| Description |
xiv, 136 p. : digital, PDF file |
| Series |
Synthesis and assessment product ; 1.3 |
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Synthesis and assessment product ; 1.3.
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| System Details |
Mode of access via the CCSP web site. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on Dec 12, 2008). |
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"December 2008." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Reanalysis -- Attribution -- Connections between reanalysis and attribution -- Reanalysis applications and uses -- Reanalysis of historical climate data for key atmospheric features -- Climate reanalysis and its role within a comprehensive climate observing system -- Role of reanalysis in understanding climate processes and evaluating climate models -- Using current reanalyses to identify and understand major seasonal-to-decadal climate variations -- Climate trends in surface temperature and precipitation derived from reanalyses versus from independent data -- Steps needed to improve climate reanalysis -- Attributation of the causes of climate variations and trends over North America during the modern reanalysis period -- Key findings -- Introduction -- Climate attribution and scientific methods used for establishing attribution -- Present understanding of North American annual temperature and precipitation climate trends from 1951 to 2006 -- Present understanding of United States seasonal and regional differences in temperature and precipitation trends from 1951 to 2006 -- Nature and cause of apparent rapid climate shifts from 1951 to 2006 -- Understanding of the causes for North American high-impact drought events for 1951 to 2006 -- Recommendations -- Need for a systematic approach to climate analysis and reanalysis -- Recommendations for improving future climate analyses and reanalyses -- Need for improved climate attribution -- Recommendations for improving climate attribution capabilities. |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatology -- Research -- History.
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Climatology -- Mathematical models.
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| Added Author |
Dole, Randall M.
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National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Global Change Research.
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| Gpo Item No. |
0857-V (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
PREX 30.2:H 62 |
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