Thermal Enhancement on Planetary Bodies and the Relevance of the Molar Mass Version of the Ideal Gas Law to the Null Hypothesis of Climate Change

Abstract

Presented here is a simple and reliable method of accurately calculating the average near surface atmospheric temperature on all planetary bodies which possess a surface atmospheric pressure of over 0.69kPa, by the use of the molar mass version of the ideal gas law. This method requires a gas constant and the near-surface averages of only three gas parameters; the atmospheric pressure, the atmospheric density and the mean molar mass. The accuracy of this method proves that all information on the effective plus the residual near-surface atmospheric temperature on planetary bodies with thick atmospheres, is automatically 'baked-in' to the three mentioned gas parameters. It is also known that whenever an atmospheric pressure exceeds 10kPa, convection and other modes of energy transfer will totally dominate over radiative interactions in the transfer of energy, and that a rising thermal gradient always forms from that level. This rising thermal gradient continues down to the surface, and even below it if there is a depression or a mine-shaft present. This measured thermodynamic situation, coupled with other empirical science presented herein, mean that it is very likely that no one gas has an anomalous effect on atmospheric temperatures that is significantly more than any other gas. In short; there is unlikely to be any significant net warming from the greenhouse effect on any planetary body in the parts of atmospheres which are >10kPa. Instead, it is proposed that the residual temperature difference between the effective temperature and the measured near-surface temperature, is a thermal enhancement caused by gravitationally-induced adiabatic auto-compression, powered by convection. A new null hypothesis of global warming or climate change is therefore proposed and argued for; one which does not include any anomalous or net warming from greenhouse gases in the tropospheric atmospheres of any planetary body.

On the Apparent Relationship Between Total Solar Irradiance and the Atmospheric Temperature at 1 Bar on Three Terrestrial-type Bodies

“…This result is consistent with previous research [3] with regards to atmospheric temperatures and their relationship to the molar mass version of the ideal gas law, in that this work also points to a climate sensitivity to CO₂ -or to any other so-called 'greenhouse' gas -which is close to or at zero. It is more confirmation that the main determinants of atmospheric temperatures in the regions of terrestrial planetary atmospheres which are >0.1 bar, is overwhelmingly the result of two factors; solar insolation and atmospheric pressure.…”

“…The insolation-related correlation in temperature data from 1atm points towards there being no significant (or anomalous) warming from the 'greenhouse' gases present and is consistent with previous [3,4,14,29] research. The previous work by Holmes [3] reveals that a 'greenhouse effect' caused by 'greenhouse gases' effectively does not exist in planetary troposphere's (the regions of terrestrial atmospheres which are >10kPa). A thermal gradient and a surface thermal enhancement do exist -but these are attributed to autocompression / convection and not specifically to any anomalous input from 'greenhouse' gases.…”

“…This result adds and contributes to considerable other evidence [2-4, 14, 17, 18, 24-29], that there is no sign of any 'greenhouse effect' from 'greenhouse' gases on any of these three bodies. TSI and a thermal gradient / thermal enhancement set up by auto-compression [2,3] and convection alone appear to be the main drivers which establish planetary atmospheric temperatures on these bodies.…”

“…It is known from the Stefan-Boltzmann law that the radiating temperature of an isolated planetary body in space, (one which possesses no atmosphere), varies with the fourthroot of the power incident upon it [30]. And given that previous works [1][2][3][4] have detailed that a principle factor in determining atmospheric temperatures on planetary bodies with thick atmospheres is atmospheric pressure, logic dictates that these may be combined -initially at a standard for pressure -for example, 1 bar.…”

“…It is known that all planetary bodies with thicker atmospheres naturally set up a rising thermal gradient in that part of the atmosphere, which is higher than a pressure of 0.1 bar, until that bodies' surface is reached [1]. Previous works [2][3][4]14] have indicated that there may be a relationship between total solar irradiance (TSI), atmospheric pressures and planetary atmospheric temperature on bodies which possess thick atmospheres. It is shown here that this relationship appears to exist across all three terrestrial-type bodies which possess thick atmospheres.…”