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Wouldn't higher temperatures and lower humidity due to water vapor extraction lead to an increase the evaporation from the oceans to maintain the balance? Not
by philipodonnell 9y ago
Wouldn't higher temperatures and lower humidity due to water vapor extraction lead to an increase the evaporation from the oceans to maintain the balance?
Not saying that wouldn't have other effects, just wondering if atmospheric water is really a zero sum game.
Based on this [0], it looks like the weather systems head out over the pacific after passing China, so should have ample time to refuel?
[0] http://wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com/2012/02/jet-stream.html http://wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com/2012/02/jet-stream...
- crowbahr 9y agoIt's not a 0 sum game so much as an equilibrium expression. They're just putting their thumb on one side of the scale. Where the extra evaporation comes from and how it affects global climates is too tricky to predict but that's not going to stop them so we'll just have to live through it.
- DaniFong 9y agoYou're right, but it would depend a lot on the weather conditions downwind