Glossary (trial version)

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GBHN

Garis-garis Besar Haluan Negara, Guidelines for State Policy

Greenhouse effect

Gasses such as CO, CO2, CH4 and N2O which enter the upper atmosphere from the soil surface, allow solar radiation of short wavelength to reach the Earth but retain longer wavelength radiation of. This causes warming of the atmosphere.

Groundwater

Water in land beneath the soil surface, under conditions where the pressure in the water is equal to, or greater than, atmospheric pressure, and where all the voids are filled with water.

Gt

1 gigatonne = 10⁹ metric tons = 1 petagram (Pt) = 10¹⁵ grams

GGAP (Guidelines for Global Action on Peatlands)

see Annex 5 of Rieley, J. O. and S. E. Page, (2005)

This glossary is based up on the published glossary taken from the following publication:

Rieley, J. O. and S. E. Page, (2005), Wise Use of Tropical Peatlands: Focus on Southeast Asia, ALTERRA - Wageningen University and Research Centre and the EU INCO - STRAPEAT and RESTORPEAT Partnerships, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the publication - http://www.restorpeat.alterra.wur.nl/download/WUG.pdf (Filesize: 23.3 Mbytes)