Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences (SAP 1.1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781507809501)

A primary objective of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is to provide the best possible scientific information to support public discussion and government and private sector decision-making on key climate-related issues. To help meet this objective, the CCSP has identified an initial set of 21 synthesis and assessment products that address its highest priority research, observation, and decision-support needs. This Synthesis/Assessment Report, the first of the 21 Reports, focuses on understanding the causes of the reported differences between independently produced data sets of atmospheric temperature trends from the surface through the troposphere to the lower stratosphere. This topic is relevant to policy-makers because previous discrepancies between surface and tropospheric temperature observations challenged the correctness of climate model simulations and the reality of greenhouse gas-induced global warming.

Author: U. S. Climate Change Science Program
ISBN-10: 1507809506
ISBN-13: 9781507809501
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2015
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.38d