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PAPERBACK price:$37.00 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 A Plan for a Research Program on Aerosol Radiative Forcing and Climate Change Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks Other Related Titles Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties (2005) Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) 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 B: Statement of Task." Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005. Please select a format: Page 197   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. B Statement of Task This study will examine the current state of knowledge regarding the direct and indirect radiative forcing effects of gases, aerosols, land-use, and solar variability on the climate of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere and it will identify research needed to improve our understanding of these effects. Specifically, this study will: Summarize what is known about the direct and indirect radiative effects caused by individual forcing agents, including the spatial and temporal scales over which specific forcing agents may be important; Evaluate techniques (e.g., modeling, laboratory, observations, and field experiments) used to estimate direct and indirect radiative effects of specific forcing agents; Identify key gaps in the understanding of radiative forcing effects on climate; Identify key uncertainties in projections of future radiative forcing effects on climate; Recommend near- and longer-term research priorities for improving our understanding and projections of radiative forcing effects on climate. Page 197 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-10) 1 Introduction (11-27) 2 State of Scientific Understanding (28-62) 3 Radiative Forcing Over Earths History (63-82) 4 Rethinking the Global Radiative Forcing Concept (83-99) 5 Uncertainties Associated with Future Climate Forcings (100-116) 6 Research Approaches to Furthering Understanding (117-143) 7 Recommendations (144-158) References (159-190) Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff (191-196) Appendix B: Statement of Task (197-197) Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms (198-208)

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Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties B Statement of Task This study will examine the current state of knowledge regarding the direct and indirect radiative forcing effects of gases, aerosols, land-use, and solar variability on the climate of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere and it will identify research needed to improve our understanding of these effects. Specifically, this study will: Summarize what is known about the direct and indirect radiative effects caused by individual forcing agents, including the spatial and temporal scales over which specific forcing agents may be important; Evaluate techniques (e.g., modeling, laboratory, observations, and field experiments) used to estimate direct and indirect radiative effects of specific forcing agents; Identify key gaps in the understanding of radiative forcing effects on climate; Identify key uncertainties in projections of future radiative forcing effects on climate; Recommend near- and longer-term research priorities for improving our understanding and projections of radiative forcing effects on climate.

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