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Energy and Climate Change

The greenhouse effect is the process through which heat is trapped near the Earth's surface by gases known as greenhouse gases (GHGs). GHGs absorb infrared radiation from the Sun and Earth in the form of heat, warming the Earth’s surface. GHGs occur naturally in our atmosphere and are important for regulating the Earth’s temperature. Important greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and hydrofluorocarbons. ...

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Material Type:: Online Course Module
Date Added to MERLOT:: September 28, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:: September 28, 2024
Author:: Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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