Title Radiative forcing of climate change : expanding the concept and addressing uncertainties / Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate, Climate Research Committee, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) Contents Earth's Climate System -- Radiative Forcing: Perturbation to Earth's Energy Budget -- Theoretical Development of the Radiative Forcing Concept -- The Radiative Forcing Concept and Climate Policy -- State of Scientific Understanding -- Well-Mixed Greenhouse Gases -- Tropospheric and Stratospheric Ozone -- Direct Effect of Aerosols -- Indirect Effect of Aerosols -- Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes -- Solar Forcing -- Volcanic Eruptions -- Ocean Color -- Teleconnections and Radiative Forcing -- Radiative Forcing over Earth's History -- Geological Timescales -- Glacial-Interglacial Timescales -- Holocene -- Last 1000 Years -- Last 25 Years -- Rethinking the Global Radiative Forcing Concept -- The Current Concept -- Global Mean Radiative Forcing with Adjusted Tropospheric Temperatures -- Global Mean Radiative Forcing at the Surface -- Regional Radiative Forcing -- Regional Nonradiative Forcing -- Ocean Heat Content -- Uncertainties Associated with Future Climate Forcings -- Future Emissions of Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols -- Solar Variability -- Land-Use and Land-Cover Change -- Abrupt Climate Change -- Research Approaches to Furthering Understanding -- Observations of Radiative Forcing and Response -- Laboratory and Process Studies for Aerosols -- Atmospheric Reanalysis and Data Assimilation -- Relating Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols to Sources -- Climate Forcing and Response over Earth's History -- Climate Models -- Recommendations -- Expanding the Radiative Forcing Concept -- Addressing Key Uncertainties Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-190) Notes Print version record Subject Climatic changes Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric. climate change. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Climatic changes. Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric. Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects. Anthropogene Klimaänderung Treibhauseffekt Strahlungsbilanz Anthropogene klimaänderung. Treibhauseffekt. Strahlungsbilanz. Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate. LC no. 2005921687 ISBN 9780309546881 0309546885

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