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US Government Climate Report Vol I ... 2017

FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT VOL I ... links to the complete report

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

  • Executive Summary
  • 1: Our Globally Changing Climate
  • 2: Physical Drivers of Climate Change
  • 3: Detection and Attribution of Climate Change
  • 4: Climate Models, Scenarios, and Projections
  • 5: Large-Scale Circulation and Climate Variability
  • 6: Temperature Changes in the United States
  • 7: Precipitation Change in the United States
  • 8: Droughts, Floods, and Wildfire
  • 9: Extreme Storms
  • 10: Changes in Land Cover and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
  • 11: Arctic Changes and their Effects on Alaska and the Rest of the United States
  • 12: Sea Level Rise
  • 13: Ocean Acidification and Other Ocean Changes
  • 14: Perspectives on Climate Change Mitigation
  • 15: Potential Surprises: Compound Extremes and Tipping Elements
  • Appendix A: Observational Datasets Used in Climate Studies
  • Appendix B: Model Weighting Strategy
  • Appendix C: Detection and Attribution Methodologies Overview
  • Appendix D: Acronyms and Units
  • Appendix E: Glossary

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    Climate Science Special Report

    Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

    This report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States. It represents the first of two volumes of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990.

    10.7930/J0J964J6.

    ' aria-label='USGCRP, 2017: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I [Wuebbles, D.J., D.W. Fahey, K.A. Hibbard, D.J. Dokken, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, 470 pp, doi: 10.7930/J0J964J6. '> Recommended Citation

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    Guide to this Report

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    Executive Summary

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    Ch. 1: Our Globally Changing Climate

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    Ch. 2: Physical Drivers of Climate Change

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    Ch. 3: Detection and Attribution of Climate Change

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    Ch. 4: Climate Models, Scenarios, and Projections

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    Ch. 5: Large-Scale Circulation and Climate Variability

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    Ch. 6: Temperature Changes in the United States

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    Ch. 7: Precipitation Change in the United States

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    Ch. 8: Droughts, Floods, and Wildfire

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    Ch. 9: Extreme Storms

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    Ch. 10: Changes in Land Cover and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry

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    Ch. 11: Arctic Changes and their Effects on Alaska and the Rest of the United States

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    Ch. 12: Sea Level Rise

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    Ch. 13: Ocean Acidification and Other Ocean Changes

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    Ch. 14: Perspectives on Climate Change Mitigation

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    Ch. 15: Potential Surprises: Compound Extremes and Tipping Elements

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    Appendix A: Observational Datasets Used in Climate Studies

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    Appendix B: Model Weighting Strategy

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    Appendix C: Detection and Attribution Methodologies Overview

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    Appendix D: Acronyms and Units

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    Appendix E: Glossary

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