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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... response to increasing greenhouse gases . However , understanding the cloud response is still the most serious barrier to more confident predictions about climate warming . Increased Tropical Storm Intensities ( uncertain ) Some ...
... response to increasing greenhouse gases . However , understanding the cloud response is still the most serious barrier to more confident predictions about climate warming . Increased Tropical Storm Intensities ( uncertain ) Some ...
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... response measures ( IPCC , 1990 ) . This report became a standard reference , widely used by policymakers , scientists , and other experts . A supplementary review of literature related to climate change , impacts , and response ...
... response measures ( IPCC , 1990 ) . This report became a standard reference , widely used by policymakers , scientists , and other experts . A supplementary review of literature related to climate change , impacts , and response ...
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... response strategies . In 1982 , EPA first began to project sea level rise , and first published estimates in 1983 in Projecting Future Sea Level Rise . Between 1984 and 1989 , EPA conducted the first assessments of potential response ...
... response strategies . In 1982 , EPA first began to project sea level rise , and first published estimates in 1983 in Projecting Future Sea Level Rise . Between 1984 and 1989 , EPA conducted the first assessments of potential response ...
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... response to the very specific request , the U. S. Government's modeling agencies believe that contemporaneously pro- viding a summary of what models do well is needed in order to provide perspective on un- derstanding where science ...
... response to the very specific request , the U. S. Government's modeling agencies believe that contemporaneously pro- viding a summary of what models do well is needed in order to provide perspective on un- derstanding where science ...
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... response , as amplifying or mod- erating influences , but do not change the sign of the response . ( 4 ) The drawdown of the augmented CO2 concentration , which is now about 30 % above its preindustrial level , to near its preindustrial ...
... response , as amplifying or mod- erating influences , but do not change the sign of the response . ( 4 ) The drawdown of the augmented CO2 concentration , which is now about 30 % above its preindustrial level , to near its preindustrial ...
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