tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390590695267547980.post761283107733512437..comments2023-02-03T00:25:45.307-08:00Comments on CaptDallas' Redneck Theoretical Physics Forum: Would a no Greenhouse Gas Earth Have an Atmosphere?Recovering in the Florida Keyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07913299764512464597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390590695267547980.post-90038629779988540852013-01-01T06:23:29.990-08:002013-01-01T06:23:29.990-08:00You are right. Should be ~7600 meters. I never d...You are right. Should be ~7600 meters. I never did get back to this post to double check, thanks.Recovering in the Florida Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07913299764512464597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390590695267547980.post-882478360680973592011-11-30T04:11:47.019-08:002011-11-30T04:11:47.019-08:00You say: 5.15e18kg divided by 5.1e14m2 yields 1000...You say: 5.15e18kg divided by 5.1e14m2 yields 1000kg/m2<br /><br />You left out a zero. So your atmosphere calculation should be 10 times higher.<br /><br />Except that the pressure drops as you gain height, and so the atmosphere is less dense. So the height goes as high as you like.<br /><br />The limit shows up when it gets so thin you need to stop thinking of it as a continuous fluid and pay attention to individual molecules.sylashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594421176931832170noreply@blogger.com