Scientific Integrity and Public Trust: The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates : Case Study 2--climate Models and Projections of Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, November 16, 1995, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 1190 pages |
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... factors limiting the ability of the model to accurately predict climate change , and second , the amount of federal ... factor stems from the fact that scientists do not fully understand how certain climate processes , such as cloud for ...
... factors limiting the ability of the model to accurately predict climate change , and second , the amount of federal ... factor stems from the fact that scientists do not fully understand how certain climate processes , such as cloud for ...
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... factor of two , and nitrous oxide by about 15 % . Their concentrations are higher now than at any time during the last 160,000 years ... factors that would affect adaptation strategies . Part II : Human Health , Ecological systems , and 2 83.
... factor of two , and nitrous oxide by about 15 % . Their concentrations are higher now than at any time during the last 160,000 years ... factors that would affect adaptation strategies . Part II : Human Health , Ecological systems , and 2 83.
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... factors , all of which are expected to continue to change simultaneously . The development of a baseline project- ing future conditions without climate change is crucial , for it is this baseline against which all projected impacts are ...
... factors , all of which are expected to continue to change simultaneously . The development of a baseline project- ing future conditions without climate change is crucial , for it is this baseline against which all projected impacts are ...
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... factors such as the length of the dry season or the lowest absolute minimum temperature , on soil properties such as water- holding capacity , on land - use history such as agriculture or graz- ing , and on disturbance regimes such as ...
... factors such as the length of the dry season or the lowest absolute minimum temperature , on soil properties such as water- holding capacity , on land - use history such as agriculture or graz- ing , and on disturbance regimes such as ...
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... factors such as changes in established reproductive patterns , migration routes , and ecosystem relationships . Adaptation - such as changes in crops and crop varieties , improved water - management and irrigation systems , and changes ...
... factors such as changes in established reproductive patterns , migration routes , and ecosystem relationships . Adaptation - such as changes in crops and crop varieties , improved water - management and irrigation systems , and changes ...
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