Climate change science : an analysis of some key questions / Committee on the Science of Climate Change, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee on the Science of Climate Change, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Science of Climate Change.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy--United States.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (42 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The warming of the Earth has been the subject of intense debate and concern for many scientists, policy-makers, and citizens for at least the past decade. Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions , a new report by a committee of the National Research Council, characterizes the global warming trend over the last 100 years, and examines what may be in store for the 21st century and the extent to which warming may be attributable to human activity.

Contents:

Front Matter; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Summary; 1 Climate, Climate Forcings, Climate Sensitivity, and Transient Climate Change; 2 Natural Climatic Variations; 3 Human Caused Forcings; 4 Climate System Models; 5 Observed Climate Change During the Industrial Era; 6 Future Climate Change; 7 Assessing Progress in Climate Science; A Letter from the White House; B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309183352

0309183359

9780309557931

0309557933

9780309528726

0309528720

OCLC:

697622245