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CCSP, 2008: Abrupt Climate Change. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Clark, P.U., A.J. Weaver (coordinating lead authors), E. Brook, E.R. Cook, T.L. Delworth, and K. Steffen (chapter lead authors)]. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, 459 pp. See also brochure: |
Final ReportNote: All links are to PDF files. Entire Report [8.5 Mb] Individual SectionsFront Matter [528 Kb] Preface [252 Kb] Executive Summary [272 Kb] Chapter 1: Introduction: Abrupt Changes in the Earth's Climate System [1.7 Mb] Chapter 2: Rapid Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets and Their Impacts on Sea Level [1.7 Mb] Chapter 3: Hydrological Variability and Change [2.2 Mb] Chapter 4: The Potential for Abrupt Change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation [2.8 Mb] Chapter 5: Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane [1.3 Mb] Appendix [328 Kb] Back Matter [240 Kb] |
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