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Definition of greenhouse in English English dictionary: A building traditionally made of glass, but now also made from plastics such as polyethylene, in which plants are grown more rapidly than outside such a building by the action of heat from the sun, this heat being trapped inside by the glass or plastic; {n} a house to keep tender plants in; A greenhouse is a glass building in which you grow plants that need to be protected from bad weather; – A building with a roof and sides made of glass, used for growing plants that need warmth and protection; -a structure enclosed by glass (or other transparent or translucent material), and devoted to the cultivation and protection of plants out of season or climate; A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather; effect -- The hypothesized warming of the Earth's atmosphere as a result of increasing atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other gases that trap infrared radiation emitted from the earth's surface While the increase in such gases is well documented, the effect on climate remains debatable Estimates of the temperature effect range from zero to an increase of several degrees average global temperature by 2050; changes in temperature would affect rainfall patterns Significant climate change would inevitably affect agricultural practices; Greenhouses provide the ultimate tool in climate control, providing the gardener with the opportunity to grow vegetables year round Important things to consider when planning a greenhouse: (1) orient the structure due South to capture as much of the sun's heat as possible; (2) include thermal mass, like 55-gallon drums painted black and filled with water, that will capture the sun's heat and slowly release it at night; (3) special heating systems are available for greenhouses in very cold climates; (3) where there is the possibility of too much sun, install shade cloth that can be rolled down over the glass or plastic; (4) for winter gardening, supplemental, full-spectrum lighting may be needed; (5) maintain good air circulation to insure an adequate supply of CO2; and (6) keep a close eye on pest and disease problems, eradicating infected plants immediately --problems can quickly spiral out of control in a closed environment; Structure used for growing plants Natural sunlight comes in through glass or plastic panels and the temperature and humidity is controlled to provide ideal growing conditions; of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; "greehouse gases"; Greenhouse means relating to or causing the greenhouse effect. Building designed for the protection of tender or out-of-season plants against excessive cold or heat. Usually a glass-or plastic-enclosed structure with a framing of aluminum, galvanized steel, or such woods as redwood, cedar, or cypress, it is used for the production of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and any other plants requiring special temperature conditions. It is heated partly by the sun and partly by artificial means. This controlled environment can be adapted to the needs of particular plants; Place where pots are kept to harden before biscuit firing; The portion of a car's body that rises above the beltline of the car; a building made with translucent (light transparent, usually glass or fiberglass) walls conducive to plant growth; a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; "greehouse gases; {i} structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season, hothouse, glasshouse, conservatory; A building made of glass in which plants are grown more rapidly than outside such a building by the action of heat from the sun, this heat being trapped inside by the glass; a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
greenhouse cockpit: A distinctive style of cockpit with numerous windows, rather than just the front windscreen, as seen on such types as the Lancaster and Stirling bombers
greenhouse effect: (with the) The process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere. (Do not confuse with global warming.)
greenhouse gas: any gas, such as carbon dioxide or CFCs that contribute to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere
greenhouse effect: The phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface
greenhouse effect: A similar retention of solar radiation, as by another planet or in a solar panel
greenhouse effect: (Çevre) The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface
greenhouse effect: The heating effect exerted by the atmosphere upon the earth by virtue of the fact that the atmosphere (mainly, its water vapor) absorbs and remits infrared radiation In detail: the shorter wavelengths of insolation are transmitted rather freely through the atmosphere to be absorbed at the earth's surface The earth then reemits this as long-wave (infrared) terrestrial radiation, a portion of which is absorbed by the atmosphere and again emitted (see atmospheric radiation) Some of this is emitted downward back to the earth's surface ( counter-radiation)
greenhouse effect: The presence of trace atmospheric gases make the earth warmer than would direct sunlight alone These gases (such as CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, nitrous oxide, tropospheric ozone, and water vapor, allow visible light and ultraviolet light (shortwave radiation) to pass through the atmosphere and heat the earth's surface This heat is re-radiated from the earth in the form of infrared energy (longwave radiation) The greenhouse gases absorb part of that energy before it escapes into space The process of trapping the longwave radiation is known as the greenhouse effect Scientists estimate that without the greenhouse effect, the earth's surface would be roughly 54 degrees Fahrenheit colder than it is today -- too cold to support life as we know it
greenhouse effect: The trapping of the sun's radiant energy, so that it cannot be reradiated In cars and buildings the radiant energy is trapped by glass: in the earth's atmosphere the radiant energy is trapped by gasses such as CFCs and carbon dioxide
greenhouse effect: the trapping of heat energy close to a planet's surface by certain types of gases in the atmosphere (e g , water, methane, and carbon dioxide) These gases allow visible light from the Sun to reach the surface but prevent the infrared light from the heated surface to radiate back to space
greenhouse effect: the warming of the earth's atmosphere caused by a buildup of carbon dioxide and other trace gases This buildup allows light from the sun's rays to heat the earth but prevents a counterbalancing loss of heat
greenhouse effect: An increase in temperature caused when incoming solar radiation is passed but outgoing thermal radiation is blocked by the atmosphere Carbon dioxide and water vapor are two of the major gases responsible for this effect
greenhouse effect: The greenhouse effect causes the atmosphere to trap more heat energy at the Earth's surface and within the atmosphere by absorbing and re-emitting longwave energy Of the longwave energy emitted back to space, 90 % is intercepted and absorbed by greenhouse gases Without the greenhouse effect the Earth's average global temperature would be -18 degrees Celsius, rather than the present 15 degrees Celsius In the last few centuries, the activities of humans have directly or indirectly caused the concentration of the major greenhouse gases to increase Scientists predict that this increase may enhance the greenhouse effect making the planet warmer Some experts estimate that the Earth's average global temperature has already increased by 0 3 to 0 6 degrees Celsius, since the beginning of this century, because of this enhancement
greenhouse effect: A popular term used to describe the roles of water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases in keeping the Earth's surface warmer than it would be otherwise These "radiatively active" gases are relatively transparent to incoming shortwave radiation, but are relatively opaque to outgoing longwave radiation The latter radiation, which would otherwise escape to space, is trapped by these gases within the lower levels of the atmosphere The subsequent reradiation of some of the energy back to the surface maintains surface temperatures higher than they would be if the gases were absent There is concern that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, and manmade chlorofluorocarbons, may enhance the greenhouse effect and cause global warming (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
greenhouse effect: The overall warming of the earth's lower atmosphere primarily due to carbon dioxide and water vapor which permit the sun's rays to heat the earth, but then restrict some heat-energy from escaping back into space
greenhouse effect: The way in which the Earth's atmosphere acts as a blanket to keep temperatures at a higher level than would otherwise be so The carbon monoxide and water vapor in the atmosphere transmit solar radiation but reflect the longer-wavelength heat radiation from the Earth The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, caused by large-scale burning of fossil fuel, will probably produce higher temperatures and have widespread climatic effects unless control measures are instituted
greenhouse effect: An increase in temperature caused when the atmosphere absorbs incoming solar radiation but blocks outgoing thermal radiation; carbon dioxide is the major factor
greenhouse effect: An imbalance of heat into a planet compared to the heat radiated Different albedos and emissivities of gases in the planet's atmosphere cause the radiation entering the atmosphere to be converted to infrared wavelengths to which the atmosphere is opaque, preventing re-radiation The trapped radiation heats the atmosphere and the planet's surface
greenhouse effect: A global warming phenomenon that results from the increase in the atmospheric concentration of a gas that is relatively transparent to the short wavelength solar radiation that emanates from the sun but that is fairly opaque to the longer wavelength thermal radiation that emanates from the surface of a planet
greenhouse effect: Increase in temperature caused when incoming solar radiation is passed but outgoing thermal radiation is blocked by the atmosphere (carbon dioxide is the major factor)
greenhouse effect: A complex natural process that takes place when gases in the Earth's atmosphere, including water vapor, allow heat energy from the Sun to pass through to the land and oceans Heat energy radiating from the Earth's surface is absorbed by atmospheric gases, known as greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated back to Earth instead of escaping into space This natural process may be affected by human activities, such as emitting large quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
greenhouse effect: the process that raises the temperature of air in the lower atmosphere due to heat trapped by greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone
greenhouse effect: Phenomenan in which the atmosphere stops the heat radiated from the surface of the earth escaping, resulting in higher than normal temperatures The main cause of this is thought to be carbon dioxide
greenhouse effect: The warming effect of the Earth's atmosphere Light energy from the sun which passes through the Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by the Earth's surface and re-radiated into the atmosphere as heat energy The heat energy is then trapped by the atmosphere, creating a situation similar to that which occurs in a car with its windows rolled up The release of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere may increase the greenhouse effect and contribute to global warming
greenhouse effect: The increasing mean global surface temperature of the Earth caused by high concentrations of certain gases in the atmosphere (including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) The greenhouse effect allows solar radiation to penetrate, but absorbs the infrared radiation returning to space
greenhouse effect: The effect produced as greenhouse gases allow incoming solar radiation to pass through the Earth's atmosphere, but prevent part of the outgoing infrared radiation from the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space This process occurs naturally and has kept the Earth's temperature about 59 degrees F warmer than it would otherwise be Current life on Earth could not be sustained without the natural greenhouse effect
greenhouse effect: warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth
greenhouse effect: The greenhouse effect is the problem caused by increased quantities of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air. These gases trap the heat from the sun, and cause a gradual rise in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere. the gradual warming of the air surrounding the Earth as a result of heat being trapped by pollution global warming. Warming of the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere that tends to intensify with an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide and certain other gases. Visible light from the Sun heats the Earth's surface. Part of this energy is reradiated in the form of long-wave infrared radiation, much of which is absorbed by molecules of carbon dioxide and water vapour in the atmosphere and reradiated back toward the surface as more heat. This process is analogous to the glass panes of a greenhouse that transmit sunlight but hold in heat. The trapping of infrared radiation causes the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere to warm more than they otherwise would, making the surface habitable. The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by widespread combustion of fossil fuels may intensify the greenhouse effect and cause long-term climatic changes. An increase in atmospheric concentrations of other trace gases such as chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, and methane may also aggravate greenhouse conditions. It is estimated that since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased 30%, while the amount of methane has doubled. Today the U.S. is responsible for about one-fifth of all human-produced greenhouse-gas emissions. See also global warming
greenhouse effect: Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface Many human activities cause levels of these gases to rise, resulting in an increase in the Earth's temperature
greenhouse effect: The warming of the lower atmosphere and the surface of the earth resulting from the reflection of infrared radiation by carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the atmosphere, resulting in higher temperatures than would exist in the absence of the effect
greenhouse effect: The effect, similar to that in a greenhouse, whereby the Earth's surface is maintained at a temperature much higher than appropriate to the balance of solar irradiation alone This is caused by carbon dioxide, ozone, water vapour, trace gases and aerosols in the atmosphere trapping some of the longer wave-length return radiation The increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, attributed to the burning of fossil fuels, could lead to a steady increase of global temperatures The resultant thermal expansion of oceans and melting of polar icecaps could increase sea levels leading to a possibility of coastal flooding
greenhouse effect: retention of the sun's radiation resulting in an increase of the earth's temperature
greenhouse effect: is the progressive, gradual warming of the earth's atmospheric temperature, caused by the insulating effect of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that have proportionately increased in the atmosphere The greenhouse effect disturbs the way the Earth’s climate maintains the balance between incoming and outgoing energy by allowing short-wave radiation from the sun to penetrate through to warm the earth, but preventing the resulting long-wave radiation from escaping back into the atmosphere
greenhouse gas: Gases e g methane, carbon dioxide, CFC'c emitted from a variety of sources and processes, said to contribute to global warming by trapping heat between the earth and the atmosphere Methane produced at landfill sites is a major contributor
greenhouse gas: any of several types of gases that are thought to cause global warming
greenhouse gas: A gas, such as carbon dioxide or methane, which contributes to potential climate change
greenhouse gas: A greenhouse gas absorbs and radiates heat in the lower atmosphere that otherwise would be lost in space The greenhouse effect is essential for life on this planet since it keeps average global temperatures high enough to support plant and animal growth The main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrous oxides (N20) By far the most abundant greenhouse gas is CO2, accounting for 70 percent of the greenhouse effect (see Carbon dioxide)
greenhouse gas: A gas that absorbs infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface and by clouds Water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (NO), methane (Ã‘H4) and ozone (O3) are the primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere
greenhouse gas: Certain gases, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane, that more effectively trap heat affecting the Earth's surface temperature
greenhouse gas: A collective term for the gases that influence the greenhouse effect, ie the trapping of solar radiation by a layer of gases which heat up the Earth and lower atmosphere Estimates put carbon dioxide as the greatest contributor to global warming at around 50% The other main greenhouse gases include methane, chloroflurohydrocarbons (CFCs), ozone, water vapour and nitrogen oxides
greenhouse gas: Any of several dozen heat-trapping (radiatively active) trace gases in the earth's atmosphere which absorb infrared RADIATION The two major greenhouse gases are water vapor and CARBON DIOXIDE; lesser greenhouse gases include METHANE, ozone (O3), CFCs, and nitrogen oxides
greenhouse gas: Greenhouse gases are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the atmosphere and clouds This property causes the greenhouse effect Water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and ozone (O3) are the primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere Moreover there are a number of entirely human-made greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as the halocarbons and other chlorine and bromine containing substances, dealt with under the Montreal Protocol Beside CO2, N2O and CH4, the Kyoto Protocol deals with the greenhouse gases sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
greenhouse gas: A gas, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, methane, and low level ozone, which contributes to the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas: gases in the atmosphere that absorb heat energy radiated from the Earth, trapping it in the atmosphere Important greenhouse gases include: water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and halocarbons
greenhouse gas: - A term given to those gas compounds in the atmosphere that reflect heat back toward earth rather than letting it escape freely into space Several gases are involved, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone, water vapor and some of the chlorofluorocarbons Different gases have different reflective capacity, called Global Warming Potential (see above) In terms of the current atmospheric situation, it is estimated that CO2 is by far the most important contributor to climate change, causing some 80 percent of the impact according to the IPCC
greenhouse gas: a gas involved in the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas: A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere
greenhouse gas: Greenhouse gases are the gases which are responsible for causing the greenhouse effect. The main greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. a gas, especially carbon dioxide or methane, that is thought to trap heat above the Earth and cause the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas: a gas in the atmosphere that has the ability to absorb infrared radiation (that emitted by the Earth itself), causing the same kind of action as a blanket or the glass windows of a greenhouse; includes water vapor, nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, ozone, halogenated fluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorinated carbons
greenhouse gas: Those gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by trapping heat within the earth's atmosphere The chief greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide and water vapor Other potentially important trace gases are chlorofluorocarbons, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide See Watson et al (1990) for a general overview and Ramanathan et al (1985) and Ramanathan et al (1987) for information on the trace gases
greenhouse gas: An atmospheric gas that tends to prevent heat from radiating back into space, thus having a warming effect on the atmosphere Examples: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane
greenhouse gas: Any gas that absorbs infra-red radiation in the atmosphere Greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), halogenated fluorocarbons (HCFCs) , ozone (O3), perfluorinated carbons (PFCs), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
greenhouse gas: A gaseous component of the atmosphere contributing to the greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases are transparent to certain wavelengths of the sun's radiant energy, allowing them to penetrate deep into the atmosphere or all the way into the Earth's surface Greenhouse gases and clouds prevent some of infrared radiation from escaping, trapping the heat near the Earth's surface where it warms the lower atmosphere Alteration of this natural barrier of atmospheric gases can raise or lower the mean global temperature of the Earth
greenhouse gas: Is a gas that traps heat into the atmosphere The gas works in the same way as the glass in a greenhouse Heat energy enters the atmosphere, in a short wave-length form, however when the energy reflects off the earth it is in long wave form and so is trapped in the earths atmosphere
greenhouse gas: Gasses added to the atmosphere by human actions that trap heat and cause global warming
greenhouse gas: a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
greenhouse gases: Gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrogen oxides (NOx), nitrous oxide (N2O), and water vapor (H2O) that contribute to the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases: The main greenhouse gases are water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, nitrous oxide and the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) All but CFCs occur naturally Collectively, these gases make up less than one per cent of our atmosphere, sustaining what is called the Earth’s “natural greenhouse effect ” Without this, Earth would be 30 degrees cooler - essentially, a frozen planet
greenhouse gases: atmospheric gases which enhance the natural greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, ozone and water vapour
greenhouse gases: Naturally occurring gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and o-zone, and man-made gases like chlorofluorocarbons
greenhouse gases: Gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane that are relatively transparent to the short wavelength solar radiation that emanates from the sun but that are fairly opaque to the longer wavelength thermal radiation that emanates from the surface of a planet
greenhouse gases: Gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor, methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (NO2), and other trace gases which trap heat in the atmospheres thus producing the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases: Radiative gases in the earth's atmosphere which absorb long-wave heat radiation from the earth's surface and re-radiate it, thereby warming the earth Carbon dioxide and water vapour are the main ones
greenhouse gases: The main gases believed to be responsible for the greenhouse effect include: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride Ozone depleting gases such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) are also powerful greenhouse gases but are not controlled by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change because they are already controlled by the Montreal Protocol
greenhouse gases: include the common gases of carbon dioxide and water vapor, but also rarer gases such as methane and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) whose properties relate to the transmission or reflection of different types of radiation The increase in such gases in the atmosphere, which contributes to global warming, is a result of the burning of fossil fuels, the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere, and deforestation
greenhouse gases: Thermal gases in the earth's atmosphere which absorb long-wave heat radiation from the earth's surface and re-radiate it, thereby warming the earth Carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapour (H2O) and methane (CH4)are the most important ones
greenhouse gases: Those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation Water vapor (H2O) is the most abundant greenhouse gas Greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
greenhouse gases: Airborne water vapor, carbon dioxide and other gases that trap the sun's heat in the atmosphere Increasing volumes of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are throught to be causing a rise in average global temperatures
greenhouse gases: atmospheric gases, primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide restricting some heat-energy from escaping directly back into space
greenhouse gases: Gases which trap solar radiation Of the solar energy entering the earth's atmosphere a portion is reflected back and a portion penetrates onto the earth's surface The portion reflected back from the earth's surface is at a different wavelength that when it entered Carbon dioxide and other gases, which pass solar radiation, absorb this reflected radiation, increasing the earth's temperature This is much like a greenhouse, hence the name
greenhouse gases: Several gases that allow the earth’s atmosphere to trap solar radiation by absorbing heat radiated back from the surface of the earth These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and nitrous oxide
greenhouse gases: The major GHGs responsible for causing climate change are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N20) The Kyoto Protocol also addresses hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
greenhouse gases: Gases that trap the heat of the sun in the Earth's atmosphere, producing the greenhouse effect The two major greenhouse gases are water vapor and carbon dioxide Other greenhouse gases include methane, ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, and nitrous oxide
greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) These gases together absorb the earth's radiation and warm the atmosphere Some greenhouse gases occur naturally but are also produced by human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels When greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere, they have an impact on climate and weather patterns They are usually measured in carbon dioxide equivalents The United Nations says the GHGs mostly responsible for causing climate change are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)
greenhouse gases: Gases that absorb heat re-radiated from the surface of the Earth The greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor
greenhouse gases: Gases responsible for the greenhouse effect These gases include: carbon dioxide (CO2); methane (CH4); nitrous oxide (N2O); chlorofluorocarbons (CFxClx); and tropospheric ozone (O3)
greenhouse gases: n gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour, nitrous oxide, ozone and halocarbons in the atmosphere that trap heat from the sun and warm the earth
greenhouse gases: Atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor that slow the passage of re-radiated heat through the Earth's atmosphere
greenhouse gases: The trace gases which contribute to the greenhouse effect The main greenhouse gases are not the major constitutents of the atmosphere _ nitrogen and oxygen _ but water vapour (the biggest contributor), carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and (in recent years) chlorofluoro-carbons Increases in concentrations of the latter four gases have been linked to emissions from human activity (Source: Mintzer, 1992)
greenhouse gases: Gases in the Earth's atmosphere that allow sunlight through but absorb and capture infrared radiation Important greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
greenhouse gases: Heat-trapping gases that are increasingly present in the Earth’s atmosphere, creating a warming of the planet Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas but others include methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) Water vapor also is an important greenhouse gas
greenhouse gasses: Gasses in the atmosphere (like carbon dioxide) which reflect back to earth radiating heat energy in much the same way as glass windows trap the heat in a greenhouse which would otherwise be lost via radiation Greenhouse gasses create a warming in the Earth's atmosphere and consequently the surface of the Earth, producing global warming
greenhouse gasses: – Carbon dioxide and other gasses that build up in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a warming of the air called the "greenhouse effect"
greenhouse gasses: Certain gases, such as carbon dioxide, which serve to hold heat in closer to the Earth's surface Without any greenhouse gases, the Earth's surface would be about 33 degrees centigrade colder than it is However, with an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the temperatures increase
greenhouse gasses: the gasses present in our atmosphere which are responsible for the Greenhouse Effect These are water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane and nitrous oxide
greenhouse whitefly: whitefly that inhabits greenhouses
greenhouses: plural of greenhouse

greenhouse

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green·house

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grinhaus

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glasshouse, conservatory, arboretum, coolhouse, planthouse, potting shed, nursery

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/ˈgrēnˌhous/ /ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs/

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[ -"haus ] (noun.) 1664. green +‎ house

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greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, greenhouse gas

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