13 - Additional Greenhouse Effect

13 ° C - 0,4 ° F ( - 18 ° C) 59 ° F (15 ° C) Greenhouse effect Infrared radiation Reflection Insolation Additional Greenhouse Effect
Set 1 www.climatefresk.org 13 The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon - and incidentally, the most common GHG is water vapour . Without the greenhouse effect, the planet would be 59 ° F (33 ° C) colder and life as we know it would not be possible. But CO 2 and other GHGs related to human activities amplify the greenhouse effect and unbalance the climate.

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Causes

Other GHGs

Other GHGs

the "G" and the "H" on card 9 relate to "GreenHouse" on card 13.
Concentration of CO2 in parts per million (ppm)

Concentration of CO2 in parts per million (ppm)

You can recognize the molecules of the different GHGs on the card 13 : H2O (red and white), CO2 (grey and red), CH4 (grey and white), nitrious (blue and red).

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Consequence

Radiative Forcing

Additional Greenhouse Effect

The expression "Greenhouse Effect" is written on both sides (as of last version, October 2018).

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Other possible cause

Permafrost

Permafrost

The permafrost card can be linked either to Other GHGs or to Additional Greenhouse Effect. The Other GHGs card is about GHGs emitted by human activities, while the methane in permafrost is not of human origin.

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Wrong cause

Melting of Sea Ice

Melting of Sea Ice

This link would mark confusion with the amplifying effect due to albedo. The white sea ice melts to reveal a darker surface underneath and the extra energy absorbed warms the Earth. This mechanism is called albedo and has nothing to do with the greenhouse effect. It belongs to the orange arrows on card 13, not to the red arrows.
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