NS102 Climate Module, Spring 2024
List of formulas, constants and other data
Constants Unit conversions
Gas constant: 𝑅 = 0.082 L atm mol-1 K-1 = 8.314 J mol-1 K-1 = 8.314 Pa m3 mol-1 K-1 1 J = 0.01 L·atm = 1 Pa·m3
Avogadro’s number: 𝑁! = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1 1 atm = 101325 Pa
Stefan-Boltzmann Constant: 𝜎 = 5.67 x 10-8 W m-2 K-4 1 L = 0.001 m3
Average distance between Earth and Sun: 𝑑" = 1 AU = 1.5 x 108 km T (K) = 273 + T (oC)
Albedo of Earth: 𝐴" = 0.3
𝑃!"#
Solar flux at distance d 𝑆=
4𝜋𝑑2
Radiative power per area for a blackbody 𝑅 = 𝜎𝑇 $
" 𝑆
Effective radiative temperature 𝑇 = * (1 − 𝐴)
4𝜎
Ideal gas law 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅𝑇
van der Waals Equation 𝑛𝑅𝑇 𝑛2
𝑃= −𝑎 2
𝑉 − 𝑛𝑏 𝑉
(#
𝑊 = − 5 𝑃%&' 𝑑𝑉
($
Work 𝑊 = −𝑃%&' ∆𝑉 (if constant Pext)
(#
𝑊 = −𝑛𝑅𝑇 ln ($
(ideal gas, reversible, isothermal)
Heat capacity (J K–1) 𝑄 ∆𝑈 ∆𝐻
–1 –1 –1 –1
[Specific heat could be in J K mol or J K kg ]
𝐶= 𝐶( = 𝐶) =
∆𝑇 ∆𝑇 ∆𝑇
Internal energy change ∆𝑈 = 𝑄 + 𝑊
𝐻 = 𝑈 + 𝑃𝑉
Enthalpy
∆𝐻 = 𝛴𝐻1+,-."/'0 − 𝛴𝐻1,%2/'2#'0
𝑄345 ∆𝐻 (constant P and T)
∆𝑆 = ∆𝑆 =
𝑇 𝑇
(#
∆𝑆 = 𝑛𝑅 ln (ideal gas, reversible, isothermal)
Entropy ($
6#
∆𝑆 = 𝐶 ln 6$
(constant P or V)
∆𝑆 = 𝛴𝑆 1+,-."/'0 − 𝛴𝑆 1,%2/'2#'0
𝐺 = 𝐻 − 𝑇𝑆
Gibbs Free Energy ∆𝐺 = ∆𝐻 − 𝑇∆𝑆 (If constant P and T)
∆𝐺 = 𝑉∆𝑃 − 𝑆∆𝑇 (for general cases)