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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961684803321

Titolo

Decade-to-century-scale climate variability and change : a science strategy / / Panel on Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Acacemy Press, 1998

ISBN

9780309174039

0309174031

9780309523868

0309523869

9780585144825

0585144826

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

551.5/253

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-140).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Attributes That Influence Society -- 3 Modes of Climate Variability -- 4 Mechanisms and Predictability -- 5 Climate-System Components -- 6 Crosscutting Issues -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendation -- References -- Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Sommario/riassunto

Society today may be more vulnerable to global-scale, long-term, climate change than ever before. Even without any human influence, past records show that climate can be expected to continue to undergo considerable change over decades to centuries. Measures for adaption and mitigation will call for policy decisions based on a sound scientific foundation. Better understanding and prediction of climate variations can be achieved most efficiently through a nationally recognized "dec-cen" science plan. This book articulates the scientific issues that must be addressed to advance us efficiently toward that understanding and outlines the data collection and modeling needed.