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POTENCIAL CALENTAMIENTO ATMOSFERICO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- global warming potential
1, record 1, English, global%20warming%20potential
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GWP 2, record 1, English, GWP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- greenhouse-warming potential 3, record 1, English, greenhouse%2Dwarming%20potential
correct, rare
- GHP 3, record 1, English, GHP
correct
- GHP 3, record 1, English, GHP
- halocarbon global warming potential 4, record 1, English, halocarbon%20global%20warming%20potential
correct
- HGWP 4, record 1, English, HGWP
correct
- HGWP 4, record 1, English, HGWP
- halocarbon GWP 5, record 1, English, halocarbon%20GWP
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The extent to which individual emissions contribute to global warming. 6, record 1, English, - global%20warming%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The halocarbon GWPs are all normalized to a value of unity for CFC-11. An equally valid alternate set of values can be obtained by normalization to CFC-12 dividing all the GWP values by 3.1 (the average value for the GWP for CFC-12). The benefit gained by substitution of a CFC with an HCFC (or an HFC) is computed by rationing the GWP values of the HCFC (or HFC) to the CFC. 5, record 1, English, - global%20warming%20potential
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- potentiel de réchauffement de la planète
1, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20de%20la%20plan%C3%A8te
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- potentiel de réchauffement du climat mondial 2, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20du%20climat%20mondial
correct, masculine noun
- potentiel de réchauffement du globe 3, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20du%20globe
proposal, masculine noun
- PRG 3, record 1, French, PRG
correct
- PRG 3, record 1, French, PRG
- potentiel de réchauffement du globe pour les hydrocarbures 3, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20du%20globe%20pour%20les%20hydrocarbures
correct, masculine noun
- PRGH 3, record 1, French, PRGH
correct, masculine noun
- PRGH 3, record 1, French, PRGH
- potentiel de réchauffement planétaire 4, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20plan%C3%A9taire
correct, masculine noun
- potentiel d'effet de serre 2, record 1, French, potentiel%20d%27effet%20de%20serre
correct, masculine noun
- pouvoir de réchauffement par effet de serre 2, record 1, French, pouvoir%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20par%20effet%20de%20serre
masculine noun
- potentiel de réchauffement global 5, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20global
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- PRG 5, record 1, French, PRG
avoid, anglicism
- PRG 5, record 1, French, PRG
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
potentiel de réchauffement du globe : terme proposé par J. Carbonneau, chimiste à Environnement Canada, Direction des produits chimiques commerciaux. 3, record 1, French, - potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20de%20la%20plan%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le PRG, tout comme le PDO (potentiel de destruction de l'ozone) qui est son équivalent en ce qui a trait à l'ozone, est un indice qui permet de mesurer le degré de nuisance (la contribution à l'effet de serre en l'occurrence) d'un gaz donné. Le gaz de référence, celui à partir duquel la nocivité des autres gaz est mesurée, est le CFC-12. 3, record 1, French, - potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20de%20la%20plan%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
potentiel de réchauffement planétaire; PRP : terme et abréviation tirés de «Estimation des émissions de gaz provoquant l'effet de serre au Canada en 1990». Rapport SPE5/AP/4, décembre 1992 d'Environnement Canada. 4, record 1, French, - potentiel%20de%20r%C3%A9chauffement%20de%20la%20plan%C3%A8te
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- potencial de calentamiento mundial
1, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20de%20calentamiento%20mundial
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- potencial de calentamiento de la Tierra 2, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20de%20calentamiento%20de%20la%20Tierra
masculine noun
- potencial de calentamiento atmosférico 3, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20de%20calentamiento%20atmosf%C3%A9rico
masculine noun
- potencial de calentamiento debido al efecto invernadero 3, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20de%20calentamiento%20debido%20al%20efecto%20invernadero
masculine noun
- potencial de recalentamiento atmosférico 4, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20de%20recalentamiento%20atmosf%C3%A9rico
masculine noun
- potencial de recalentamiento de la tierra 4, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20de%20recalentamiento%20de%20la%20tierra
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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