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

Public Review Draft for Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2

Also available:
CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. Four-page background document (dated September 2007). In addition, it is available as a PDF file and can be ordered in hardcopy from the GCRIO Online Catalog

Comments on the draft report will be accepted through 25 September 2008. See also the Federal Register notice published on 11 August 2008.

Invitation to Comment on Public Review Draft

Instructions for Submission of Public Comments

Full Report [PDF] [6.1 Mb]

Individual Sections:

Chapter 1: Executive Summary [144 Kb]
Chapter 2: Placeholder [36 Kb]
Chapter 3: Preface: Why and How to Use This Synthesis and Assessment [228 Kb]
Chapter 4: Paleoclimate Concepts [652 Kb]
Chapter 5: Temperature and Precipitation History of the Arctic [3.1 Mb]
Chapter 6: Past Rates of Climate Change in the Arctic [428 Kb]
Chapter 7: Past Extent and Status of the Greenland Ice Sheet [1.2 Mb]
Chapter 8: History of Sea Ice in the Arctic [5.2 Mb]
Chapter 9: Key Findings and Recommendations [188 Kb]

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