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PAPERBACK price:$21.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming:Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties Other Related Titles Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions (2001) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix A: Letter from the White House." Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2001. Please select a format: Page 27   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Page 27 A Letter from the White House THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 11, 2001 Dr. Bruce Alberts National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20418 Dear Dr. Alberts: The Administration is conducting a review of U.S. policy on climate change. We seek the Academy's assistance in identifying the areas in the science of climate change where there are the greatest certainties and uncertainties. We would also like your views on whether there are any substantive differences between the IPCC Reports and the IPCC summaries. We would appreciate a response as soon as possible. Sincerely yours, ~ enlarge ~ John M.Bridgeland Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director, Domestic Policy Council ~ enlarge ~ Gary Edson Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Page 27 Front Matter (R1-R12) Summary (1-5) 1. Climate, Climate Forcings, Climate Sensitivity, and Transient Climate Change (6-7) 2. Natural Climatic Variations (8-8) 3. Human Caused Forcings (9-14) 4. Climate System Models (15-15) 5. Observed Climate Change During the Industrial Era (16-17) 6. Future Climate Change (18-21) 7. Assessing Progress in Climate Science (22-26) Appendix A: Letter from the White House (27-27) Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff (28-29)

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