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CONTENU ATMOSPHERE DIOXYDE CARBONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
CONT

The exponential rise in the atmospheric carbon dioxide content will tend to become a significant factor and by early in the next century will have driven the mean planetary temperature beyond the limits experienced during the last 1000 years.

OBS

CO2: The number 2 is subscripted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

Le terme «contenu de l'atmosphère en gaz carbonique» est un terme très général. Quand on veut exprimer plus précisément la quantité de gaz carbonique contenue dans l'atmosphère, on utilise des expressions comme «fraction atmosphérique» ou «concentration atmosphérique».

OBS

CO2 : Le chiffre 2 se place en indice.

Spanish

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