greenhouse effect

Italian translation: Effetto serra

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English term or phrase:	greenhouse effect
Italian translation:	Effetto serra

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Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology

English term or phrase: greenhouse effect

Definition from physics.fortlewis.edu:
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.

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Without the greenhouse effect life on this planet would probably not exist as the average temperature of the Earth would be a chilly -18° Celsius, rather than the present 15° Celsius. PhysicalGeography.net
The earth has a natural greenhouse effect due to trace amounts of H20 and CO2 that naturally occur. The enhanced greenhouse effect refers to the augmentation of these natural gases by human activities. Greenhouse Effect
Atmospheric water vapour (H2O) also makes a large contribution to the natural greenhouse effect but it is thought that its presence is not directly affected by human activity. Hong Kong Observatory

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Effetto serra

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L'effetto serra è un fenomeno climatico che consiste nel riscaldamento degli strati inferiori dell'atmosfera per effetto della schermatura che offrono alcuni gas in essa contenuti.

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Effetto serra

Definition from CAST FVG:
L'effetto serra è un fenomeno climatico che consiste nel riscaldamento degli strati inferiori dell'atmosfera per effetto della schermatura che offrono alcuni gas in essa contenuti.

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[...] l’effetto serra non coincide e non deve essere confuso con il semplice aumento o diminuzione della temperatura. Non è detto che un aumento o diminuzione della temperatura della Terra sia dovuta alla variazione dell’effetto serra: ad esempio quando il Sole nel passato ha emesso maggior energia verso la Terra si è avuto un innalzamento delle temperature senza che però sia necessariamente variato l’effetto serra. In questo caso la capacità dell’atmosfera di trattenere calore non è variata e l’aumento di temperatura è dovuto solo al fatto che maggior energia dal Sole è entrata in gioco nel sistema climatico terrestre. - Wikipedia

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