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MAN-INDUCED RADIATIVE FORCING [1 record]

Record 1 2020-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Climate Change
DEF

One of two parts of radiative forcing in the classification used to describe disturbances in the Earth's energy budget when humans are considered as a factor to the Earth's climate system.

Key term(s)
  • humanmade radiative forcing
  • humanmade forcing
  • manmade radiative forcing
  • manmade forcing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

Parmi les forçages anthropiques, on trouve : les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, les émissions d'aérosols, la déforestation et plus généralement la modification des surfaces végétales.

OBS

forçage radiatif anthropogénique; forçage anthropogénique : L'adjectif «anthropogénique», qui signifie «relatif à l'anthropogénie», est un anglicisme très répandu au sens de «anthropique».

Spanish

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