A component of the climate system in which the so-called greenhouse gases –or a precursor of greenhouse gas – are stored.
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, from natural or anthropic sources, that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation. The UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol count for carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), accompanied by...