I'm guessing that's an ideal gas calculation

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SDF — 12/14/2006 6:50:59 PM (archived)

As the atmosphere heats up it expands, density decreases. But the Earth's atmosphere varies in thickness from night to day, and with altitude. I doubt global warming will have any noticeable effect against that.

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Global warming prolongs the orbital ife of space junk - LJK - 12/14/2006 3:25:27 PM
- re: Global warming prolongs the orbital ife of space junk - Johannes - 12/15/2006 10:16:18 PM
- re: Global warming prolongs the orbital ife of space junk - pwokenyaw - 12/15/2006 4:53:39 AM
- I'm guessing that's an ideal gas calculation - SDF - 12/14/2006 6:50:59 PM
  - Thermosphere/Exosphere - Adam - 12/15/2006 12:46:30 PM
    - re: Thermosphere/Exosphere - Johannes - 12/15/2006 10:23:56 PM
  - Probably not, but it gives the deniers fits. (n/t) - Hank - 12/14/2006 8:33:31 PM

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