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Greenhouse gases are gases which are effectively transparent to incoming sunlight but absorb infrared radiation escaping to space and thereby warm the surface of the Earth. Human activities result in the release of greenhouse and related gases in such quantities that they are changing the composition of the atmosphere. Greenhouse and related gases which human activities release include carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}), methane (CH{sub 4}) carbon monoxide (CO), nitrous oxide (N{sub 2}O), nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and sulphur dioxide (SO{sub 2}). The emission and effects of these gases are detailed in this report.
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| Authors: |
Edmonds, J.A.
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| Publication Date: | 1993 Apr 01 |
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| OSTI Identifier: | OSTI ID: 10149551; Legacy ID: DE93013163 |
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| Report Number(s): | PNL-SA--22080 |
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| DOE Contract Number: | AC06-76RL01830 |
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| Resource Type: | Technical Report |
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| Resource Relation: | PBD: Apr 1993 |
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| Research Org: | Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States) |
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| Sponsoring Org: | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
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| Country of Publication: | United States |
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Size: 9 p. |
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| Other Number(s): | Other: ON: DE93013163 |
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| Coverage: | Topical |
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| Subject: | 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GREENHOUSE GASES; EMISSION; CLIMATIC CHANGE; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; FORECASTING; OZONE; AIR POLLUTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT |
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| Availability: | OSTI; NTIS; INIS; GPO Dep.; |
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| Update Date: | 2008 Feb 12 |
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