Description
Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of past, present and future climate change. The report:
* Analyses an enormous body of observations of all parts of the climate system.
* Catalogues increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases.
* Assesses our understanding of the processes and feedbacks which govern the climate system.
* Projects scenarios of future climate change using a wide range of models of future emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols.
* Makes a detailed study of whether a human influence on climate can be identified.
* Suggests gaps in information and understanding that remain in our knowledge of climate change and how these might be addressed.
Information
- Author(s)
- . T. Houghton, Y. Ding, D.J. Griggs, M. Noguer, P. J. van der Linden and D. Xiaosu
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place published
- United Kingdom and New York
- Date / journal vol no.
- 2001
- Pages
- 944