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NATURAL RADIATIVE FORCING [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-04-29

English

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

A disturbance of the Earth's energy budget without human direct or indirect influences.

OBS

Examples of natural forcing are volcanic eruptions, solar variability, or changes in a space object's orbital parameters.

French

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

Parmi les forçages naturels, les plus importants sont : les variations de l'ensoleillement, elles mêmes causées soit par des variations de l'intensité du rayonnement émis par le soleil soit par des variations de la distance Terre-Soleil et les éruptions volcaniques qui provoquent des variations de la quantité de rayonnement solaire réfléchi par la planète.

Spanish

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