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CLT Formula Sheet_[Spring 2024]

The document provides a comprehensive list of formulas, constants, and data relevant to the NS102 Climate Module for Spring 2024. It includes key physical constants, equations for solar flux, radiative power, ideal gas law, work, heat capacity, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs Free Energy. These formulas and constants are essential for understanding climate-related calculations and thermodynamic processes.

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CLT Formula Sheet_[Spring 2024]

The document provides a comprehensive list of formulas, constants, and data relevant to the NS102 Climate Module for Spring 2024. It includes key physical constants, equations for solar flux, radiative power, ideal gas law, work, heat capacity, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs Free Energy. These formulas and constants are essential for understanding climate-related calculations and thermodynamic processes.

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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)

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