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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... range of projected temperature increases and the degree of uncertainty in these estimates . In July of this year , we reported on the limitations of general cir- culation computer models used to make such predictions.1 These ...
... range of projected temperature increases and the degree of uncertainty in these estimates . In July of this year , we reported on the limitations of general cir- culation computer models used to make such predictions.1 These ...
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... range of 2 to 6 ° fahrenheit . The largest uncertainty is due to the effects of clouds . My own opinion is the warming is more likely to be in the lower half of this range , mainly due to cooling offsets from sulfate aerosols and ozone ...
... range of 2 to 6 ° fahrenheit . The largest uncertainty is due to the effects of clouds . My own opinion is the warming is more likely to be in the lower half of this range , mainly due to cooling offsets from sulfate aerosols and ozone ...
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... range is not right . According to figure 7 , the range with aerosols is 0.8 to 2.4 ° In reality , it should be somewhat less than 0.8 because the lower limit in the aerosol and non aerosol models cannot logically be the same . Therefore ...
... range is not right . According to figure 7 , the range with aerosols is 0.8 to 2.4 ° In reality , it should be somewhat less than 0.8 because the lower limit in the aerosol and non aerosol models cannot logically be the same . Therefore ...
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... range of 90 ° C , highly mobile population . Does life expectancy decrease as one moves south ? The problem here is not climate change , it's governments that place their people at risk through incompetent management . 4.4 The same ...
... range of 90 ° C , highly mobile population . Does life expectancy decrease as one moves south ? The problem here is not climate change , it's governments that place their people at risk through incompetent management . 4.4 The same ...
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... range . This is being written from Atlanta , where I'm surrounded by huge Red Spruce ( Picea rubens ) trees that are found " naturally " only above 5,500 feet here . Remarkably , they can also reproduce in Atlanta , because trees ...
... range . This is being written from Atlanta , where I'm surrounded by huge Red Spruce ( Picea rubens ) trees that are found " naturally " only above 5,500 feet here . Remarkably , they can also reproduce in Atlanta , because trees ...
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