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FORCAGE RADIATIF VOLCANIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
- Pollutants
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- volcanic radiative forcing
1, record 1, English, volcanic%20radiative%20forcing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- volcanic RF 2, record 1, English, volcanic%20RF
correct
- volcanic forcing 3, record 1, English, volcanic%20forcing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[There are] four mechanisms by which volcanic forcing influences climate: [radiative forcing] due to aerosol-radiation interaction; differential (vertical or horizontal) heating, producing gradients and changes in circulation; interactions with other modes of circulation, such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO); and ozone depletion with its effects on stratospheric heating, which depends on anthropogenic chlorine (stratospheric ozone would increase with a volcanic eruption under low-chlorine conditions). 2, record 1, English, - volcanic%20radiative%20forcing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
- Agents de pollution
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forçage radiatif volcanique
1, record 1, French, for%C3%A7age%20radiatif%20volcanique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forçage volcanique 2, record 1, French, for%C3%A7age%20volcanique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le forçage par le CO2 est le plus important contributeur au forçage anthropique au cours de l'ère industrielle. Ce forçage total provenant des activités humaines peut être comparé au forçage naturel provenant de la fluctuation des éruptions volcaniques et de l'irradiation solaire. Au cours de l'ère industrielle, des éruptions volcaniques irrégulières ont eu de brefs effets de refroidissement sur le climat mondial. La nature épisodique des éruptions volcaniques rend difficile une comparaison avec d'autres agents de forçage sur une échelle de temps d'un siècle. Toutefois, on comprend bien que le forçage volcanique soit négatif (effet de refroidissement du climat) avec le forçage le plus fort survenant sur une période limitée d'environ deux ans après les éruptions [...] 2, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age%20radiatif%20volcanique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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