Assertion: water vapor | /r/AtLocation | the atmosphere
Facets:
value: for days
type: TEMPORAL
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: for hundreds to thousands of years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: When compared to other greenhouse gases, water vapour stays in the atmosphere for a much shorter period of time.
text: However, for this to happen the water vapor would have needed to remain in the atmosphere for hundreds to thousands of years, rather than falling back to Earth’s surface as rain or snow, Erickson says.
text: Water vapour will generally stay in the atmosphere for days (before precipitating out) while other greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide or methane, will stay in the atmosphere for a much longer period of time (ranging from years to centuries) thus contributing to warming for an extended period of time.