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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... example , scientists agree that greenhouse gases , such as CO2 , absorb and readmit infrared radiation ; that atmospheric con- centrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases are significantly above preindustrial levels ; and that ...
... example , scientists agree that greenhouse gases , such as CO2 , absorb and readmit infrared radiation ; that atmospheric con- centrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases are significantly above preindustrial levels ; and that ...
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... example , atmospheric models have demonstrated some skill in portraying aspects of atmospheric variability , such as the surface temperature of the sea . Oceanic models have simulated the general circulation of the ocean , including the ...
... example , atmospheric models have demonstrated some skill in portraying aspects of atmospheric variability , such as the surface temperature of the sea . Oceanic models have simulated the general circulation of the ocean , including the ...
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... example of the normal and creative scientific tension that exists between those who formulate hypotheses ( i.e. " models " ) and those who evaluate such hypotheses with observed data . If this issue had not been politicized before the ...
... example of the normal and creative scientific tension that exists between those who formulate hypotheses ( i.e. " models " ) and those who evaluate such hypotheses with observed data . If this issue had not been politicized before the ...
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... example of this , note the difference between the greenhouse warming model of Manabe et al . ( 1991 ) , which was heavily cited by the U.N. in 1992 , and observed temperatures as sensed by satellite ( Figure 1 ) . The only assumptions ...
... example of this , note the difference between the greenhouse warming model of Manabe et al . ( 1991 ) , which was heavily cited by the U.N. in 1992 , and observed temperatures as sensed by satellite ( Figure 1 ) . The only assumptions ...
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... example , the real issue is , if the greenhouse gases are there , and I think there is substantial evidence that they are there , we are dumping a lot of energy into the atmosphere , actually into the earth's atmosphere system . What ...
... example , the real issue is , if the greenhouse gases are there , and I think there is substantial evidence that they are there , we are dumping a lot of energy into the atmosphere , actually into the earth's atmosphere system . What ...
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