U.S. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM CLIMATE SCIENCE SPECIAL REPORT (CSSR)

• Main Authors: Wuebbles, Donald, Fahey, David, Hibbard, Kathleen A., Dokken, D. J., Stewart, B. C., Maycock, T. K.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Climate change; Ocean acidification; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdeptcommercepub/570; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdeptcommercepub/article/1570/viewcontent/Final_Draft_of_the_Climate_Science_Special_Report_2017.pdf

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