Impacts Caused by Construction of Hydraulic Works
The construction of hydraulic works generates physical changes within the watershed. For example, the construction of a dam on a river, with the formation of a reservoir, leads to impacts and effects on both climatic and hydrological aspects, as discussed below;
3.4.1. Climate Impact
At the macro level, the isolated effect of a dam on the regional climate may be negligible, because the main components of regional climate and its seasonal and annual
Understanding Earth’s Layers and Their Dynamics
5. Earthquakes That Provide Information
The speed of propagation of seismic waves in the deep Earth undergoes gradual changes, sometimes abrupt changes; these sudden changes are called discontinuities.
The speed at which seismic waves travel depends on two factors: the composition of materials and the physical state of these materials.
Discontinuities are used to divide the deep Earth into layers.
Main Breaks and Their Interpretation
- Moho, or Mohorovičić Discontinuity: It was the first significant
Understanding Alternative Energy Sources and Their Impact
Alternative Energy
Although routinely identified as hard-working or with work, physical work is an entirely different matter.
Mechanical Definition of Work: The product of a strength for the journey. The work can be 0 if the force is 0, i.e., no force, displacement is 0, or if they are perpendicular force and displacement. The work will be negative if the angle is between 90 and 270 degrees, where the cosine is negative, and therefore the product is negative. Thus, mechanical work can take any value.
Understanding Global Tectonic Plates and Earthquakes
Global Tectonic Plates: This theory states that the lithosphere moves and explains what causes these movements and what their consequences are:
- The lithosphere is divided into a set of rigid pieces called lithospheric plates. Most plates contain continental and oceanic lithosphere.
- The limits or boundaries of lithospheric plates can be of three types: dorsal (where new oceanic lithosphere is generated), subduction zones (where lithosphere is destroyed), and transform faults (which are not created
Understanding the Geological Structures of Argentina
Precambrian Structures: Formed resistant crystalline rocks that were part of Pangea. These are called cratons. The Puna Tandilla, Pampas, and mountains are missionary plateau massif outcrops of Brasilia. The plateau missionary was resumed in the Mesozoic era.
Below the Chaco-Pampean plain is solid the rest of Brasilia.
The Puna is a high plateau at 3500 m above sea level, giving a mountainous and arid climate that prevents the entry stage of wet winds.
The Pampean Sierras are presented divided