Glossary G

The Environmental Glossary. Letter G +++ Popular Articles: 'Global Reporting Initiative', 'Generation', 'Global Compact'
A General Circulation Model (GCM) is a global, three-dimensional computer model of the Climate system which can be used to simulate human-induced climate

Deutsch: Generation / Español: Generación / Français: Gênêration / Italiano: Generazione
Generation is the act of producing offspring. In kinship terminology, it is a structural term designating the parent-child relationship. It is also known as biogenesis, reproduction, or procreation in the biological sciences. The term is also often used synonymously with cohort in social science; under this formulation the term means "people within a delineated population who experience the same significant events within a given period of time".

A Generator is either any person whose act first creates or produces hazardous waste or it describes an internal combustion unit that produces gas or steam, or that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Genetic diversity is the variability in the genetic makeup among individuals within a single species.

A Genetically-Modified Organism (GMO) is a term that refers

A geographic information system (GIS) is a collection of

A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is Computer system designed to allow users to collect, manage, and analyze large volumes of spatially referenced and associated attribute data.

The Geographical Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware, software, and physical data designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, and display habitat referenced data.

Geospatial Data is Geospatial Data are defined as any data that are referenced to a location on the surface of the earth.

A Geosphere is the soils, sediments, and rock layers of the Earth's crust, both continental and beneath the ocean floors.

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