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Edited by J. T. Houghton, Y. Ding, D.J. Griggs, M. Noguer, P. J.
van der Linden and D. Xiaosu
Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis is the most comprehensive
and up-to-date scientific assessment of past, present and future
climate change.
Key Features:
- 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 with any more confidence than in the Second
Assessment Report.
- Suggests gaps in information and understanding that remain
in our knowledge of climate change and how these might be addressed.
Climate Change 2001:
The Scientific Basis
Binding: Paperback
(Hardback)
| Bibliographic information: 279 x
215 mm, 944 pages, 169 colour plates, 72 line diagrams, 75 tables
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