…Pollutants are not only gases but also a lot of fine dust (aerosols) suspended in the atmosphere. When viewed from a long distance from an airplane, the sky above a large city often looks like an island covered with polluted air, and this state is sometimes called a pollution island. This not only makes the air cloudy and reduces visibility, but also causes the so-called greenhouse effect, as the polluted air acts as the glass of a greenhouse. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Polluted Island" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…汚染物質は気体だけでなくたくさんの細塵(エーロゾル)となって大気中に浮遊している。飛行機で遠望すると大都市上空は島状に汚染空気の帽子をかぶっているように見えることが多いので,この状態を汚染の島(ポリューション・アイランド)と呼ぶこともある。そのために空気が濁って視程が悪くなるだけでなく,汚染された空気が温室のガラスの役目をして,いわゆる温室作用をする。… ※「汚染の島」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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