Stack Exchange

farrenthorpe

Washington

University of Puget Sound; 1995-1997; Philosophy

University of Hawaii-Hilo; 1998 - 2000; BA Natural Science

Western Governor's University; 2003; Secondary Mathematics Education

Washington State University; 2006-2011; PhD Engineering Science

top accounts reputation activity subscriptions
Top Questions
22 votes

Is there geological evidence that the moon once collided with the Earth?

geology planetary-science moon asked Jul 6, 2014 at 2:11
earthscience.stackexchange.com

15 votes

How will sea level rise be distributed across the globe?

climate-change oceanography sea-level glaciology tides asked Jul 21, 2017 at 6:05
earthscience.stackexchange.com

13 votes

How will increased $\ce{CO2}$ affect forests and other vegetative areas?

climate-change co2 carbon-cycle forest carbon asked Jul 26, 2014 at 0:28
earthscience.stackexchange.com

13 votes

How are critical loads of nitrogen deposition on eco-regions determined?

nitrogen deposition acid-rain ecoregion asked Feb 5, 2015 at 6:59
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11 votes

How does the influence of clouds on climate vary with height?

climate clouds ice stratosphere asked May 30, 2015 at 4:22
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11 votes

Is Zealandia really big enough to be called a continent?

geology zealandia continent asked Feb 17, 2017 at 17:53
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11 votes

Which geological processes will destroy plastic?

geology metamorphism anthropocene plastic asked Feb 1, 2018 at 1:23
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10 votes

Why don't weather forecast models normally take solar eclipses into account?

meteorology weather-forecasting solar-terrestrial-physics asked Aug 22, 2017 at 1:29
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10 votes

How could humans alter storm intensity or direction other than cloud seeding?

meteorology storms geoengineering asked Jul 29, 2014 at 3:58
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10 votes

What is the smallest grid spacing that Eulerian air quality models should use?

meteorology atmosphere models air-quality grid-spacing asked Dec 6, 2015 at 22:32
earthscience.stackexchange.com

1 2 3

Top Answers
40
Why were both the sun and the moon red today?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

37
Why is global warming bad?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

34
Are there any uncharted waters left on earth?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

23
Why is the temperature *still* rising?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

22
Why is Carbon Dioxide a Greenhouse Gas whereas Ammonia is not?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

19
With all the rain Seattle gets, why is widespread flooding relatively rare?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

19
Are there some places near the equator that are hottest in their winter and some that are hottest in their summer? Is there a map of this?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

18
Simple Climate Models that Predict Climate Change
earthscience.stackexchange.com

17
How good were climate models of the 1990s at predicting the global temperature trends of the 2000s/2010s?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

17
Where do bad smells eventually go?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

16
Why do greenhouse gases affect ocean temperature so much?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

15
Is the color of the sky the same everywhere on earth?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

13
In the northern hemisphere only, what percentage of the surface is land?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

13
Is there a freely usable map of Earth cave systems and/or density?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

13
Is it possible that a reduction in vegetation is a cause of global warming?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

13
Why do forecast areas on weather.gov appear as twisted squares?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

12
Why are weather kites no longer used (much) operationally?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11
Should I send a letter of recommendation directly to a student?
academia.stackexchange.com

11
What is a reasonable forecast of sea level in 2100?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11
Will dust storms be more frequent in the future?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11
How to get cell indices from latitude and longitude in WRF model grids?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11
Which theory is stronger, that iron came from outside or was formed within earth?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

11
How much mass has humanity added to the planet?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
Are there anti-greenhouse gases?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
Do wind predictions have confidence scores?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
How do current pollution levels in Los Angeles compare to the 1970s?
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
CDL File Questions
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
Temperature as a function of luminosity and greenhouse gas concentrations
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
GIS Data on climate types
earthscience.stackexchange.com

10
Ozone gas (O₃) endurance in the atmosphere
earthscience.stackexchange.com

1 2 3 4