Climate change : the IPCC scientific assessment / edited by J. T. Houghton, G. J. Jenkins and J. J. Ephraums. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990. - xxxix, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) 31 cm

"Report prepared for IPCC by Working Group 1"--7th prelim. p.. "Published for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.".

Includes bibliographical references.

Policymakers Summary -- Introduction -- Greenhouse gases and aerosols / R. T. Watson, H. Rodhe, H. Oeschger and U. Siegenthaler -- Radiative forcing of climate / K. P. Shine, R. G. Derwent, D. J. Wuebbles and J-J. Morcrette -- Processes and modelling / U. Cubasch and R. D. Cess -- Validation of climate models / W. L. Gates, P. R. Rowntree and Q-C. Zeng -- Equilibrium climate change / J. F. B. Mitchell, S. Manabe, T. Tokioka and V. Meleshko -- Time-dependent greenhouse-gas-induced climate change / F. P. Bretherton, K. Bryan and J. D. Woods -- Observed climate variations and change / C. K. Folland, T. Karl and K. Y. A. Vinnikov -- Detection of the greenhouse effect in the observations / T. M. L. Wigley and T. P. Barnett -- Sea level rise / R. A. Warrick and H. Oerlemans -- Effects on ecosystems / J. M. Melillo, T. V. Callaghan, F. I. Woodward, E. Salati and S. K. Sinha -- Narrowing the uncertainties / G. McBean and J. McCarthy.

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Climatic changes.
Greenhouse gases--Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.

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