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BALANCE CARBONO [1 record]

Record 1 2025-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
DEF

Any of various measures of the impact that a given activity, project, facility etc. has on the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, expressed in units based on the carbon dioxide equivalent.

CONT

Earth's carbon balance is calculated as the carbon emissions from human activities minus the carbon uptake by oceans and land systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Quantité des émissions, directes ou indirectes, de gaz à effet de serre d'une activité ou d'un site.

OBS

Différence entre les flux de carbone entrant et sortant, pour un système ou un ensemble de systèmes donnés (par exemple échange atmosphère/biosphère).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cambio climático
CONT

El balance global es el equilibrio entre intercambios (ingresos y pérdidas) de carbono entre los reservorios o entre una ruta del ciclo específica (por ejemplo, atmósfera-biosfera). Un examen del balance de carbono de un fondo o reservorio puede proporcionar información sobre si funcionan como una fuente o un almacén para el dióxido de carbono.

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