Frank Veroustraete

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What is the coupling between the jet stream in the higher atmosphere, atmospheric omega patterns (or anticyclone blocking) and the gulf stream?

Atmospheric Circulation: The movement of air masses and the circulation patterns in the Earth's atmosphere play a significant role in shaping climate. For example, the Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar...

02 October 2023 6,072 5 View

Is the atmospheric CO2 rate of increase already in Runaway Mode?

I recently had a look at the Mauna Loa dataset. Find them at: http://co2now.org/Current-CO2/CO2-Now/noaa-mauna-loa-co2-data.html They are archived and distributed by the NOAA Administration of...

15 August 2015 5,444 33 View

Has anyone experience with Fluidized Bed Reactors (FBRs) for calcination?

I am looking into one the energy efficiency of one the most CO2 emitting processes globally, e.g., calcination. There are lots of approaches for calcination on industrial scale. I wonder whether...

16 October 2014 4,497 10 View

Can leaf dorsiventral asymmetry be measured at canopy level?

Many leaves are dorsiventrally asymmetric (bifacial), leading to a difference in reflectance for the adaxial opposed to the abaxial side of the leaf. At the leaf level this difference can be...

02 December 2013 7,734 4 View

How to calculate accurately the Volume of the Earth's troposphere?

The Earth's atmosphere is an important compartment of our planet with respect to climate and its changes. When developing atmospheric models to estimate the Earth's heat balance, estimating the...

01 January 1970 6,192 14 View

How about the use of the term 'Human Race'. Is it relevant? Does it not lead to discrimination?

First, take a look at: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7227389944623763457/ You will find a chat there on the topic of the definition of the term: 'Human Race'. I invite you...

01 January 1970 8,370 0 View

Independent confirmation of a methane spike on Mars and a source region east of the Gale Crater

Marco Giuranna, Sébastien Viscardy, Frank Daerden, Lori Neary, Giuseppe Etiope, Dorothy Oehler, Vittorio Formisano, Alessandro Aronica, Paulina Wolkenberg, Shohei Aoki, Alejandro Cardesín-Moinelo,...

01 January 1970 5,821 0 View