Term: greenhouse effect
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02698

Definition:
Heating effect produced by certain gases (e.g. CO2, O3, etc.), which by virtue of their characteristic infrared absorption, lower the earth to space transmission of long wavelength radiation but allow transmission of shorter wavelength radiation inward from the sun to the earth.

Related Terms:
1) infrared (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.IT07399).
2) transmission (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06477).
3) wavelength (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.W06659).

Source: PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2192 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

Citation: 'greenhouse effect' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02698

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