Uncertainties in climate stabilization

Climatic Change

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-121

  Wigley, T M L ^a   Clarke, L E ^b   Edmonds, J A ^b   Jacoby, H D ^c   Paltsev, S ^c   Pitcher, H ^b   Reilly, J M ^c   Richels, R ^d   Sarofim, M C ^c   Smith, S J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Joint Global Change Research Institute   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODEL; CLIMATE STABILIZATION; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GLOBAL-MEAN TEMPERATURE; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; KYOTO GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LEVEL-1; POLICY DRIVEN; PRE-INDUSTRIAL; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SIDE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE CHANGES;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EMISSION CONTROL; SEA LEVEL; STABILIZATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WARMING;

EID: 70350732746     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9585-3     Document Type: Article

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