Dr. Manishika Jain in this lectures explains the causes (natural and anthropogenic) and imps of Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming. \r
Greenhouse Effect\r
Emission & radiation within infrared range\r
1st disc. by Joseph Fourier in 1824\r
1st experimented by John Tyndall in 1858\r
1st reported quantitatively by Svante Arrhenius in 1896\r
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Global-Warming Potential (GWP)\r
Relative measure of heat being trapped by GHGs in atmosphere\r
Compares total heat trapped by certain mass of gas to total amount of heat trapped by a similar mass of CO2\r
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Causes of Global Warming\r
Deforestation\r
Rise of GHG\r
Population explosion\r
Industrialization\r
Change in agricultural methods \r
Volcanic Activities\r
Sunspots\r
Wobbly Earth\r
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Imps\r
Rise of Temperature\r
Rise of Sea level\r
Storms and floods\r
Droughts\r
Melting of ice\r
Increase in Diseases\r
Imp of Ocean\r
Loss of Habitat\r
Cold & warm gulf stream alteration caused by desalination of Atlantic Ocean\r
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