Comments on [open quotes]Global warming: A reduced threat [close quotes] by P. J. Michaels and D. E. Stooksbury

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6452506

Duffy, P B ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

The author of this letter criticizes Michaels and Stooksbury (1992) for arguing that, because climate models predict more warming for the last century than has been observed, the model predictions of major greenhouse warming must be wrong. It is the position of the author that this is not a valid argument, although the warming may have been relatively mild. In this letter, the author defends the belief that the magnitude of the recent warming actually tells very little about the sensitivity of the climate system to greenhouse gas emissions. Reasons for the warming observed over the last hundred years are summarized. 4 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6452506
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States), Vol. 74:5; ISSN 0003-0007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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