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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS*     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. "Emissions" means the release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time. ...
... 7. "Reservoir" means a component or components of the climate system where a greenhouse gas or a precursor of a greenhouse gas is stored. ...
... 8. "Sink" means any process, activity or mechanism which removes a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. ...
... 9. "Source" means any process or activity which releases a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. ...