07-09-2009, 09:08 AM
Quote:I found quite a few, but you are correct, most of the physics and chemistry is beyond me. Right, I meant here at the Lounge. I don't think eppie should just dismiss water vapor, since it is the most significant factor in the green house effect (~ 70 to 90%). Although, he might just be talking about variation depending on temperature. Yet, it seemed like he was saying it was irrelevant.
I don't dismiss it, but it can never be a factor that steers climate change, it is something that follows (so a positive (or negative) feedback.
Again, this all is important when you take 0K (or something like that) as base line. But for the discussion, and for the relevance for humanity, we should take a an average temperature as base point.