Climate Change: Sources of Warming in the Late 20 th Century

The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, volcanic and other aerosols, as well as the extraordinary solar activity of the late 20 th century are discussed in the context of the warming since the mid-1970s. Much of that warming is found to be due to natural causes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Energy & Environment
Main Author: Marsh, Gerald E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2012
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/0958-305x.23.1.95
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1260/0958-305X.23.1.95
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Summary:The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, volcanic and other aerosols, as well as the extraordinary solar activity of the late 20 th century are discussed in the context of the warming since the mid-1970s. Much of that warming is found to be due to natural causes.