Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate
Lead Agency: NOAA
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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S.
Pacific Islands. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [Thomas R. Karl, Gerald
A. Meehl, Christopher D. Miller, Susan J. Hassol, Anne M. Waple, and
William L. Murray (eds.)]. Department of Commerce, NOAA's National
Climatic Data Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 164 pp.
See also brochure: Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate: Frequently Asked Questions
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Complete Report [10 Mb]
Individual Sections
Front Materials [653 Kb]
Executive Summary [917 Kb]
Chapter 1 [2 Mb]. Why Weather and Climate Extremes Matter
Chapter 2 [4 Mb]. Observed Changes in Weather and Climate Extremes
Chapter 3 [2 Mb]. Causes of Observed Changes in Extremes and Projections of Future Change
Chapter 4 [487 Kb]. Methods to Improve our Understanding of Weather and Climate Extremes
Supporting Materials
Appendix A [373 Kb]
Glossary and Acronyms [227 Kb]
Back Material [785 Kb]
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