Do you agree with this "geologist" that a " vapor generally is a gas that above boiling point"?

A water surface has approximate Maxwell distribution

of velocity. In other words, many H2O(l) molecules have more

than enough escape velocity (Ve) to leave said surface and

enter the atmosphere notwithstanding boiling point, but it is a

true fact that, as temperature increases, a greater fraction

of molecules under the distribution curve have E=f(V) >= bond

breaking escape energy. H2O(g) molecules once in the

atmosphere, much like carbon dioxide CO2(g), will absorb and

release allowed QM energy packets. What this is telling me is that

there is a delay in transmission of electromagnetic energy through

earth's atmosphere as is the case with many planets and stars.

Nitrogen N2(g), Oxygen O2(g) molecules, to name two, play a part

in repopulating quantum states of those molecules that are predisposed

to decay to lower quantum states of vibration and/or rotation. N2(g)

and O2(g), for the greater part, remain in their ground states at

temperatures typically found in the troposphere although Oxygen does

play a small roll quantum mechanically.

Having studied statistical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics for

some time now, I have an educated opinion, without prejudice, regarding

such matters. The idea of molecules being above their boiling point

is silly. Maybe they meant vaporization, but scientists usually do

not make such mistakes. Never mind breaking laws of thermodynamics.

The laws are fine. The human mind has a tendency to engage in

unsupported prejudicial thinking. When this happens, something

is broken, but it is not the Laws of Physics.

It looks like he might think that you only get vapor from vaporization – as opposed to the “evapor” you get from evaporation.

I cannot believe that WUWT has not already jumped all over this. It means that all this time climate scientists have ignored atmospheric ‘water evapor’ --- which, no doubt, is what we have that Mars and Venus did not have (a magical damping variable)– and the reason those planets are all fcked up while we have no worries.

I don’t about you, but I’m sure going to rest a lot easier now that I understand how the climate system really works.