U.S. Department of Commerce
Date of this Version
6-28-2017
Citation
USGCRP, 2017: Climate Science Special Report: A Sustained Assessment Activity of the U.S. Global Change Research Program [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, 669 pp.
Abstract
Fifth-Order Draft
Table of Contents
Front Matter
About This Report........................................................................................ 1
Guide to the Report......................................................................................4
Executive Summary ................................................................................... 12
Chapters
1. Our Globally Changing Climate .......................................................... 38
2. Physical Drivers of Climate Change ................................................... 98
3. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change .................................... 160
4. Climate Models, Scenarios, and Projections .................................... 186
5. Large-Scale Circulation and Climate Variability ................................ 228
6. Temperature Changes in the United States ...................................... 267
7. Precipitation Change in the United States ......................................... 301
8. Droughts, Floods, and Hydrology ......................................................... 336
9. Extreme Storms ....................................................................................... 375
10. Changes in Land Cover and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry ............ 405
11. Arctic Changes and their Effects on Alaska and the Rest of the United States..... 443
12. Sea Level Rise ....................................................................................... 493
13. Ocean Acidification and Other Ocean Changes .............................. 540
14. Perspectives on Climate Change Mitigation .................................... 584
15. Potential Surprises: Compound Extremes and Tipping Elements .......... 608
Appendices
A. Observational Datasets Used in Climate Studies ............................. 636
B. Weighting Strategy for the Fourth National Climate Assessment ................ 642
C. Detection and Attribution Methodologies Overview ............................ 652
D. Acronyms and Units ................................................................................. 664
E. Glossary ...................................................................................................... 669
Comments
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