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| 8530372093 | global warming | natural or human-induces increase in the average global temperature of the atmosphere near Earth's surface | 0 | |
| 8530372094 | Earth system science | includes understanding processes and linkages between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere | 1 | |
| 8530374080 | greenhouse gases | the suite of gases that produce a greenhouse effect, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor | 2 | |
| 8530374081 | general circulation models | attempts to reproduce and predict atmospheric changes on a global scale | 3 | |
| 8530375783 | greenhouse effect | occurs when water vapor and several other gases warm the Earth's atmosphere by trapping some of the heat radiating from Earth's atmospheric system | 4 | |
| 8530375784 | climate forcing | imposed perturbation on the energy balance of Earth | 5 | |
| 8530377844 | climate | the representative or characteristic conditions of the atmosphere at particular place on Earth. Refers to the average or expected conditions over long period. | 6 | |
| 8530377845 | polar amplification | processes in which global warming causes greater temperature increases at polar regions | 7 | |
| 8530380175 | weather | the particular conditions in one time at one place | 8 | |
| 8530380176 | atmosphere | 1. layer of gases surrounding the earth | 9 |
