According to Alexander Farnsworth, a climate modeler at the University of Bristol in England, Frank Herbert managed to create a truly plausible planet. After developing computer models of the climate on Arrakis, a team of scientists led by Farnsworth concluded that humans could live on this planet. Only the author should have moved the cities closer to the equator and not to the poles.
According to information about the planet Arrakis, it has less carbon dioxide in its atmosphere (about 350 ppm on the desert planet compared to 417 ppm on Earth) and more ozone in its lower atmosphere (0.5% of the gases compared to 0.000001% on Earth). . ).
When measured over a 20-year period, ozone is approximately 65 times more likely to warm the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Therefore the planet itself will have a higher surface temperature compared to Earth. People will also need to use technology to remove ozone from the air.
If Arrakis were real, it would be as far from Canopus as Pluto is from the Sun.
Temperatures in the tropical latitudes of Arrakis would be relatively better: around 45 degrees Celsius in the warmest months and 15 degrees in the colder months. However, according to researchers, hurricane winds and dunes up to 250 meters high will regularly form on the planet.
At the same time, giant worms would most likely not be able to survive at these temperatures.
Source: Ferra
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