How to calculate greenhouse effect for planet as well as for the atmosphere?
I recently found a calculation on how to calculate the greenhouse effect for Earth from another question here, but I couldn't make heads or tails of the calculations that were provided in one of the...
View ArticleIs it possible for water-based organisms to survive in a small crevice?
SituationIn my story there are complex organisms that are essentially sacks of water with organs and are the size of a basketball. They have so advanced technology that they built a city in a large...
View ArticleWhat would something as hot as the sun do to its surroundings on Earth? [closed]
Introducing sun boy, he has the magical ability to maintain a constant body temperature equal to the surface of the sun. What would be his effect on his surroundings? Would he just vapourise everything...
View ArticleWhat is mathematical formula for finding the mean surface temperature on a...
This question is to assume the common solar luminosity of approx $4 \times 10^{26}$ Watts.The mean flux of Earth at, for example, 1.1 AU would be about 1176 watts--but how can I calculate mean surface...
View ArticleHow to estimate the average surface temperature of a planet? [closed]
If given:Planet massPlanet radiusPlanet orbital distance (perihelion and aphelion)Planet albedoPlanet atmospheric compositionPlanet atmospheric pressureStar massStar luminosityIs there any way to...
View ArticleHow to calculate temperatures on my world given different pressures and...
The fictional world is Earth-like with 1g gravity and similar solar radiation to Earth but the inhabitants only live on very high plateaus at around 5000m where the pressure is already 3bar. How do I...
View ArticleHow can my fictional race of humans extend the area of their world they can...
This world is an alternate Earth similar size, mass and distance from its star to our Earth. The atmosphere is similar in composition to Earth except at 5000m altitude the pressure is two bar and the...
View ArticleHow would a planet with three suns, orbiting only one work?
Okay, I am planning to make a planet that has three suns, and orbits one of them. Each of the suns has its own orbital path, so it's possible for the planet to have one sun, two suns, or three suns in...
View ArticleWhat key invention allows the exploration of my hot humid world?
I want to know what key invention would allow my civilization to travel down to and explore its world at sea level. This is similar to my previous question* but this time does not assume metals are in...
View ArticleWill the Violet-hot Flaming Torch Annihilate Everything Around Him?
I have an OC. His body can combust and become coated in flames, but when he gets really ticked off, his fire becomes hotter and becomes violet in color.From what I've read, violet fire is extremely...
View ArticleWhat is the plausibility of people living on a planet with two suns? [closed]
Some of my characters travel to a planet orbiting two suns. They don't spend long there and it's implied some other species lived there before but don't anymore.Is this possible? Would two suns affect...
View ArticleWould a permanent, but semi opaque, planet wide cloud coverage cause an ice...
On Earth over the course of time, a permanent cloud envelops the planet due to various reasons. However, unlike a nuclear winter or permanent ash cloud situation that completely blots out the sun, this...
View ArticleCan my planet be gradually eroded by solar wind over 6 billion years?
The planet is a barren rocky dwarf planet which orbits at 0.05 AU from its star of 0.9 solar masses, at 6 billion years old. Because of this, it’s surface is melting and evaporating, forming a thin...
View ArticleCan my Planet Have Liquid Water at the Poles -- But Only During the Winter?
I have a planet about the size of earth. It is a desert planet with an atmosphere at 0.1 atm, made of 90% co2 and 10% n2. Water at this pressure should freeze at 35℉ and boil at 125℉. The planet has a...
View ArticleHow can intelligent insects defend themselves from the cold?
The world is an icy wasteland, populated only with dark fungi burrowing through the irradiated earth. The last plant life in this desert is cultivated in great cities of ants and honeybees. A few...
View ArticleWhat would the climate be like on highly volcanic planet?
I'm writing about a planet that is harsh but livable. This planet is covered with mountains and active volcanoes. Far more volcanoes than what exists on Earth. It is more like Venus but is much further...
View ArticleWhat happens if the temperature drops to -100 degrees Celsius for a short...
Since childhood, I have been haunted by the question: what if suddenly, for one second, the temperature drops to minus 100*С? Will my body feel it? Will it affect the environment? Maybe it will somehow...
View ArticleWhat global warming level would be needed to keep the dew point of some place...
Title might be a bit hard to understand but let me explain : when the dew point is above humans temperature (37℃) the water condenses in the lungs which are at a lower temperature than the air which...
View ArticleWhite-hot tungsten moon emitting heat and light to make my world habitable
Never mind how the tungsten sphere formed. That's part of my pet projects, and I will deal with the question of how a nearly pure sphere of tungsten the diameter of the moon formed in space later.So,...
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Temperature on a 14-days day planet
In this question I asked about temperatures on a planet where a day last 30 days. The data are the same:stellar flux of 1.118albedo between Earth's and Mars'satmospheric composition of 18% oxygen, 13%...
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