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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Acacemy Press, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.5/253
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Decade-to-century-scale climate variability and change
• ISBN: 9780309174039; 0309174031; 9780309523868; 0309523869; 9780585144825; 0585144826
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961684803321
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