greenhouse effect

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16:56 Nov 12, 2009
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Science - Astronomy & Space
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: greenhouse effect
Definition from physics.fortlewis.edu:
An increase in temperature caused when incoming solar radiation is passed but outgoing thermal radiation is blocked by the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide and water vapor are two of the major gases responsible for this effect.

Example sentence(s):
  • Without the greenhouse effect life on this planet would probably not exist as the average temperature of the Earth would be a chilly -18° Celsius, rather than the present 15° Celsius. PhysicalGeography.net
  • The earth has a natural greenhouse effect due to trace amounts of H20 and CO2 that naturally occur. The enhanced greenhouse effect refers to the augmentation of these natural gases by human activities. Greenhouse Effect
  • Atmospheric water vapour (H2O) also makes a large contribution to the natural greenhouse effect but it is thought that its presence is not directly affected by human activity. Hong Kong Observatory
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5siltumnīcas efekts
Aivars Zarins


  

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siltumnīcas efekts


Definition from Zaļā josta:
Raksturo vispārēju Zemes sasilšanu oglekļa dioksīda pastiprinātas uzkrāšanās dēļ, kurš absorbē infrasarkano starojumu un kavē tā normālu atstarošanos kosmosā. Galvenās siltumnīcas efektu izraisošās gāzes (SEG) ir: oglekļa dioksīds, metāns, slāpekļa oksīds, hidrofluorogļūdeņraži, perfluorogļūdeņraži, sēra heksafluorīds.

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  • Pēdējos gados arvien vairāk tiek lietoti tādi vārdi kā "globālā sasilšana", "siltumnīcas efekts" , "saules aktivitāte" un "magnētiskās vētras". - gudrinieks.lv  
Aivars Zarins
Latvia
Local time: 13:09
Native speaker of: Latvian
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