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Forcing Mechanism

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011514

1. A process that alters the energy balance of the climate system, i.e. changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth. Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance, volcanic eruptions, and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emissions of greenhouse gases. See radiation, infrared radiation, radiative forcing.

2. A process that alters the energy balance of the climate system (i.e., changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth). Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance, volcanic eruptions, and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emission of carbon dioxide.

3. A process that alters the energy balance of the climate system, i.e. changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth. Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance, volcanic eruptions, and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emissions of greenhouse gases.

4. Process that alters the energy balance of the climate system. i.e. changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth. Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance. volcanic eruptions. and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emission of carbon dioxide.

5. Factors that affect the Earth's climate. For example, natural factors such as volcanoes and human factors such as the emission of heat-trapping gases and particles through fossil fuel combustion.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011514
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary; EPA EV-Environmental Events-Climate Change
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011514",
  "term": "Forcing Mechanism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A process that alters the energy balance of the climate system, i.e. changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth. Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance, volcanic eruptions, and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emissions of greenhouse gases. See radiation, infrared radiation, radiative forcing.\n\n2. A process that alters the energy balance of the climate system (i.e., changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth). Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance, volcanic eruptions, and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emission of carbon dioxide.\n\n3. A process that alters the energy balance of the climate system, i.e. changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth. Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance, volcanic eruptions, and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emissions of greenhouse gases.\n\n4. Process that alters the energy balance of the climate system. i.e. changes the relative balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation from Earth. Such mechanisms include changes in solar irradiance. volcanic eruptions. and enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect by emission of carbon dioxide.\n\n5. Factors that affect the Earth's climate. For example, natural factors such as volcanoes and human factors such as the emission of heat-trapping gases and particles through fossil fuel combustion.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Environmental Events-Climate Change"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/forcing-mechanism/"
}

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