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Record 1 2023-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

[A] factor that disrupts Earth's energy balance, forcing climate toward warmer or cooler conditions.

CONT

Climate forcing agents can be either natural or anthropogenic, and the main agents are solar irradiance variations, volcanic eruptions, changes in atmospheric composition (including increases in greenhouse gases), and changes to the land surface.

OBS

climatic factor: designation standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

[...] facteur qui dérange l'équilibre d'énergie du système terrestre influençant le forçage du climat vers des conditions plus chaudes ou plus froides.

OBS

Les agents de forçage [climatique] peuvent être naturels ou anthropiques, et les principaux facteurs climatiques sont les changements dans l'irradiation solaire, les éruptions volcaniques, les changements dans la composition atmosphérique (y compris une augmentation de gaz à effet de serre) et les changements à la superficie terrestre.

OBS

facteur climatique : désignation normalisée par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Determinadas condiciones físicas (que no sean los elementos climáticos) que influyen en el clima (latitud, altura, distribución de la tierra y el mar, topografía, corrientes oceánicas, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • factores climáticos
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