[Coral-List] "Heating" vs "Warming"
John Ware
jware at erols.com
Wed Oct 4 09:15:17 EDT 2006
Hi Phil,
The short answer is NO.
I guess I am having trouble making myself clear - I suppose I didn't
compose my message carefully enough. So, one more try:
Warming: Means that the temperature measurement is higher than some
standard.
Heating: Means that energy has been received due to a temperature
difference, this causes a temperature increase in the receiving body..
So, "heating" implies a mechanism (which may not be known with
certainty), while "warming" only implies a higher temperature (cause
unspecified, standard should be specified). So, "warming" is preferred
unless it can be stated with certainty that the cause of the temperature
increase is added energy in the form of heat.
John
Phil Dustan wrote:
> So the water is warmer because it is being heated and the corals are
> cooking?
>
> Phillip Dustan Ph.D.
> Department of Biology
> College of Charleston
> Charleston SC 29424
> (843) 953-8086 voice
> (843) 953-5453 (Fax)
>
>
>
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