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Transient climate change and potential croplands of the world in the 21st century
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-05)
A cropland distribution model, which is based on climate, soil and topography, is applied to estimate the area and spatial distribution of global potential croplands under contemporary climate and to assess the effect of ...
Parameterization of urban sub-grid scale processes in global atmospheric chemistry models
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-07)
We have derived a parameterization consisting of a set of analytical expressions that approximate the predictions by the CIT Urban Airshed Model for the net export to the environment (i.e., effective emissions) of several ...
Uncertainty in the oceanic heat and carbon uptake and their impact on climate projections
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-09)
The impact of uncertainty in the rate of heat and carbon uptake by the deep ocean on climate response to increases in greenhouse gas concentrations is studied by means of numerical simulations with the two-dimensional ...
Same science, differing policies : the saga of global climate change
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-08)
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the economic and political interests influencing the progress of climate negotiation. The primary focus is on the U.S., France, Germany, U.K., Belgium, Netherlands, and the ...
Beyond emissions paths : rethinking the climate impacts of emissions protocols in an uncertain world
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-11)
Necessary conditions for stabilization agreements
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-10)
The Climate Convention calls for stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. This paper considers the issues that must be faced in formulating a plan to meet any such target, using a proposed CO2 level ...
Analysis of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel in Korea : 1961-1994
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-11)
Annex I differentiation proposals : implications for welfare, equity and policy
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-10)
Drawing upon a variety of different criteria, many nations have introduced proposals to differentiate the reductions in carbon emissions that would be required of industrialized nations in the short to medium term. This ...
Interactions among emissions, atmospheric chemistry, and climate change : implications for future trends
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-09)
Needed : a realistic strategy for global warming
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-08)
Through a brief look at the science and economics of climate, the authors show that if climate change turns out to be a serious threat, an effective response will require a substantial and very long-term global effort. ...