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MECANISMO FORCAMENTO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forcing
1, record 1, English, forcing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- forcing mechanism 2, record 1, English, forcing%20mechanism
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action of an external force on a system with a view to accelerating or determining some outcome. 3, record 1, English, - forcing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural or man-made alterations in the atmospheric composition which affect the radiative profile and, hence, the earth's temperature and climate are said to be "radiative climate forcing" or simply "forcing". The concept of radiative forcing should not be confused with that of climate change. The rate of climate change depends on much more than simply the rate of change of radiative forcing. Radiative forcing measures the temperature change at the earth's surface that would be observed for a given atmosphere, if there were no climate feedback effects such as increased concentrations of water vapor, changes in atmospheric chemistry reaction rates, cloud feedbacks, albedo changes (via for example, changes in the extent of snow cover or desertification); and no system lags such as through ocean thermal inertia. 4, record 1, English, - forcing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forçage
1, record 1, French, for%C3%A7age
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mécanisme de forçage 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20de%20for%C3%A7age
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force déstabilisatrice qui s'exerce sur un système qui tend à l'équilibre. 3, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les modèles climatiques sont à la fois plus simples et plus compliqués, plus simples car l'exactitude locale des résultats est moins importante, plus compliqués parce qu'ils doivent déterminer des effets à long terme correspondant à des forçages beaucoup plus faibles. 4, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme forçage n'est attesté ni dans les dictionnaires généraux ni dans les dictionnaires spécialisés; il est cependant utilisé fréquemment dans les périodiques de pointe. 3, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mecanismo de forzamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, mecanismo%20de%20forzamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- forzamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, forzamiento
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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