Abrupt Climate Change
Lead Agency: USGS
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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: Abrupt Climate Change. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change
Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Clark,
P.U., A.J. Weaver (coordinating lead authors), E. Brook, E.R. Cook, T.L.
Delworth, and K. Steffen (chapter lead authors)]. U.S. Geological Survey,
Reston, VA, 459 pp.
See also brochure: Abrupt Climate Change: Summary and Findings
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Complete Report [25.8 Mb]
Individual Sections
Front Matter [1.8 Mb]
Executive Summary [1.2 Mb]
Chapter 1: Introduction: Abrupt Changes in the Earth's Climate System [2.2 Mb]
Chapter 2: Rapid Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets and Their Impacts on Sea Level [4.5 Mb]
Chapter 3: Hydrological Variability and Change [9.6 Mb]
Chapter 4: The Potential for Abrupt Change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation [6.5 Mb]
Chapter 5: Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane [4.1 Mb]
Back Matter [1.5 Mb]
References and Photo Credits [1.1 Mb]
Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations [859 Kb]
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