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ATMOSPHERIC RESIDENCE TIME [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Direct effects occur when the gas itself is a GHG [greenhouse gas], whereas indirect radiative forcing occurs when chemical transformation of the original gas produces a gas or gases that are GHGs or when a gas influences the atmospheric lifetimes of other gases.

OBS

atmospheric lifetime: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Période moyenne pendant laquelle une molécule d'un polluant atmosphérique donné séjourne dans l'atmosphère, entre le moment de son émission et celui de sa disparition.

OBS

durée de vie dans l'atmosphère : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medio ambiente
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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