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Title

Climate Change/Water

Description

Climate Change

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Subject

Other

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

09/30/2010

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Term

Short Lived GHG's

Definition

-Nitrogen oxides

-Ozone

-Carbon Monoxide

-Sulfur Dioxide

Term

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

Definition

-Anthropogenic & Natural

-Fertilizers

-GWP= 310

Term

How do we determine which GHG's should be regulated?

Definition

-Abundance (concentration in atmosphere)

-Heat potential

-Lifetime

-Source

Term

Anthropogenic Gases

Definition

-Halocarbons

-PFC's

-SF6

-Produced by industrial processes

Term

Nitrogen Cycle: Source and Fixation

Definition

Air is a major resevoir

Most organisms cannot use N₂so they have to "fix" it

Nitrate ions Ammonia Urea