Main Title |
General circulation model output for forest climate change research and applications / |
Author |
Cooter, E. J. ;
Eder, B. K. ;
LeDuc, S. K. ;
Truppi, L.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
Publisher |
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/R-92/217 |
Stock Number |
PB93-124626 |
Subjects |
Climatic changes--Southern States ;
Forest microclimatology--Southern States ;
Atmospheric circulation--Mathematical models
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Additional Subjects |
Southern Global Change Program (US) ;
Forests ;
Climatic changes ;
Mathematical models ;
General circulation models ;
Global warming ;
Environmental effects ;
Air pollution ;
Forecasting ;
Environmental impact assessments ;
Atmospheric temperature ;
Humidity ;
Seasons ;
Numerical analysis ;
Carbon dioxide ;
Southern Region(United States) ;
Southeast Region(United States)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB93-124626 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
63 : maps (some color) ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
General Circulation Models (GCMs) have projected global warming of from 3 to 8 degrees F to take place over a period of from 50 to 100 years. The Forest Service Southern Global Change Program (SGCP) has proposed the use of GCM output as input to forest assessment models to estimate the potential impacts of climate changes on forests of the South and Southeastern U.S. The report reviews, organizes, summarizes and makes recommendations concerning the use of four climate model projections in forest assessments. Some primary sources of inter-model variability include model version (age), numerical solution technique, time and space resolution and parameterization schemes. Model version generally impacts the time and space resolution and choice of parameterization schemes. Magnitude of change varies widely, but the four GCMs examined here all project warmer air temperatures and higher humidities throughout the year, decreasing cloud cover during the Fall, Winter and Spring seasons and increasing summertime precipitation for the South and Southeastern U.S. Although some consensus among models over large geographic regions can be identified, there is, as yet, no established means of determining the confidence that can be placed in these outlooks. GCM output should be combined with historical case studies, empirical and semi-empirically constructed climate scenarios to provide a range of possible climatological futures. |
Notes |
Cover title. "November 1992." Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche. |
Place Published |
Asheville, N.C. (P.O. Box 2680, Asheville 28802) : |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.) |
PUB Date Free Form |
{1993} |
NTIS Prices |
PC A04/MF A01 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20010308144732 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01376nam 2200325Ka 45020 |