outgassing
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- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌɡæsɪŋ/
- Specialized
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emisión de gases
- The normally blue waters of the lake turned a deep red after the outgassing, due to iron-rich water from the deep rising to the surface and being oxidized by the air.
- volcanic outgassing
Examples
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Why the greenhouse effect waited until recently to run amok is unknown; perhaps it was triggered by carbon dioxide from volcanic outgassing within the past billion years or so (see box on p. 27).
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The volcanic activity on the planet is responsible for significant outgassing, releasing gases into the atmosphere.
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The outgassing probably also caused an overflow of the waters of the lake.
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Then there are also fish kills that have no other explanation and could be a result of underwater outgassing.
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It is not known what triggered the catastrophic outgassing.
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OK, so this one was a little bit odd because it's kind of like an asteroid that had some outgassing and but that outgassing helps dislodge particles.
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Although a sudden outgassing of CO2 had occurred at Lake Monoun in 1984, killing 37 local residents, a similar threat from Lake Nyos was not anticipated.
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Earth probably would have had "too much" just like Venus if its volatiles hadn't been vaporized and escaped during the impact event that formed the moon, and then further removed by life into oil, limestone, etc. to compensate for ongoing outgassing of volcanic activity.
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Scientists study the outgassing of the moon to understand its geological history and volcanic activity.
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Recent research indicates that intense outgassing occurred during the planet's formation, affecting its atmosphere.
Synonyms
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4.6
A substance like gas or smoke that is released into the air
The release of gas from liquids or rocks
How Much Gas
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outgassing is made from the parts out- and gas, so imagine a planet 'breathing out' gas through volcanoes or cracks. So outgassing means gases leaving a planet's inside and adding to its air.