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Climate Feedback

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005237

1. A process that acts to amplify or reduce direct warming or cooling effects.

2. An atmospheric, oceanic, terrestrial, or other process that is activated by direct climate change induced by changes in radiative forcing. Climate feedbacks may increase (positive feedback) or diminish (negative feedback) the magnitude of the direct climate change.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005237
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005237",
  "term": "Climate Feedback",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A process that acts to amplify or reduce direct warming or cooling effects.\n\n2. An atmospheric, oceanic, terrestrial, or other process that is activated by direct climate change induced by changes in radiative forcing. Climate feedbacks may increase (positive feedback) or diminish (negative feedback) the magnitude of the direct climate change.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/climate-feedback/"
}

Record 5,237 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.