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Record 1 2001-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Climate Change
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Prevents the heat radiated from the Earth from leaving the atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Changements climatiques
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Effet produit sur le climat par la présence d'une couche d'air, l'atmosphère, qui entoure la planète : celui de bloquer le passage au rayonnement solaire réfléchi par la surface terrestre vers l'espace extraterrestre.

OBS

L'image de la couverture ne correspond pas exactement à l'image suggérée par le terme anglais «blanket». Peut-être conviendrait-il d'utiliser plutôt l'image de «couvercle» ou d'«enveloppe»; par exemple : effet d'enveloppement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Cambio climático
  • Contaminación del aire
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