greenhouse effect
61greenhouse gas — green′house gas n. mer any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons • Etymology: 1980–85 …
62greenhouse warming — noun 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 • Syn: ↑greenhouse effect •… …
63Greenhouse gas remediation — projects are a type of geoengineering and seek to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and thus tackle the root cause of global warming. These techniques either directly remove greenhouse gases, or alternatively seek to influence natural… …
64the greenhouse effect — UK / US noun the process in which heat is unable to escape from the atmosphere and causes the temperature of the Earth to rise. The rise in temperature is called global warming …
65effect — n. efficacy influence 1) to have, produce an effect on 2) to heighten an effect 3) to take effect (the drug took effect) 4) to feel an effect (I feel the effect of the narcotic) 5) to mar; negate, nullify; sleep off the effect (of smt.) 6) an… …
66Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite — The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (sometimes capitalized as Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite ) (GOSAT) is an Earth observation satellite which will be used to monitor the level of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, in Earth s… …
67greenhouse — noun Greenhouse is used before these nouns: ↑effect, ↑gas, ↑heater …
68Greenhouse Gases — Those gases, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride, that are transparent to solar (short wave) radiation but opaque to long wave (infrared)… …
69Rebound effect (conservation) — The term rebound effect is used in conservation, energy economics and green marketing. It refers to the behavioral or other systemic responses to the introduction of new technologies, or other measures taken to reduce resource use. These… …
70Solar greenhouse (technical) — A solar greenhouse works by letting in solar radiation to warm the ground, with the structure then trapping the energy to increase and maintain the temperature at a higher level than it otherwise would be. Generally, a greenhouse blocks the heat… …
