EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

carbon dioxide
type: Concept
preferred label: ثاني أكسيد الكربون @ar
preferred label: Въглероден двуокис @bg
preferred label: διοξίδιο του άνθρακα @el
preferred label: ugljični dioksid @hr
preferred label: süsinikdioksiid, süsihappegaas @et
preferred label: szén-dioxid @hu
preferred label: oxid uhličitý @sk
preferred label: ogljikov dioksid @sl
preferred label: Kohlendioxid @de
preferred label: anglies dioksidas @lt
preferred label: carbondioxid @da
preferred label: diossido di carbonio @it
preferred label: dioxid de carbon @ro
preferred label: dioxyde de carbone @fr
preferred label: dióxido de carbono @es
preferred label: dwutlenek węgla @pl
preferred label: hiilidioksidi @fi
preferred label: karbondioksid @no
preferred label: koldioxid @sv
preferred label: kooldioxide @nl
preferred label: oglekļa dioksīds @lv

deprecated concept
type: Concept

carbon dioxide
type: Concept
preferred label: dioxyde de carbone @fr
deprecated: true
broader: deprecated concept
definition: [Henderson's] CO2, a gas present in the atmosphere at a concentration of about 362 ppm. The main sources of atmospheric carbon dioxide are biological respiration, of which it is a waste product, combus­tion, and outgassing from the oceans. Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmo­sphere by photosynthesis and by solution in sea-water. Human activity has enhanced the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide by the burning of fossil fuels and biomass. It is a major greenhouse gas, trap­ping heat in the lower atmosphere.
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
alternative label: CO2
in scheme: EnvThes