Climate change - The 20-year forecast

被引：77

作者：

Zwiers, FW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Victoria, Meterol Serv Canada, Canadian Ctr Climate Modelling & Anal, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada

来源：

NATURE | 2002年 / 416卷 / 6882期

关键词：

Climate change - Public policy - Strategic planning;

D O I：

10.1038/416690a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Policy-makers need short-term climate predictions to develop strategies for coping with climate change over the typical two-decade planning horizon. Two new studies increase our confidence in these predictions.

引用

页码：690 / 691

页数：2

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