Climate sensitivity uncertainty and the need for energy without CO2 emission

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5615, 2003, Pages 2052-2054

  Caldeira, Ken ^a   Jain, Atul K ^b   Hoffert, Martin I ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FREE ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GREENHOUSE GAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENERGY; GAS ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037470923     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1078938     Document Type: Article

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