Sentences with «rising atmospheric concentrations»
However, for at least the past three centuries, rising energy production globally has been matched by rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. (ecomodernism.org)
That concentration has reflected roughly 0.1 watts per meter squared of sunlight away from the planet, enough to offset roughly one - third of the 0.28 watts per meter squared of extra heat trapped by rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. (scientificamerican.com)
Part of this research is an effort is to quantify the decreases in the aperture of the stomatal pores on plant leaves with rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, which would decrease evaporative cooling, and could affect climate as well as exposing plants to more heat stress. (sciencemag.org)