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 1962 , 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 1962 , 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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Page 705 - The ultimate objective of the FCCC, as expressed in Article 2 is: "... stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
Page 374 - Climate change' means a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods.
Page 374 - To achieve this, such policies and measures should take into account different socio-economic contexts, be comprehensive, cover all relevant sources, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases and adaptation, and comprise all economic sectors. Efforts to address climate change may be carried out cooperatively by interested Parties.
Page 351 - Our ability to quantify the human influence on global climate is currently limited because the expected signal is still emerging from the noise of natural variability, and because there are uncertainties in key factors. These include the magnitude and patterns of longterm...
Page 725 - Affirming that responses to climate change should be coordinated with social and economic development in an integrated manner with a view to avoiding adverse impacts on the latter, taking into full account the legitimate priority needs of developing countries for the achievement of sustained economic growth and the eradication of poverty...
Page 711 - desertification' means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities...
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Page 175 - State; the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the...
Page 351 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate
Page 708 - In all cases the average rate of warming would probably be greater than any seen in the last 10,000 years, but the actual annual to decadal changes would include considerable natural variability. Regional temperature changes could differ substantially from the global mean value.