Global Warming and Anthropogenic Emissions of Water Vapor

The two major components of greenhouse gases, CO2 and water, are indispensable for sustaining life on Earth. Water vapor is the most significant greenhouse gas that has provided the earth with an "atmospheric blanket" and prevented the surface of the earth from freezing. However, contempor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 40(2024), 14 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 7701-7709
1. Verfasser: Li, Xuan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Peachey, Bruce, Maeda, Nobuo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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