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Positive Feedback

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021671

A process that results in an amplification of the response of a system to an external influence. For example, increased atmospheric water vapor in response to global warming would be a positive feedback on warming, because water vapor is a greenhouse gas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021671
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Climate Program Office Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021671",
  "term": "Positive Feedback",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A process that results in an amplification of the response of a system to an external influence. For example, increased atmospheric water vapor in response to global warming would be a positive feedback on warming, because water vapor is a greenhouse gas.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/positive-feedback/"
}

Record 21,671 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.