Multi-gas emissions pathways to meet climate targets

Climatic Change

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 151-194

  Meinshausen, Malte ^a,c   Hare, Bill ^b   Wigley, Tom M L ^c   Van Vuuren, Detlef ^d   Den Elzen, Michel G J ^d   Swart, Rob ^e  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^e EEA European Topic Center for Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE LAYER; PROBABILITY; SULFUR;

EMISSION CONTROL; EQUAL QUANTILE WALK (EQW); MULTI GAS EMISSION; WALKING ALONG EQUAL QUANTILE PATHS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; AEROSOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; OZONE;

EID: 33745049775     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-9013-2     Document Type: Review

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