The Science of Climate Change: Global and U.S. PerspectivesAn analysis of 1996 global climate-change scenarios compared with those from 1992, confirming an overall warming trend and the likelihood of increases in weather extremes at least partly attributable to greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, it projects that these trends will be so gradual as to be subject to dispute for many decades. |
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Changes in GlobalMean Temperature 9 | 3 |
E Precipitation Changes 12 | 6 |
Predicting Future Climate | 6 |
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aerosol forcing Alcamo American Meteorological Society anthropogenic forcing AT2x atmosphere B.A. Callander BRARY CALIFORN CALIFORNIA changes in climate circulation model climate models climate sensitivity climate system CO₂ coupled O/AGCM DIEGO LIBRARY DIEGO SAN DIEGO DIEGO UNIVERSITY SAN emissions scenarios estimates external forcing Figure Global Climate Change global warming global-mean temperature change greenhouse effect greenhouse gases HadCM2 halocarbons Hulme human influences increase Intergovernmental Panel IPCC SAR IPCC Second Assessment IS92 scenarios J.T. Houghton Journal of Climate Kattenberg LIBRA LIBRARY SAN DIEGO magnitude Mitchell ocean ozone Panel on Climate patterns percent precipitation changes predictions projections radiative forcing range regional SAN DIEGO DIEGO SAN DIEGO SAN SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY Santer satellite sea level Second Assessment Report simulations SO₂ solar forcing SRES scenarios stratospheric sulfate aerosols sulfur dioxide surface temperature temperature and sea tropical cyclones troposphere UD EBM uncertainties UNIVE DIEGO UNIVERSITY DIEGO UNIVERSITY SAN DIEGO W/m² water vapor Wigley