Essays on Atmosphere

The Air Quality Index (AQI) (also known as the Air Pollution Index (API) or Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) is a number used by government agencies to characterize the quality of the air at a given location. Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans…

Have you ever heard of the second largest classic explosive eruption of the twentieth century? The purpose of this report is to examine the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. This volcano is located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines; a mere 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of the capital city…

The decade that became known as the “Dirty Thirties” was literally quite what its name implied-dirty! During the period of 1930-1940, located in the heart of the Great Plains of the United States, was a series of massive dust storms and long-term drought. Another well-earned nickname this region was known for was the Dust Bowl….

Introduction The aim of this design project is to prepare a feasible report for the storage of 450tons of apple for a period about 4 month. It is desired to design a controlled atmosphere cold storage facility and calculate the optimum total, fixed and variable costs in Eregli, Konya. The highest temperature in Eregli, Konya…

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is the area encircling the earth near the equator where winds originating in the northern and southern hemispheres come together. Consequences of the ITCZ’s movement are the “monsoon seasons” that affect areas in the tropics, as well as the formation of tropical storms during the local hemispheric…

HYDRO-ECOSPHERE Hydro-ecosphere is considered as a more suitable habitat for microorganisms than the atmosphere and lithosphere, mainly because hydrosphere contains water, which is important in microbial metabolism (Atlas and Bartha, 1993). The unique properties of water are also attributes of hydrosphere as a suitable habitat. Due to polarity of water (slightly negative and slightly positive),…

Titan – Saturn’s Moon Saturn has the most complex and extensive system of satellites in the solar system as well as course as the rings. There are 18 large moons  as listed by Chaisson and McMillan in table 12 :2 Astronomy Today, 6th Edition page 322, which are usefully classed in 3 groups – the small…

A momentous occasion has been bestowed upon us. The Mars Polar Lander will try to reach its destination of Mars’ southern polar ice cap. The Lander was presumed to touch down on Friday December 3, 1999. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 on January 3, 1999 and hopefully…

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a novel written by Harper Lee during the Great Depression era in the 1930’s. The story resembles that of a real case, in which a group of black men were falsely accused of raping two white girls, and were sentenced to death – in this novel, Tom Robinson, a black…

Astronomy coursework Earth atmosphere There are three types of Earth atmosphere are known today and they can be distinguished by their chemical composition. The present atmosphere is usually referred to as the “3rd atmosphere”, as it appears to be the latest. The first type of atmosphere was primarily composed of helium and hydrogen, and the…