Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis: Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

by Edited by J. T. Houghton , Y. Ding , D. J. Griggs , M. Noguer , P. J. van der Linden , X. Dai , K. Maskell , C. A. Johnson

• ISBN13: 9780521014953
• ISBN10: 0521014956
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-23
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of past, present and future climate change. The report: - Analyses an enormous body of observations of all parts of the climate system. - Catalogues increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases. - Assesses our understanding of the processes and feedbacks which govern the climate system. - Projects scenarios of future climate change using a wide range of models of future emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols. - Makes a detailed study of whether a human influence on climate can be identified. - Suggests gaps in information and understanding that remain in our knowledge of climate change and how these might be addressed. This latest IPCC assessment will again form the standard scientific reference for all concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students and researchers in all aspects of environmental and atmospheric science, and policymakers in governments and industry worldwide.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Summary for Policymakers	1	(20)
Technical Summary	21	(64)
The Climate System: an Overview	85	(14)
Observed Climate Variability and Change	99	(84)
The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide	183	(56)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Greenhouse Gases	239	(50)
Aerosols, their Direct and Indirect Effects	289	(60)
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change	349	(68)
Physical Climate Processes and Feedbacks	417	(54)
Model Evaluation	471	(54)
Projections of Future Climate Change	525	(58)
Regional Climate Information-Evaluation and Projections	583	(56)
Changes in Sea Level	639	(56)
Detection of Climate Change and Attribution of Causes	695	(44)
Climate Scenario Development	739	(30)
Advancing Our Understanding	769	(18)
Appendix I Glossary	787	(12)
Appendix II SRES Tables	799	(28)
Appendix III Contributors to the IPCC WGI Third Assessment Report	827	(18)
Appendix IV Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Third Assessment Report	845	(16)
Appendix V Acronyms and Abbreviations	861	(8)
Appendix VI Units	869	(2)
Appendix VII Some Chemical Symbols used in this Report	871	(2)
Appendix VIII Index	873