Phrases with «tropospheric ozone»

"Tropospheric ozone" refers to a form of ozone gas found in the lower part of the Earth's atmosphere, called the troposphere. It is created when certain pollutants, like vehicle emissions and industrial pollution, interact with sunlight. Tropospheric ozone is harmful and can cause respiratory problems and smog when present in high concentrations. Full definition

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Sentences with «tropospheric ozone»

Shindell, D., G. Faluvegi, A. Lacis, J. Hansen, R. Ruedy, and E. Aguilar, 2006: Role of tropospheric ozone increases in 20th century climate change. (pubs.giss.nasa.gov)
In terms of atmospheric chemistry, a strong consensus was reached for the first time that science could predict the changes in tropospheric ozone in response to scenarios for CH4 and the indirect greenhouse gases (CO, NOx, VOC) and that a quantitative GWP for CO could be reported. (ipcc.ch)
This is important for the light that it shines on tropospheric ozone chemistry («bad ozone») which is a contributing factor to global warming (albeit one which is about only about 20 % as important as CO2). (realclimate.org)
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Phrases with «tropospheric ozone»

Sentences with «tropospheric ozone»

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