Is atmospheric heat, thermal radiation from the air or from the earth?

Author; Rogelio Pérez C

Summary;

The greenhouse effect is defined as the natural phenomenon that certain gases present in the atmosphere (CO2) retain part of the thermal radiation emitted by the earth's surface after being heated by the sun, So this work shows that the greenhouse effect has nothing to do with infrared radiation from other systems, trapped in the atmospheric system by certain gases like CO2, but this infrared that we see in the air, it is originated by the gas molecules that make up the atmospheric system that we call air, due to their own kinetic movements, but because the air is invisible we can only see infrared radiation, and we believe that this infrared radiation is the one that is transferring heat to us, when the truth is that the heat transfer is due to the invisible mass of the air, when we come into contact with it.

Introduction;

The problem of climate change is mainly due to an increase in the temperature of the gas layer around the planet, but the greenhouse effect says that the heat on the earth originates mainly after the solar constant, by a natural effect, which is caused by certain gases in the atmosphere known as greenhouse gases, its function is to absorb and radiate in all directions the infrared energy emitted by the surface of the planet, so the problem of global warming, is described as an increase in the greenhouse effect, caused by the increase of these gases that retain the infrared emitted by the earth, therefore causes greater heat on the planet, and this explains that the increase in these gases is due to human (anthropogenic) activity, targeting fossil fuels primarily as the greatest threat facing the planet, based on this theory solutions are established to prevent the rise in temperature on the planet. But this work says that infrared radiation is light, and light has no mass, and temperature is a measure of an average kinetic energy or movement of atoms and molecules that form the atmospheric system. And that this energy is transferred to all that touch these gas molecules that make up the atmosphere of the planet.

Theory statement and definitions;

The greenhouse effect is a process in which thermal radiation emitted by the planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) and radiated in all directions. As part of this radiation is returned to the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere.1

Climate is defined as the average weather conditions that characterize a particular location. It is a synthesis of atmospheric time, obtained from long-term statistics. The meteorological elements to be taken into account are temperature, pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation.2

It is called thermal radiation or heat radiation and is the radiation emitted by a body because of its temperature. This radiation is electromagnetic radiation generated by the thermal movement of the charged particles in the materia.3

Heat, is thermal energy transferred from a hotter system to a cooler system that are in contact.

We can calculate the heat released or absorbed using the specific heat capacity C, the mass of the substance, m, and the change in temperature, ΔT in the equation:     q=m×C×ΔT. 4

Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in the system.5

The atmosphere of Earth, commonly known as air, is the layer of gases retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for liquid water to exist on the Earth's surface, absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation,

By volume, dry air contains 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.[6] Air also contains a variable amount of water vapor, on average around 1% at sea level, and 0.4% over the entire atmosphere.

Oxygen Gaseous chemical element, symbol O, atomic number 8 and atomic weight 15.9994. It is of great interest because it is the essential element in the breathing processes of most living cells and in the combustion processes. It is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust. About a fifth (in volume) of the air is oxygen.

Non-combined gaseous oxygen usually exists in the form of diatomic molecules, O2, but also exists in the triatomic form, O3, called ozone.7

Development:

The problem of climate change is mainly due to an increase in the temperature of the planet, and temperature is defined as a measure of the average of atoms or molecules in a system. in the case of climate is the average of the measurements of all the gas molecules that form the atmospheric system.( nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon dioxide are the highest concentrations in dry air). In relation to heat this is defined as the thermal energy transferred from a hotter system, to a colder system that is in contact, its mathematical formula is; q=m×C×ΔT

So we can say in relation to the heat of the atmosphere, that it is transferred by the mass of gas that makes up the atmosphere, considering that the mass of dry air is mainly composed of: 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 09% argon, 0.04% CO2.

The mathematical formula of heat does not let us say that a mass as small as CO2 is responsible for the transfer of heat to the whole atmosphere, it can also be said that the thermal radiation in the atmosphere is emitted by all the molecules of the air due to their kinetic energy (movements), since all are in motion, and CO2 is only 0.04% of this kinetic motion of the air,

Also the greenhouse effect tells us that gases like CO2 retain the thermal radiation emitted by the earth, because it was heated with the radiation of the sun, to accept this would be to say that the infrared radiation in the atmosphere is light trapped by CO2,  explanation that ignore or overlook that the thermal radiation in the atmosphere is originated by the gas molecules of the atmosphere themselves, which are present, and has its own kinetic movement, in addition for there to be temperature a kinetic movement of atoms or molecules is needed, and for there to be heat transfer, there needs to be a mass to transfer it, and infrared radiation is light, and light has no mass.

When we see with infrared vision, what we see is the light that emits matter by its kinetic motion, the problem of the air is that it is invisible matter to the human eye, and we only see its infrared light, and when we approach the infrared light of the air, it transfers heat to us when it comes into contact with these invisible gases that emit infrared because of its temperature, it is not infrared transferring heat to us.

Conclusión;

Infrared light in the air is not light that radiates the earth's surface and was trapped by greenhouse gases, but is infrared light radiated by all gas molecules that make up the atmosphere, due to its kinetic energy or movements, but because like the gases of the air, they are invisible to the eyes, we can only see their infrared light, which leads to think that it is infrared light that transfers heat, but this thermal energy, it is transferred to us when we come into contact with all gases that make up this hot air.

Furthermore,​infrared light is only absorbed by greenhouse gases, which are only 0.04% of the atmosphere, so we cannot explain the temperature of all atmospheric gases (heat of air) by absorption of infrared light.

Now 21% oxygen in the atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation, which is easier to explain the heat and infrared radiation of the air.

Bibliography,

1-    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Consultado el 15 de octubre de 2010.

2-    Rodríguez Jiménez, Rosa María; Benito Capa, Águeda; Portela Lozano, Adelaida (2004). Meteorología y Climatología. Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT). p. 12 a 33.

3-    https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiaci%C3%B3n_t%C3%A9rmica

4-      https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/thermodynamics-chemistry/internal-energy-sal/a/heat

5-      https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/thermodynamics-chemistry/internal-energy-sal/a/heat

6-    Two recent reliable sources cited here have total atmospheric compositions, including trace molecules, that exceed 100%. They are Allen's Astrophysical Quantities[5] (2000, 100.001241343%) and CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics[4] (2016–2017, 100.004667%), which cites Allen's Astrophysical Quantities. Both are used as references in this article. Both exceed 100% because their CO2 values were increased to 345 ppmv, without changing their other constituents to compensate. This is made worse by the April 2019 CO

2 value, which is 413.32 ppmv.[2] Although minor, the January 2019 value for CH

4 is 1866.1 ppbv (parts per billion).[3] Two older reliable sources have dry atmospheric compositions, including trace molecules, that total less than 100%: U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976[6] (99.9997147%); and Astrophysical Quantities[7] (1976, 99.9999357%).

 

7-    https://www.lenntech.es/periodica/elementos/o.htm