Greenhouse gases
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002998
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002998 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Abbreviation | GHG |
| References | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center Glossary, Department of Energy; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Atmospheric sciences; Water vapor; Greenhouse effect; Zero emissions; Eddy covariance; Greenhouse gas emissions; Carbon footprint; Hydrofluorocarbons; Perfluorocarbons; Sulfur hexafluoride; Global warming potential; Carbon dioxide; Gases; Atmospheric chemistry; Coalbed methane; Chlorofluorocarbons; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Global warming; Radiative forcing; Nitrous oxide; Air pollution; Methane |
| Translations | Spanish: gases de invernadero |
Record as JSON
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"hydrofluorocarbons",
"perfluorocarbons",
"sulfur hexafluoride",
"global warming potential",
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"atmospheric chemistry",
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"chlorofluorocarbons",
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"nitrous oxide",
"air pollution",
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"translations": {
"es": "gases de invernadero"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/greenhouse-gases/"
}
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