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Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 Print E-mail

Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols

Lead Agency: NOAA

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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. H. Levy II, D.T. Shindell, A. Gilliland, M.D. Schwarzkopf, L.W. Horowitz, (eds.). Department of Commerce, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 100 pp.

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Complete Report [4 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Matter and Preface [756 Kb]

Front Matter [1 Mb]

Executive Summary [430 Kb]

Chapter 1: Introduction [401 Kb]

Chapter 2: Climate Projections from Well-Mixed Greenhouse Gas Stabilization Emission Scenarios [724 Kb]

Chapter 3: Climate Change from Short-Lived Emissions Due to Human Activities [2 Mb]

Chapter 4: Findings, Issues, Opportunities, and Recommendations [307 Kb]

Back Matter [472 Kb]

Supporting Materials

Appendix A: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Climate Projections (Supplemental to Chapter 2) [228 Kb]

Appendix B: MAGICC Model Description (Supplemental to Chapter 2) [167 Kb]

Appendix C: Composition Models (Supplemental to Chapter 2) [264 Kb]

Appendix D: Climate Models (Supplemental to Chapter 3) [190 Kb]

Appendix E: Scenarios (Supplemental to Chapter 4) [189 Kb]