LEADER 04363nam 22005774a 450 001 9910780005903321 005 20230607213814.0 010 $a0-309-13304-1 010 $a1-280-18472-8 010 $a9786610184729 010 $a0-309-51284-0 035 $a(CKB)111069351122136 035 $a(OCoLC)559496531 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10032405 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000283953 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12052338 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283953 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250771 035 $a(PQKB)10833339 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375210 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375210 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032405 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL18472 035 $a(OCoLC)923254712 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111069351122136 100 $a20020227d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAbrupt climate change$b[electronic resource] $einevitable surprises /$fCommittee on Abrupt Climate Change, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-309-07434-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 -- Improve the Fundamental Knowledge Base Related to -- Abrupt Climate Change, 2 -- Improve Modeling Focused on Abrupt Climate Change, 4 -- Improve Paleoclimatic Data Related to Abrupt Climate Change, 5 -- Improve Statistical Approaches, 7 -- Investigate "No-Regrets" Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability, 8 -- 1 INTRODUCTION TO ABRUPT CHANGES IN THE -- EARTH'S CLIMATE 10 -- Definition of Abrupt Climate Change, 14 -- Scientific Evidence, Processes, and Consequences for -- Society and Ecosystems, 15 -- The Charge to the Committee, 17 -- 2 EVIDENCE OF ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE 19 -- Interpretation of Past Climatic Conditions from Proxy Records, 19 -- The Younger Dryas as an Example of Abrupt Climate Change, 24 -- Abrupt Climate Changes Before the Younger Dryas Event, 36 -- Eemian Rapid Climate Change, 38 -- Holocene Rapid Climate Change, 40 -- Rapid Climate Changes in the Instrumental Period, 45 -- Patterns of Climate Variability, 48 -- Trends Recor4ed Instrumentally, 56 -- Synopsis of Observations, 69 -- 3 PROCESSES THAT CAUSE ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE 73 -- An Overview of Mechanisms, 74 -- Atmosphere, 80 -- Abrupt Climate Change and Thermohaline Circulation, 89 -- 4 GLOBAL WARMING AS A POSSIBLE TRIGGER FOR 107 -- ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE -- Changes in North Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation, 108 -- Limited Predictability Close to an Instability, 111 -- Changes in Natural Modes of the Atmosphere-Ocean System, 112 -- Possible Future Abrupt Changes in the Hydrological Cycle, 113 -- Ice Sheet Changes, 114 -- Outlook, 115 -- 5 ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ABRUPT 118 -- CLIMATE CHANGE -- Recent Scientific Studies in the Ecological and Social Sciences, 120 -- Sectoral Approaches, 141 -- Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change, 149 -- 6 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 153 -- Improve the Fundamental Knowledge Base Related to -- Abrupt Climate Change, 154 -- Improve Modeling Focused on Abrupt Climate Change, 159 -- Improve Paleoclimatic Data Related to Abrupt Climate Change, 161 -- Improve Statistical Approaches, 163 -- Investigate "No-Regrets" Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability, 164 -- Final Thoughts, 167 -- REFERENCES 168 -- APPENDIXES 203 -- A Committee and Staff Biographies, 203 -- B Board Rosters, 208 -- C Workshop Agenda, 212 -- D Workshop Participants, 214 -- E Impacts Workshop Program, 216 -- F Impacts Workshop Participants, 218 -- G Acronym List, 220 -- INDEX 223. 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aClimatic changes. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a551.6 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Abrupt Climate Change. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780005903321 996 $aAbrupt climate change$92707631 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03134nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910957468103321 005 20251117090915.0 010 $a1-61209-481-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000046447 035 $a(EBL)3019159 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000568751 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12243370 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000568751 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10536411 035 $a(PQKB)11543781 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019159 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019159 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10662966 035 $a(OCoLC)750173034 035 $a(BIP)32671838 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000046447 100 $a20101004d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBrain cancer, tumor targeting, and cervical cancer /$fElena K. 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