Understanding Climatic Change

by US Committee for the Global Atmospheric Research Program

12 chapters7h 37mEnglish1975

About this book

Understanding Climatic Change - A Program for Action is a 1975 report by the US Committee for the Global Atmospheric Research Program. Already at this time, it was understood that a climate change was taking place, and that it was possibly happening due to human influences. The report gives an overview of past climates, a projection of future climate; it talks about state-of-the-art simulations and lays out a plan for future research and action. (summary by Ava)

Chapters (11)

1Introduction

1091

2Summary of Principal Conclusions and Recommendations

657

3Physical Basis of Climate and Climatic Change

3433

4Past Climatic Variations and the Projection of Future Climates

2134

5Scope of Present Research on Climatic Variation

2585

6A National Climatic Research Program, Part 1

3212

7A National Climatic Research Program, Part 2

2790

8A National Climatic Research Program, Part 3

2297

9Appendix A: Survey of Past Climates, Part 1

3106

10Appendix A: Survey of Past Climates, Part 2

2614

11Appendix B: Survey of the Climate Simulation Capability of Global Circulation Models

2470

Understanding Climatic Change

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Chapters (11)

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