Statement on global climate change before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, United States House of Representatives

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10149551· OSTI ID:10149551

Edmonds, J A

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.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10149551
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-22080; ON: DE93013163; TRN: 93:015217
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Apr 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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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CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT