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7. Assessing Progress in Climate Science
Pages 22-26

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... The second question involved characterizing areas of uncertainty in scientific knowledge concerning climate change, and identifying the research areas that will advance the understanding of climate change. INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE The full text of the IPCC Third Assessment Report on The Scientific Basis represents a valuable effort by U.S.
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... the feedbacks in the climate system that determine both the magnitude of the change and the rate of energy uptake by the oceans, which together determine the magnitude and time history of the temperature increases for a given radiative forcing, (e) the details of the regional and local climate change consequent to an overall level of global climate change, (f)
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... Additionally, more comprehensive regional measurements of greenhouse gases would provide critical information about their local and regional source strengths. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE Climate observations and modeling are becoming increasingly important for a wide segment of society including water resource managers, public health officials, agribusinesses, energy providers, forest managers, insurance companies, and city planners.
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... Appendixes
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... His specialty is paleoclimatology/paleoceanography. His research emphasizes global change, specifically numerical models of the climate system and the study of climate change throughout earth's history.
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