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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... existing knowledge , as well as assumptions about inadequately understood matters , such as the role of clouds in global warming , to predict fu- ture climate . The forum participants felt certain some of these predictions were more ...
... existing knowledge , as well as assumptions about inadequately understood matters , such as the role of clouds in global warming , to predict fu- ture climate . The forum participants felt certain some of these predictions were more ...
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... existing studies are limited in scope . They also noted that successful adaptation depends upon technological advances , institutional arrangements , availability of financing and information exchange , and that vulnerability increases ...
... existing studies are limited in scope . They also noted that successful adaptation depends upon technological advances , institutional arrangements , availability of financing and information exchange , and that vulnerability increases ...
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... existing forested area of the world will undergo major changes in broad vegetation types - with the greatest changes occurring in high latitudes and the least in the tropics . Climate change is expected to occur at a rapid rate relative ...
... existing forested area of the world will undergo major changes in broad vegetation types - with the greatest changes occurring in high latitudes and the least in the tropics . Climate change is expected to occur at a rapid rate relative ...
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... existing mountain glacier mass could disappear over the next 100 years . The reduced extent of glaciers and depth of snow cover also would affect the seasonal distribution of river flow and water supply for hydroelectric generation and ...
... existing mountain glacier mass could disappear over the next 100 years . The reduced extent of glaciers and depth of snow cover also would affect the seasonal distribution of river flow and water supply for hydroelectric generation and ...
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... existing studies show that on the whole global agricultural production could be maintained relative to baseline production in the face of climate change modeled by general circulation models ( GCMs ) at doubled equiva- lent - CO2 ...
... existing studies show that on the whole global agricultural production could be maintained relative to baseline production in the face of climate change modeled by general circulation models ( GCMs ) at doubled equiva- lent - CO2 ...
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