Based on a short course held at Georgetown University, Apr. 19-21, 1991. Includes bibliographical references and index.

A tutorial on global atmospheric energetics and the greenhouse effect / T.P. Ackerman -- Global climate models : what and how / D.A. Randall -- Comparison of general circulation models / R.D. Cess -- Climate and the earth's radiation budget / V. Ramanathan, B.R. Barkstrom, and E.F. Harrison -- Temperature and sea level change / G.A. Maul -- Short-term climate variability and predictions / J. Shukla -- The great ocean conveyor / W.S. Broecker -- Trace gases in the atmosphere : temporal and spatial trends / D.R. Blake -- The geochemical carbon cycle and the uptake of fossil fuel COb2s / J.F. Kasting and J.C.G. Walker -- Forestry and global warming : the physical and policy linkages / M.C. Trexler. Policy implications of greenhouse warming / R. Coppock -- Options for lowering U.S. carbon dioxide emissions / R.M. Bierbaum [and others] -- Options for reducing carbon dioxide emissions / A.H. Rosenfeld and L. Price -- Science and diplomacy : a new partnership to protect the environment / R.E. Benedick.