On the generation and interpretation of probabilistic estimates of climate sensitivity

Climatic Change

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 423-436

  Annan, J D ^a   Hargreaves, J C ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; ECONOMIC LOSS; FUTURE CLIMATE; HIGH SENSITIVITY; MODERATE VALUE; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATES;

ESTIMATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FUTURE PROSPECT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 78651437736     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9715-y     Document Type: Article

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