GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP)
\ɡlˈə͡ʊbə͡l wˈɔːmɪŋ pətˈɛnʃə͡l d͡ʒˌiːdˌʌbə͡ljˌuːpˈiː], \ɡlˈəʊbəl wˈɔːmɪŋ pətˈɛnʃəl dʒˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːpˈiː], \ɡ_l_ˈəʊ_b_əl w_ˈɔː_m_ɪ_ŋ p_ə_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_əl__ dʒ_ˌiː_d_ˌʌ_b_əl_j_ˌuː_p_ˈiː]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Ratio of potential atmospheric warming caused by a substance measure to the same mass of carbon dioxide. Methane is 21, and water vapor is zero. An example is CFC12, a refrigerant, of 8.5. This is eight and a half times that of carbon dioxide.
By Henry Campbell Black
Nearby Words
- global reservation system
- global risk
- global sourcing
- global strategy
- global warming
- GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP)
- globalisation
- globalise
- globalization
- globalize
- globally