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Greenhouse effect

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001191

Atmospheric heating caused by solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longwave radiation less readily transmitted outward, due to absorption by certain gases in the atmosphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001191
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001191",
  "term": "Greenhouse effect",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Atmospheric heating caused by solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longwave radiation less readily transmitted outward, due to absorption by certain gases in the atmosphere.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/greenhouse-effect/"
}

Record 1,191 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.