Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU
Science Lecture, Room 150
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Institute for Energy Studies, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Description
Check out this video to watch the The Power of Methane as a Greenhouse Gas.
Methane is a greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential (GWP). Three factors contribute to the GWP: 1) molecular weight, 2) atmospheric lifetime, and 3) the absorptance band saturation effect.
This seminar will review the mechanism for global warming which is needed to understand the difference in the band saturation effects for CO2 and CH4. As greenhouse gas concentrations increase, infrared energy escaping to space decreases, upsetting the global energy balance and causing warming. However, the effect is not linear, but essentially logarithmic with concentration. Identifying sources of methane emissions and quantifying the power of methane relative to CO2 is an important step for implementing cost-effective emission reduction programs
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Photo credit: Charlie Brown
Featuring:
Charles A. Brown, P.E., is a retired Chemical Engineer (BS Chemical Engineering, Washington State University 1973; MS Engineering with emphasis in environmental, University of Washington 1982). His career included air pollution control and regulations (Radian, VECO), petroleum refining (BP, VECO), aluminum production (Kaiser), and nuclear power support systems (General Atomic). His teaching experience includes presenting seminars, lectures, and courses primarily about air pollution, including at Western Washington University.
Questions and Accommodations
- Contact The Foundation for WWU & Alumni for this event if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-3353 or emailing Alumni@wwu.edu.
- Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
- There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Visitor Parking at WWU on Weekdays
- Mon-Fri, 7:00am-4:30pm: limited paid parking is available at the south C lots and north 6V and 7G lots.
- Purchase your permit at the lot pay stations or use the Parkmobile app.
- More parking details for campus visitors are available online.
Parking at WWU on Weekdays for Visitors with Disabilities
- Mon-Fri, 7:00am-4:30pm: both a WWU permit and state disability placard are needed.
- Purchase your permit at the pay stations in lot C or 6V or use the Parkmobile app (use Zone 1200). This allows parking in any disability space. If these are full, you can use a non-reserved space nearby.
- More parking details for campus visitors with disabilities are available online.
The views expressed by our speaker do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.