Updated October 28, 2008

Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes

Final (third) review draft of the Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2

Full Report:

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Individual Chapters:

Chapter 1 - Executive Summary [PDF]
Chapter 2 - Preface: Why and How to Use This Synthesis and Assessment Report [PDF]
Chapter 3 - Paleoclimate Concepts [PDF]
Chapter 4 - Temperature and Precipitation History of the Arctic [PDF]
Chapter 5 - Past Rates of Climate Change in the Arctic [PDF]
Chapter 6 - Past Extent and Status of the Greenland Ice Sheet [PDF]
Chapter 7 - History of Sea Ice in the Arctic [PDF]
Chapter 8 - Key Findings and Recommendations [PDF]
Glossary of Terms [PDF]
Locations [PDF]

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