CLIMGRAPH
Educational Graphics on Global Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect
Original material for the following graphics provided by:
- Tom Conway - Chemist, Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory
- Louise Belnay - Teacher, Adams County School District - Hodgkins Middle School
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Figure 1. Solar Energy
Shows graphically and with text that all Earth's processes can be traced to energy from the Sun.
Shows graphically the Solar System - planets, asteroids, comets, and the Sun.
Shows graphically (in a cartoon) the Greenhouse Gases in normal levels.
Shows graphically (in a cartoon) the Greenhouse Gases in abnormal levels under man's influence on Earth's natural processes.
Shows graphically the component parts of a well-known "system" and the system as a whole entity.
Shows in graphical form the major component systems that comprise the singular Earth System.
Shows graphically the Earth and an apple, plus gives textual information on the analogy between the two.
Shows graphically the layers of the Earth's atmosphere and the layers' distances from the Earth's surface.
Shows in X/Y plot form the layers of the Earth's atmosphere and the layers' distances from the Earth's surface.
Shows graphically, with text, the percent by volume of the Earth's atmospheric components, including the known Greenhouse Gases.
Shows graphically, with text, the parts per million composition of the Earth's atmospheric components, including the known Greenhouse Gases.
Shows graphically the radiation balance that affects all the earth's systems. The incoming, outgoing, and absorbed components are represented.
Shows graphically a flow chart on climate, with its definition, influences, and effects.
Shows graphically the three main factors that affect climate on a regional scale.
Shows graphically the slowness of climate change, as evidenced by several factors, including the age of dinosaurs.
Shows graphically that climate change is a natural process, as evidenced by glacial and interglacial periods.
Shows in graphical form with corresponding text the Earth's component systems in dynamic equilibrium.
Shows in pictorial form seven of the Earth's climate zones. The zones are listed and a corresponding photograph is shown.
Shows in pictorial form another seven of the Earth's climate zones. The zones are listed and a corresponding photograph is shown.
Shows in graphical form the Greenhouse Effect on Earth as compared to the effects of sunlight on a actual greenhouse. In this graphic, sunlight enters the greenhouse/Earth's atmosphere and warms each system.
Shows in graphical form the Greenhouse Effect on Earth as compared to the effects of sunlight on a actual greenhouse. In this graphic, the warmed systems give off heat energy (Infrared), providing additional warmth to each system.
Shows in graphical form the Greenhouse Effect on Earth as compared to the effects of sunlight on a actual greenhouse. In this graphic, when the warmed systems (Earth and greenhouse) give off heat energy (Infrared), some of the heat escapes and some goes back into further warming the respective systems.
Shows in graphical form the components that make up the Greenhouse Effect on Earth.
Shows in graphical form how Venus's atmospheric conditions, coupled with incoming solar radiation, have created a runaway Greenhouse Effect.
Shows in graphical form how Mars' atmospheric conditions, coupled with incoming solar radiation, have created a lost Greenhouse Effect.
Shows in graphical form how the Earth maintains its temperature equilibrium using incoming radiation and Greenhouse gases.
Shows in graphical form some of the anthropogenic (human-related) influences that contribute to enhanced global warming.
Shows in tabular form a listing of the major Greenhouse gases, their sources, and their average residence time in the atmosphere.
Shows in graphical form with a pie chart the percentage contribution of each of the major Greenhouse Gases to overall global warming.
Shows in graphical form with an X/Y chart the change in parts per million concentration of carbon dioxide from the start of the Industrial Revolution (1850) to the present.
Shows in graphical form with an X/Y chart the parts per million concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, from 1734 to the present, derived from air trapped in ice cores.
Shows in graphical form with an X/Y chart the Earth's population growth over the last 10,000 - 12,000 years.
Shows in graphical form with a bar chart the percent contribution toward global warming of five different anthropogenic activities.
Shows in graphical form with an X/Y chart the average atmospheric temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) from 1860 to the present.
Shows in graphical and image form the amount of carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide, added to the atmosphere every year for every person.
Shows in graphical form the percent change in fossil fuel usage from 1970 to 1989 for eight different countries.
Shows in diagram and image form some of the major natural and anthropogenic sources of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere.
Shows in graphical form a plot of the Carbon Dioxide concentrations, in parts per million by volume, at NOAA's Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory - Mauna Loa Observatory, on the island of Hawaii.
Shows in graphical form a plot for the year 1989 of the number of metric tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted per person for 14 different developed and developing countries.
Shows in diagram form the complete elements of the global carbon cycle, including sources, sinks, and solar effects.
Shows in diagram form how carbon is exchanged between the atmosphere, earth, and ocean.
Shows in graphical form a comparison plot of global temperature in degrees F and atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in parts per million by volume for the past 160,000 years - to show the simultaneous trends.
Shows in tabular form the ranks of six different nations for their total share of Greenhouse Gases, in both weights and percentages.
Shows in graphical and tabular form the natural and anthropogenic sources and sinks for Methane, a known Greenhouse Gas.
Shows in diagram form natural and anthropogenic sources of Methane that provide atmospheric contributions.
Shows in graphical and diagram form a plot of how the Earth's human population, cattle population, and Methane concentration have all concurrently increased.
Shows in tabular form nitrous oxide sources and sinks, broken into anthropogenic and natural components.
Shows in graphical form the two major sources of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere.
Shows in graphical form three major anthropogenic (man-made) sources of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). CFCs are Greenhouse gases, thus contribute to the Greenhouse Effect, which is thought to be the prime cause of observed global warming.
Shows in graphical form the locations of the four baseline cliamtic monitoring stations managed and staffed by NOAA's Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, one the Environmental Research Laboratories located in Boulder, CO.
Shows in graphical form the layout of a typical NOAA-maintained carbon dioxide monitoring station, along with steps for sampling ambient air and determining the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air.
Shows in tabular form the gases measured by NOAA's Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, Boulder, CO, their residence lifetimes in the atmosphere, and their percent growths per year.
Shows in graphical form a comparison of actual global average temperatures versus a range of computer model-derived global average temperatures if greenhouse gas emissions continue.
Shows in graphical form the cause and effects of what happens during global warming. Some of the ramifications are left out so that students must fill them in to show understanding of the concept.
Shows in graphical form the global warming effects "wheel" for students to show cause and effects of global warming and the Greenhouse Effect.
Shows in image/graphical form potential consequences, or changes, on common aspects of our global environment if global warming due to the Greenhouse Effect continues.
Shows in image/graphical form potential consequences, or changes, on common aspects of our global environment if global warming due to the Greenhouse Effect continues.
Shows graphically five methods or techniques that can be utilized to slow global warming.
Shows the first in a series of six global climate change newspaper cartoons that present relevant problems in a humorous light.
Shows the second in a series of six global climate change newspaper cartoons that present relevant problems in a humorous light.
Shows the third in a series of six global climate change newspaper cartoons that present relevant problems in a humorous light.
Shows the fourth in a series of six global climate change newspaper cartoons that present relevant problems in a humorous light.
Shows the fifth in a series of six global climate change newspaper cartoons that present relevant problems in a humorous light.
Shows the sixth in a series of six global climate change newspaper cartoons that present relevant problems in a humorous light.Created and Maintained by John Osborn.
