Challenge of detecting climate change induced by increasing carbon dioxide

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5767979

Gates, W L; MacCracken, M C

The framework that provides the basis for efforts to detect the climatic effects of increasing CO/sub 2/ concentrations is discussed. As background, some of the characteristics of climate, how it has changed, and some of the factors that may play a role in inducing such changes are reviewed. This overview also introduces some of the terminology used in CO/sub 2/-climate studies. (ACR)

• Research Organization: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis (USA). Climatic Research Inst.; Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5767979
• Report Number(s): UCRL-15778; ON: DE86009704
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLIMATES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
VARIATIONS