Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 600 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on "Albedo" you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
As you can see using the View from Space overlay, the water on this planet has now all thawed, and is coloured blue. You can also see that the sky is thick with clouds, as there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you choose Relative Humidity, you can see further evidence of the extremely large amount of moisture in the air. This is a humid planet!
Click to see the next point of interestChecking the Misery Index overlay shows that the temperature and humidity around the equator is becoming uncomfortably hot for your clients.
Click to see the next point of interestUnfortunately, checking on the Biome Climate Envelopes shows that there are many biomes missing. This looks as though it's due simply to a lack of space.
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As you can see using the View from Space overlay, the water on this planet has now all thawed, and is coloured blue. You can also see that the sky is filled with clouds, as there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you choose Relative Humidity, you can see further evidence of the large amount of moisture in the air. This is a humid planet!
Click to see the next point of interestChecking the Misery Index overlay, though, shows a large band of habitable temperatures.
Click to see the next point of interestUnfortunately, checking on the Biome Climate Envelopes shows that there are many biomes missing. This looks as though it's due simply to a lack of space.
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Adding CO2 to the atmosphere of this planet has again made it hotter and wetter, with storms increasing in energy. Much less of the planet now maintains a comfortable range of temperatures.
Click to see the next point of interestThe storms that form in this region during the northern hemisphere winter are becoming more powerful. Also, there is less ice and snow here, near the north pole.
Click to see the next point of interestClicking on "Biome" shows the regions where different types of biome can exist on this planet (although they haven't been established yet). The available biomes here are wetter and more forested than before.
Click to see the next point of interestHowever, the hot, dry regions on this side of the planet are expanding as more CO2 is added to the atmosphere.
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This planet is the same as it was before
Here is your planet after vegetation has been added. It takes time to get life established, so the tectonic plates have shifted around a bit, and it looks quite different to before. If you click on "MI" (Misery Index), you can again see black areas representing temperatures that your clients will find comfortable. Due to the growth of vegetation, a lot of the carbon in the atmosphere has been absorbed by plants and locked into the soil. This has reduced the greenhouse effect and made the planet cooler.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you click on "Bio", you will see the overlay that shows the regions of this planet that have the right amount of rainfall and the right range of average temperatures for particular types of biomes. The desert areas have shrunk dramatically due to the cooler temperatures. This planet has a diverse range of biomes that can accommodate many of your clients' life forms.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you click on "LAI" (Leaf Area Index"), you can see where vegetation is concentrated. The most vegetated areas are currently the mountain ranges, where there is a lot of rain and cool temperatures.
Click to see the next point of interestThe only thing this planet seems to lack is large areas of ocean with warm, tropical temperatures.
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Looking at this planet using View from Space, you can now see that the oceans have thawed and the planet is beginning to look much more habitable!
Click to see the next point of interestIf you choose Misery Index, you will see a large band of black in the middle of the planet. This is a very comfortable place for your clients to live.
Click to see the next point of interestChoosing Biome Climate Envelopes shows that this planet has a great range of diverse biomes for the clients' plants and animals to be rehomed into.
Click to see the next point of interestExplore the planet some more, and then see what happens once vegetation is finally established on this planet.
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Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 280 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
This planet is the same as it was before
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 600 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on "Albedo" you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 400 parts per million has made only a slight difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
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This is the planet information screen. As you work on your planets, you will sometimes find information here that highlights interesting things to explore.
Looking at this planet using View from Space, you can now see that the oceans have thawed and the planet is beginning to look much more habitable!
Click to see the next point of interestIf you choose Misery Index, you will see a large band of black in the middle of the planet. This is a very comfortable place for your clients to live.
Click to see the next point of interestChoosing Biome Climate Envelopes shows that this planet has a great range of diverse biomes for the clients' plants and animals to be rehomed into.
Click to see the next point of interestExplore the planet some more, and then see what happens once vegetation is finally established on this planet.
Click to go back to the beginning
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This planet is the same as it was before
Here is your planet in the year the asteroid has hit. The solar radiation reaching the surface has dropped to 70% due to dust in the atmosphere. At first the temperature is pretty much the same as before.
Click to see the next point of interestSix months later, the temperature has dropped severely.
Click to see the next point of interestBy the end of the first twelve months, the ice and snow is increasing.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 280 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
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Here is your planet in the year the asteroid has hit. The solar radiation reaching the surface has dropped to 70% due to dust in the atmosphere. At first the temperature is pretty much the same as before.
Click to see the next point of interestSix months later, the temperature has dropped severely.
Click to see the next point of interestBy the end of the first twelve months, the ice and snow is increasing.
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Adding CO2 to the atmosphere of this planet has again made it hotter and wetter, with storms increasing in energy. Less of the planet now maintains a comfortable range of temperatures.
Click to see the next point of interestThe storms that form in this region during the northern hemisphere winter are becoming more powerful. Also, there is less ice and snow here, near the north pole.
Click to see the next point of interestLooking at the Biome Climate Envelopes shows the regions where different types of biome can exist on this planet (although they haven't been established yet). The available biomes here are wetter and more forested than before.
Click to see the next point of interestHowever, the hot, dry regions on this side of the planet are expanding as more CO2 is added to the atmosphere.
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Here is your planet in the year the asteroid has hit. The solar radiation reaching the surface has dropped to 70% due to dust in the atmosphere. At first the temperature is pretty much the same as before.
Click to see the next point of interestSix months later, the temperature has dropped severely.
Click to see the next point of interestBy the end of the first twelve months, the ice and snow is increasing.
Click to go back to the beginning
This is the starter planet in the outer orbit. Click on the sphere and drag it to turn it around. You can also click and drag on the flatmap to move it around if you like.
The curvy lines you can see on the planet are a contour map, showing where the planet's surface is higher or lower.
Click here to see the next point of interestIn the controls to the left of this screen, you can click on the arrow buttons to move forward and back by either 6 hours (to see different times of day) or one month. Try clicking them.
Click here to see the next point of interestThe list under the arrow buttons has different overlays which give you visual information about your planet. The overlay you're seeing now is the View from Space. This shows you that the planet has a dark side and a light side, and where it has clouds, snow, and other features. If you want to know more about an overlay, click on the question mark next to it.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you choose Air Temperature, you can see what the temperatures are like on your planet. Temperatures on the outer orbit planet are extremely cold. If you click on a point on the planet's surface you will see information about the temperature.
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Here is your planet after vegetation has been added. It takes time to get life established, so the tectonic plates have shifted around a bit, and it looks quite different to before. If you click on "MI" (Misery Index), you can again see black areas representing temperatures that you would find comfortable. Due to the growth of vegetation, a lot of the carbon in the atmosphere has been absorbed by plants and locked into the soil. This has reduced the greenhouse effect and made the planet cooler.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you click on "Bio", you will see the overlay that shows the regions of this planet that have the right amount of rainfall and the right range of average temperatures for particular types of biomes. The desert areas have shrunk dramatically due to the cooler temperatures. This planet has a diverse range of biomes that can accommodate many of different life forms.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you click on "LAI" (Leaf Area Index"), you can see where vegetation is concentrated. The most vegetated areas are currently the mountain ranges, where there is a lot of rain and cool temperatures.
Click to see the next point of interestThe only thing this planet seems to lack is large areas of ocean with warm, tropical temperatures. See if any of your clients would be happy with this.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 400 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 400 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
Here is the middle orbit planet with most of the surface coverd in water. If you look at it with the View from Space, you will notice that the water is all frozen into solid ice, and a lot of snow is now lying on the areas of land.
Click here to see the next point of interestYou might want to try exploring this planet with more of the overlays. If you choose Misery Index, you will see the apparent temperature taking into account heat index and wind chill. Black areas are within the comfort range of your own Earth people (although they may not suit your clients at all!).
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down the list and choose Surface Albedo you can see how much sunlight is being reflected from the surface. Areas of snow and ice reflect a lot of sunlight, which drives down the temperature of the planet.
Click here to see the next point of interestThis planet needs to be warmed up before it can become habitable.
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This planet is the same as it was before
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Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 600 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
Here is the middle orbit planet with water covering some of the planet's surface. If you look at it with the View from Space, you can see that the areas of water are now coloured blue.
Click here to see the next point of interestYou might want to try exploring this planet with more of the overlays. If you choose Misery Index, you will see the apparent temperature taking into account heat index and wind chill. Black areas are within the comfort range of your Earth people (although they may not suit your clients at all!). This planet has some large areas that you would find very comfortable.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down the list and choose Relative Humidity, you can see that the large area with no water has very dry air. This region is likely to become permanent desert.
Click here to see the next point of interestThis planet shows a lot of promise, and may become habitable very soon.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 600 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
Here is the outer orbit planet with water covering some of the planet's surface. Because the planet is so cold, the large lakes of water are frozen over.
Click here to see the next point of interestYou might want to try exploring this planet with more of the overlays. If you choose Misery Index, you will see the apparent temperature taking into account heat index and wind chill. Black areas are within the comfort range of your own Earth people (although they may not suit your clients at all!). This planet is too cold to see any black.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down the list and choose Surface Albedo, you can see a map of how much light is reflected from the surface of the planet. Snow and ice reflects a lot of sunlight. When more sunlight is reflected from the surface, the planet becomes colder.
Click here to see the next point of interestThere are few differences between this planet and the starter planet. With little solar radiation to drive the climate, and all the water frozen, not much is happening.
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Here is the outer orbit planet with most of the surface covered in water. Because the planet is so cold, all bodies of water are frozen over.
Click here to see the next point of interestYou might want to try exploring this planet with more of the overlays. If you choose Misery Index, you will see the apparent temperature taking into account heat index and wind chill. Black areas are within the comfort range of your own Earth people (although they may not suit your clients at all!). This planet is too cold to see any black.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down the list and choose Surface Albedo, you can see a map of how much light is reflected from the surface of the planet. Snow and ice reflects a lot of sunlight. When more sunlight is reflected from the surface, the planet becomes colder.
Click here to see the next point of interestThere are few differences between this planet and the starter planet. With little solar radiation to drive the climate, and all the water frozen, not much is happening.
Click here to go back to the beginning
Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 600 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
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Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 280 parts per million has made only a small difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you choose Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
This planet is the same as it was before
Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 280 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
Double-click this passage to edit it.
Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 400 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
Here is your planet in the year the asteroid has hit. The solar radiation reaching the surface has dropped to 70% due to dust in the atmosphere. At first the temperature is pretty much the same as before.
Click to see the next point of interestSix months later, the temperature has dropped severely.
Click to see the next point of interestBy the end of the first twelve months, the ice and snow is increasing.
Click to go back to the beginning
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 400 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
Adding CO2 to the atmosphere of this planet has made it hotter, with some severely stormy weather in some places, and making the desert half of the planet uninhabitable.
Click to see the next point of interestHere you can see a large storm in the winter months of the northern hemisphere, indicated by the swirling winds.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down and choose Biome Climate Envelopes, this overlay shows the regions where different biomes can exist on this planet (although they haven't been established yet). This half of the planet, near to the water, has a lot of potential for diverse life forms.
Click to see the next point of interestOn this side of the planet, however, the large expanse of black colouring shows that the temperature and rainfall throughout the year is outside the range that any life from your clients' planet can live.
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Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 280 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 600 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on "Albedo" you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
Here is the middle orbit planet with large areas of ocean. If you look at it with the View from Space, you will notice that the oceans are all frozen into solid ice, and a lot of snow is now lying on the areas of land.
Click here to see the next point of interestYou might want to try exploring this planet with more of the overlays. If you choose Misery Index, you will see the apparent temperature taking into account heat index and wind chill. Black areas are within the comfort range of your own Earth people (although they may not suit your clients at all!).
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down the list and choose Surface Albedo you can see how much sunlight is being reflected from the surface. Areas of snow and ice reflect a lot of sunlight, which drives down the temperature of the planet.
Click here to see the next point of interestThis planet needs to be warmed up before it can become habitable.
Click here to go back to the beginning
This is the starter planet in the inner orbit. Click on the sphere and drag it to turn it around. You can also click and drag on the flatmap to move it around if you like.
The curvy lines you can see on the planet are a contour map, showing where the planet's surface is higher or lower.
Click here to see the next point of interestIn the controls to the left of this screen, you can click on the arrow buttons to move forward and back by either 6 hours (to see different times of day) or one month. Try clicking them.
Click here to see the next point of interestThe list under the arrow buttons has different overlays which give you visual information about your planet. The overlay you're seeing now is the View from Space. This shows you that the planet has a dark side and a light side, and where it has clouds, snow, and other features. If you want to know more about an overlay, click on the question mark next to it.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you choose Air Temperature, you can see what the temperatures are like on your planet. This inner orbit planet is extremely hot (dark red), but the temperature can fall surprisingly low at the poles (dark blue/purple). If you click on a point on the planet's surface you will see information about the temperature.
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Here is the outer orbit planet with large areas of ocean. Because the planet is so cold, all bodies of water are frozen over.
Click here to see the next point of interestYou might want to try exploring this planet with more of the overlays. If you choose Misery Index, you will see the apparent temperature taking into account heat index and wind chill. Black areas are within the comfort range of your Earth people (although they may not suit your clients at all!). This planet is too cold to see any black.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you scroll down the list and choose Surface Albedo, you can see a map of how much light is reflected from the surface of the planet. Snow and ice reflects a lot of sunlight. When more sunlight is reflected from the surface, the planet becomes colder.
Click here to see the next point of interestThere are few differences between this planet and the starter planet. With little solar radiation to drive the climate, and all the water frozen, not much is happening.
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As you can see using the View from Space overlay, the water on this planet has now all thawed, and is coloured blue. You can also see that the sky is thick with clouds, as there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere.
Click to see the next point of interestIf you choose Relative Humidity, you can see further evidence of the extremely large amount of moisture in the air. This is a humid planet!
Click to see the next point of interestChecking the Misery Index overlay shows that the temperature and humidity around the equator is becoming uncomfortably hot for your clients.
Click to see the next point of interestUnfortunately, checking on the Biome Climate Envelopes shows that there are many biomes missing. This looks as though it's due simply to a lack of space.
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A long time has passed, and tectonic plate movement has broken up the land mass on this planet into islands that are mostly very small, with forested mountain peaks. If you click on Biome Climate Envelopes to see the biomes available on this planet, many that your clients need to rehome their flora and fauna are missing. This planet will not meet their criteria.
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 400 parts per million has made only a slight difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
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Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 400 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 400 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
Looking at this planet using View from Space, you can now see that the oceans have thawed and the planet is beginning to look much more habitable!
Click to see the next point of interestIf you choose Misery Index, you will see a large band of black in the middle of the planet. This is a very comfortable place for your clients to live.
Click to see the next point of interestChoosing Biome Climate Envelopes shows that this planet has a great range of diverse biomes for the clients' plants and animals to be rehomed into.
Click to see the next point of interestExplore the planet some more, and then see what happens once vegetation is finally established on this planet.
Click to go back to the beginning
Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that 280 parts per million of CO2 has created enough of a greenhouse effect for the increase in sunlight to make a difference.
This planet is the same as it was before
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 280 parts per million has made almost no difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you click on Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
This is the starter planet in the middle orbit. Click on the sphere and drag it to turn it around. You can also click and drag on the flatmap to move it around if you like.
The curvy lines you can see on the planet are a contour map, showing where the planet's surface is higher or lower.
Click here to see the next point of interestIn the controls to the left of this screen, you can click on the arrow buttons to move forward and back by either 6 hours (to see different times of day) or one month. Try clicking them.
Click here to see the next point of interestThe list under the arrow buttons has different overlays which give you visual information about your planet. The overlay you're seeing now is the View from Space. This shows you that the planet has a dark side and a light side, and where it has clouds, snow, and other features. If you want to know more about an overlay, click on the question mark next to it.
Click here to see the next point of interestIf you choose Air Temperature, you can see what the temperatures are like on your planet. Temperatures on the middle orbit planet are relatively mild during the day, but can get very cold at the poles. If you click on a point on the planet's surface you will see information about the temperature.
Click here to go back to the beginning
Increasing the concentration of CO2 to 280 parts per million has made only a small difference to this planet. The greenhouse effect needs sunlight to be absorbed and re-emitted at the surface of the planet, but if you choose Surface Albedo you'll see there is still too much sunlight bouncing off the ice and snow.
