English Explanatory Dictionary

Revelle factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of how readily ocean waters will uptake atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Word forms

Revelle factor

Etymology

After American oceanographer Roger Revelle.

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