What is a Watt???

[Richard111]

Phew! A hard lesson. I am a novice with the physics and the practical meaning of the different terms used in the subject of climatology (if that is the correct term?).

My attempt to understand energy can be seen in this Post in the thread MELTING GLACIERS.

There I attempt to calculate the energy needed to melt enough landborne ice in ten years to raise global sea levels by 1 metre. I don't believe it is possible but then my understanding and calculations are newly aquired and may lack understanding of some critical point.

Meanwhile, for those of us still way down in the learning curve may I offer:

Heat Transfer, Conduction, Convection and Radiation by Nasif Nahle.