Use the value of atmospheric pressure at sea level to estimate the total mass of the atmosphere.

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Use the value of atmospheric pressure at sea level to estimate the total mass of the atmosphere. Estimate the number of molecules in the atmosphere and check for agreement with recent numbers for the total mass of CO2 in the atmosphere and parts per million by volume.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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