Climate Change Flashcards
Green House Gases
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
sequestered
isolated and hidden away. used to describe the removal of GHGs from the atmosphere.
Chemical compound of Carbon dioxide.
CO2
How does carbon dioxide enter the atmosphere.
Through the burning and of fossil fuels, solid waste and wood products.
Methane chemical compound.
CH4
How is methane emitted.
through the production and transport of coal , natural gas and oil. along with agricultural practices.
How potent is methane.
about 30 times more potent than co2.
ppm?
Parts per million.
Equivalent to one drop of water diluted into about 13 gallons of liquid.
anthropogenic
(chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity.
“anthropogenic emissions of sulfur dioxide”
What three main factors determine gases effect on our climate.
How much gas is in the atmosphere.
How long they stay in the atmosphere.
How strongly do they impact global temperatures.
What percentage of us greenhouse gas is made up of co2?
82%
Solar irradiance
is the power per unit area produced by the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
radiative forcing or climate forcing
defined as the difference of insolation (sunlight) absorbed by the Earth and energy radiated back to space.[1]
GWP
Global warming potential.
What is global warming potential?
it is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide.
