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The virtual temperature is a pseudo-temperature taking into account water vapour in the atmosphere in such a way, that the resulting quantity can be used with the ideal gas law and the molar mass for dry air. Although the most significant in the troposphere, water vapour is not the only trace ga...
It's been an exciting first (partial) week. We've got 105 questions (and counting) with a number of interesting and useful answers. However, I'm concerned that too many of your questions do not, um, play to the strengths of the Stack Exchange network. In particular, more than a few questions s...
I have a question about answering questions on ES Stack Exchange; I may know the answer to some of them at a surface level, but since most of the questions have to do with physical oceanography/climate science I do not have deep understanding. Should I even bother ?
@Neo I prefer an answer from someone with a rudimentary understanding that at least points to authoritative sources, to answers that reiterate what can be found in Wikipedia articles linked from the question, without really adding anything. I've found a couple of answers that I hope will not become a model. If you don't feel sure about answering, just leave a comment on the question!
What is the XY problem?
When asking questions, how do I recognize when I'm falling into it? How do I avoid it?
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It's been an exciting first (partial) week. We've got 105 questions (and counting) with a number of interesting and useful answers. However, I'm concerned that too many of your questions do not, um, play to the strengths of the Stack Exchange network. In particular, more than a few questions s...
