A method for computing the fraction of attributable risk related to climate damages

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-823

  Jaeger, Carlo C ^a   Krause, Jette ^a   Haas, Armin ^a   Klein, Rupert ^b   Hasselmann, Klaus ^c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian learning; Climate change; Climate damages; Fraction of attributable risk; Heat wave

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN LEARNING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE DAMAGES; FRACTION OF ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; HEAT WAVE; SUPREME COURT;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DAMAGE; DECISION MAKING; DIVERGENCE; EMISSION;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT EXCHANGE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUMMER; WEIGHT;

BAYES THEOREM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 48349146231     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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