The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers

Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-08-19 04:06
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Author(s):
Australian Academy of Science
Year:
August 2010
City:
Canberra
Pages:
24
Summary:

This document aims to summarize and clarify the current understanding of the science of climate change for non-specialist readers. The document is structured around seven questions.

1 What is climate change?
Climate is a statistical description of weather conditions and their variations, including both averages and extremes. Climate change is a change in the average pattern of weather over a long period of time.

Using a Climate Scenario Generator for Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments

Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2009-07-27 21:29
Summary:
Overview

This workbook on generating climate scenarios using MAGIC and SCENGEN is aimed to non-Annex I countries and it will provide the tools for construction of national and regional climate scenarios. The workbook also discusses many of the scientific and technical issues commonly encountered by national teams on climate during their work.