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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
atmospheric sciences
greenhouse gases

Preferred term

greenhouse gases

Type

Topic

Definition

Those gases, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, nitrous oxide, and methane, that are transparent to solar radiation but opaque to longwave radiation. Their action is similar to that of glass in a greenhouse.
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center Glossary, Department of Energy
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

atmospheric sciences

Related concepts

Synonyms

GHG (greenhouse gases)

In other languages

gases de invernadero

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5847

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