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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... aerosols and ozone depletion . Global - Mean Precipitation Increase ( Very Probable ) As the climate warms , the rate of evaporation should increase , leading to an increase in global - mean precipitation . Nevertheless , some local ...
... aerosols and ozone depletion . Global - Mean Precipitation Increase ( Very Probable ) As the climate warms , the rate of evaporation should increase , leading to an increase in global - mean precipitation . Nevertheless , some local ...
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... aerosol along with greenhouse gases in the atmosphere . When he does not do that , his model is too warm , even though it only predicts a net warming of doubling carbon dioxide of 2.5 degrees . You can take Mitchell's numbers and you ...
... aerosol along with greenhouse gases in the atmosphere . When he does not do that , his model is too warm , even though it only predicts a net warming of doubling carbon dioxide of 2.5 degrees . You can take Mitchell's numbers and you ...
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... aerosols . This model was published by Mitchell et al . in Nature on August 10 . Mitchell et al . state at the outset that models similar to those that based the Framework Convention " have produced a larger mean warming than has been ...
... aerosols . This model was published by Mitchell et al . in Nature on August 10 . Mitchell et al . state at the outset that models similar to those that based the Framework Convention " have produced a larger mean warming than has been ...
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... aerosols was included . Even though model " A " produced a warming of 2.5 ° C for doubled carbon dioxide , a relatively low figure , Mitchell et al . stated that it was " significantly different from the observed climate of the last ...
... aerosols was included . Even though model " A " produced a warming of 2.5 ° C for doubled carbon dioxide , a relatively low figure , Mitchell et al . stated that it was " significantly different from the observed climate of the last ...
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... aerosols are not a sufficient explanation for the known pattern mismatch between nonsulfate greenhouse GCMs and observations . SPM 22 , 38-39 . Add , " There are also broad areas of considerable inconsistency between sulfate ...
... aerosols are not a sufficient explanation for the known pattern mismatch between nonsulfate greenhouse GCMs and observations . SPM 22 , 38-39 . Add , " There are also broad areas of considerable inconsistency between sulfate ...
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