U.S. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM CLIMATE SCIENCE SPECIAL REPORT (CSSR)
Fifth-Order Draft Table of Contents Front Matter About This Report. 1 Guide to the Report.4 Executive Summary . 12 Chapters 1. Our Globally Changing Climate . 38 2. Physical Drivers of Climate Change . 98 3. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change . 160 4. Climate Models, Scenarios, and Projecti...
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| Summary: | Fifth-Order Draft Table of Contents Front Matter About This Report. 1 Guide to the Report.4 Executive Summary . 12 Chapters 1. Our Globally Changing Climate . 38 2. Physical Drivers of Climate Change . 98 3. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change . 160 4. Climate Models, Scenarios, and Projections . 186 5. Large-Scale Circulation and Climate Variability . 228 6. Temperature Changes in the United States . 267 7. Precipitation Change in the United States . 301 8. Droughts, Floods, and Hydrology . 336 9. Extreme Storms . 375 10. Changes in Land Cover and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry . 405 11. Arctic Changes and their Effects on Alaska and the Rest of the United States. 443 12. Sea Level Rise . 493 13. Ocean Acidification and Other Ocean Changes . 540 14. Perspectives on Climate Change Mitigation . 584 15. Potential Surprises: Compound Extremes and Tipping Elements . 608 Appendices A. Observational Datasets Used in Climate Studies . 636 B. Weighting Strategy for the Fourth National Climate Assessment . 642 C. Detection and Attribution Methodologies Overview . 652 D. Acronyms and Units . 664 E. Glossary . 669 |
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