Carbon dioxide and climate

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6418441· OSTI ID:6418441

Scientific and public interest in greenhouse gases, climate warming, and global change virtually exploded in 1988. The Department's focused research on atmospheric CO{sub 2} contributed sound and timely scientific information to the many questions produced by the groundswell of interest and concern. Research projects summarized in this document provided the data base that made timely responses possible, and the contributions from participating scientists are genuinely appreciated. In the past year, the core CO{sub 2} research has continued to improve the scientific knowledge needed to project future atmospheric CO{sub 2} concentrations, to estimate climate sensitivity, and to assess the responses of vegetation to rising concentrations of CO{sub 2} and to climate change. The Carbon Dioxide Research Program's goal is to develop sound scientific information for policy formulation and governmental action in response to changes of atmospheric CO{sub 2}. The Program Summary describes projects funded by the Carbon Dioxide Research Program during FY 1990 and gives a brief overview of objectives, organization, and accomplishments.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Health and Environmental Research
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• OSTI ID: 6418441
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER-0470T; ON: DE91004907
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON CYCLE
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS