Climate Change 1994
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change and an Evaluation of the IPCC 1992 IS92 Emission Scenarios
Published on 4. May 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
347 pages
978-0-521-55962-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organisation in 1988 to provide an authoritative international consensus of scientific opinion on climate change. This report, Climate Change 1994 prepared by IPCC Working Groups I and II, reviews the latest scientific evidence on the following key topics: * Radiative forcing of climate change * The latest values of Global Warming Potential, a tool for comparing the potential effect on future climate of different anthropogenic factors * The stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere * An evaluation of scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions Climate Change 1994 forms part of a special Report for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiated at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
Reviews / Votes
"Essential reading for interested citizens and useful for senior undergraduates and graduates." J.T. Andrews, ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
57 Tables, unspecified; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 89 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
1123 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-55962-1 (9780521559621)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Foreword; Part I. Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: A Summary for Policy Makers: Preface to WGI Report; Dedication; 1. CO2 and the carbon cycle; 2. Other trace gases and atmospheric chemistry; 3. Aerosols; 4. Radiative forcing; 5. Trace gas radiative fircing indices; Part II. An Evaluation of the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios: A Summary for Policymakers: Preface to WGIII Report; 6. An evaluation of the IPCC IS92 emission scenarios; Appendices.