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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. environmental indicators
  5. global warming potential
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. environmental indicators
  5. global warming potential

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global warming potential

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Definition

  • Information A measure of how much heat a substance can trap in the atmosphere. GWP can be used to compare the effects of different greenhouse gases. For example, methane has a GWP of 21, which means over a period of 100 years, 1 pound of methane will trap 21 times more heat than 1 pound of carbon dioxide (which has a GWP of 1).

    Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/144635

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