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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... improved over the past decade , these models are still limited by incomplete and inaccurate representations of the processes affecting climate and by insufficient computing power . While these limitations do not change the likelihood ...
... improved over the past decade , these models are still limited by incomplete and inaccurate representations of the processes affecting climate and by insufficient computing power . While these limitations do not change the likelihood ...
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... improved in their ability to simulate the cli- mate and its natural variability . Unfortunately , important uncer- tainties remain due to deficiencies in our scientific understanding , as well as in our computer power . However , I ...
... improved in their ability to simulate the cli- mate and its natural variability . Unfortunately , important uncer- tainties remain due to deficiencies in our scientific understanding , as well as in our computer power . However , I ...
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... improved in their ability to simulate the current climate and its natural variability . Unfortunately , important uncertainties remain due to deficiencies in our scientific understanding and in computer power . However , significant ...
... improved in their ability to simulate the current climate and its natural variability . Unfortunately , important uncertainties remain due to deficiencies in our scientific understanding and in computer power . However , significant ...
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... improved management practices over the next 2 to 3 decades . Using technologies that presently yield the highest output of energy services for a given input of energy , efficiency gains of 50-60 % would be technically feasible in many ...
... improved management practices over the next 2 to 3 decades . Using technologies that presently yield the highest output of energy services for a given input of energy , efficiency gains of 50-60 % would be technically feasible in many ...
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... improved scientific knowledge and technological advances , coupled with strong policy measures , can allow society ... improved understanding of how human activities change climate at the regional scale ; ( ii ) an improved understanding ...
... improved scientific knowledge and technological advances , coupled with strong policy measures , can allow society ... improved understanding of how human activities change climate at the regional scale ; ( ii ) an improved understanding ...
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