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H2O FEEDBACK [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
CONT

The oceans influence the climate response in two fundamentally important ways... If for some reason the ocean does not respond to the greenhouse heating, the H2O feedback would be turned off since increased evaporation from the warmer ocean is the primary source for increasing atmospheric H2O.

OBS

In the chemical formulae, the number 2 is in subscript position.

OBS

Water Vapor. The most abundant greenhouse gas, it is the water present in the atmosphere in gaseous form. ... In addition to its role as a natural greenhouse gas, water vapor plays an important role in regulating the temperature of the planet because clouds form when excess water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to form ice and water droplets and precipitation.

OBS

Atmospheric water vapor above the tropopause is referred to as "stratospheric water vapor".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

[...] l'évaporation est responsable de la moitié du refroidissement de la surface. À l'opposé, la vapeur d'eau atmosphérique est responsable d'un effet de serre qui permet d'élever la température de notre milieu ambiant de plus de 30 °C.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Climatology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The oceans influence the climate response in two fundamentally important ways. First, because of the importance of the H2O greenhouse feedback, the response of the tropospheric temperatures and even the land surface temperatures would be governed by the warming of the ocean surface. If for some reason the ocean does not respond to the greenhouse heating, the H2O feedback would be turned off since increased evaporation from the warmer ocean is the primary source for increasing atmospheric H2O.

OBS

In the chemical formula, number 2 is in subscript position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Climatologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Les variations de température, associées à l'effet de serre dans le passé, reflètent donc l'effet radiatif direct auquel s'ajoutent les rétroactions liées aux nuages, à la glace de mer et à la vapeur d'eau, qui, elles, ont une échelle de temps caractéristique inférieure ou égale à l'océan de surface.

Spanish

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