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CQXA

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How does the residence time of aerosols in the atmosphere compare to that of greenhouse gases?
 
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How do weather and climate differ?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Aerosols stay in the atmosphere for a few weeks or months. Greenhouse gases remain for centuries.

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Answer: Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere in the short term at a given location whereas climate is a description of aggregate weather conditions based on observations over many decades.


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Wow, this really help

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