Main Title |
Changing climate : report of the Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council. |
CORP Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee. |
Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
Year Published |
1983 |
OCLC Number |
10507894 |
ISBN |
0309034256; 9780309034258 |
Subjects |
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects--United States ;
Climatic changes--United States ;
Changement climatique ;
Dioxyde de carbone ;
Effets sur l'environnement ;
Etats-Unis d'Am erique ;
Atmosph are ;
Kohlendioxid ;
Klima anderung ;
Aufsatzsammlung ;
CLIMATE ;
GREENHOUSE EFFECT ;
AIR POLLUTION ;
Climat--Changements-- Etats-Unis ;
Climat--Changements--âEtats-Unis ;
Atmosphèare ;
Klimaèanderung
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Additional Subjects |
National Research Council (US)--Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee ;
National Research Council (US)--Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee ;
Climatic changes ;
Atmospheric carbon dioxide ;
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
QC981.8.C5C5 1983 |
2 copies |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
01/01/1988 |
EOAM |
QC981.8.C5C5 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
01/01/1988 |
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Collation |
xxiii, 496 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
SYNTHESIS: The outlook -- Seriousness of projected changes -- Possible responses -- Recommendations / Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee -- FUTURE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL FUELS: Future paths of energy and carbon dioxide emissions / William D. Nordhaus and Gary W. Yohe -- A review of estimates of future carbon dioxide emissions / Jesse H. Ausubel and William D. Nordhaus -- PAST AND FUTURE ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE: Carbon dioxide and the oceans / Peter G. Brewer -- Biotic effects on the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide a review and projection / George M. Woodwell -- The atmosphere / Lester Machta -- Methane hydrates in continental slope sediments and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide / Roger R. Revelle -- Sensitivity studies using carbon cycle models / Lester Machta -- EFFECTS ON CLIMATE: Effects of carbon dioxide / Joseph Smagorinsky -- Effects of non-CO2 greenhouse gases / Lester Machta -- DETECTION AND MONITORING OF CO2-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGES: Have CO2-induced surface temperature changes already occurred -- A strategy for monitoring co2-induced climate change / Gunter Weller, D. James Baker, Jr., W. Lawrence Gates, Michael c. MacCracken, Syukuro Manabe, and Thomas H. Vonder Haar -- AGRICULTURE AND A CLIMATE CHANGED BY MORE CARBON DIOXIDE: Effects of CO2 on photosynthesis and plant growth -- Predicting the changes in yield that will follow a change to a warmer, drier climate -- Pathogens and insect pests -- Irrigation in a warmer and drier climate -- Adapting to the change to a warmer, drier climate / Paul E. Waggoner -- EFEECTS OF A CARBON DIOXIDE INDUCED CLIMATIC CHANGE ON WATER SUPPLIES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES: Empirical relationships among precipitation, temperature, and stream runoff -- Effects of climate change in seven western U.S. water regions -- The Colorado River -- Climate change and water resource systems / Roger R. Revelle and Paul E. Waggoner -- PROBABLE FUTURE CHANGES IN SEA LEVEL RESULTING FROM INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE: The observed rise in sea level during past decades -- The future rise in sea level / Roger R. Revelle -- CLIMATIC CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR WELFARE AND POLICY: A schema for assessment and choice / Thomas C. Schelling. |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
Access Notes |
Also issued online. |
PUB Date Free Form |
1983 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
83062680 |
Merged OCLC records |
10057805; 10717048; 1039835136; 1231926898 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20140206151616 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02872cam 2200673 a 45030 |