This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. German to English
  3. Environment & Ecology

Klimawirksamkeit

English translation: climate effects

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Klimawirksamkeit
English translation:climate effects
Entered by: LisaV20

14:43 Mar 5, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / Climate change
German term or phrase: Klimawirksamkeit
Inwiefern Entwaldung und Brände zur Emissionsentwicklung und somit zur Kohlenstoffbilanz des Ökosystems beitragen, wurde bisher wenig untersucht. Dieses Wissen ist aber notwendig, um die Klimawirksamkeit des Waldes und seine Rolle zur Erreichung der Klimaziele zu ermitteln.
LisaV20
United States
Local time: 03:33
climate effects
Explanation:
"The climate effects of forests" gets over 10,000 hits on Google and seems straightforward enough.
Selected response from:

Sue Shepherd
Local time: 03:33
Grading comment
This is the one I used in the end, THANKS!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4climate effects
Sue Shepherd
3 +5the extent to which the wood affects (the) climate
David Hollywood
3climate efficacy
Ramey Rieger (X)
3carbon sink
GET ENERGY (X)
3 -1global warming potential (GWP)
Dolores Vázquez
4 -2global warming potential (GWP)
Heike Holthaus
Summary of reference entries provided
Climate impact of forests
Wendy Streitparth

Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
global warming potential (GWP)


Explanation:
An option.


    Reference: http://en.pons.eu/german-english/Klimawirksamkeit
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heike Holthaus: Sorry, I didn't see your post before I pushed the button :)
4 mins
disagree  Kim Metzger: "The global warming potential of the forest"? The forest contributes to global warming?
13 mins
disagree  Cetacea: GWP refers to gases rather than forests.
47 mins
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
global warming potential (GWP)


Explanation:
Die Klimawirksamkeit (Global Warming Potential GWP) - ein Maß für die Störung des Gleichgewichts ......


    Reference: http://en.pons.eu/german-english/Klimawirksamkeit
    Reference: http://www.umweltdatenbank.de/lexikon/klimawirksamkeit.htm
Heike Holthaus
United States
Local time: 21:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: "The global warming potential of the forest"? The forest contributes to global warming?
11 mins
disagree  Cetacea: GWP refers to gases rather than forests.
44 mins
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
climate efficacy


Explanation:
The first thing that came to mind

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 12 mins (2012-03-05 14:55:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

(But) this information/knowledge is required to determine the climate/environmental efficacy of the forest and the role it plays in reaching our environmental goals.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
climate effects


Explanation:
"The climate effects of forests" gets over 10,000 hits on Google and seems straightforward enough.

Sue Shepherd
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This is the one I used in the end, THANKS!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cetacea: or "climate impact" as the asker herself suggested and you endorsed. :-)
31 mins
agree  Colin Rowe: With Cetacea
36 mins
agree  Gunter Prediger: climate impact may be a bit too severe in this context - but it sounds good!
1 hr
agree  gangels (X)
22 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the extent to which the wood affects (the) climate


Explanation:
I would suggest

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 mins (2012-03-05 14:55:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I think the best way to do this one is to turn it round ... maybe "climatic effectiveness" but sounds like translatees

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 mins (2012-03-05 14:58:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

"Wald" = wood but I think there's a strong argument to go with "forest" here

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 18 mins (2012-03-05 15:01:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

and, well, "Wald" can be translated as "forest" anyway

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 32 mins (2012-03-05 15:15:37 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

and I find "Klimawirksamkeit" suspect in this context

David Hollywood
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Agree with the extent to which the forest affects the climate.
6 mins
  -> thanks Kim and "forest" of course as later added :)
agree  Nicola Wood
18 mins
  -> thanks Nicola :)
agree  Inge Meinzer: with forest
21 mins
  -> yes "forest" of course ... thanks Inge :)
agree  Colin Rowe: Ditto!
51 mins
  -> thanks Colin :)
agree  Claire Cox: yes, though I's be tempted to use "forests" in a more generic sense
4 hrs
  -> thanks Claire and a good suggestion :)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
carbon sink


Explanation:
Often the mitigation potential of forests is referred to as "carbon sink", so I would call it "the role of forests as carbon sinks"

GET ENERGY (X)
Local time: 03:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cetacea: That's tricky, as vegetation can play the role of both carbon sink and carbon source.
18 mins
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: Climate impact of forests

Reference information:
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/11/16/Study-Climate-imp...

Study: Climate impact of forests

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search