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GREENHOUSE GAS FORCING [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
CONT

The response of the climate to an increase in the greenhouse forcing consists of restoring the energy balance at the top of the atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Forçage de l'équilibre radiatif de la planète que provoque l'augmentation de la concentration atmosphérique des gaz à effet de serre.

OBS

[Il y a différents scénarios pour l'évolution de la concentration en gaz à "effet de serre" exprimée ici en "équivalent CO2". Elle se traduit automatiquement en "forçage radiatif", c'est-à-dire en excédent thermique pour l'atmosphère par rapport à la situation préindustrielle.

Spanish

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