THE ICE-CORE RECORD - CLIMATE SENSITIVITY AND FUTURE GREENHOUSE WARMING

被引:225
作者
LORIUS, C
JOUZEL, J
RAYNAUD, D
HANSEN, J
LETREUT, H
机构
[1] CENS, CEA, DSM, GEOCHIM ISOTOP LAB, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[2] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, INST SPACE STUDIES, NEW YORK, NY 10025 USA
[3] LAB METEROL DYNAM, F-75234 PARIS, FRANCE
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10.1038/347139a0
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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
The prediction of future greenhouse-gas-induced warming depends critically on the sensitivity of Earth's climate to increasing atmospheric concentrations of these gases. Data from cores drilled in polar ice sheets show a remarkable correlation between past glacial-interglacial temperature changes and the inferred atmospheric concentration of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. These and other palaeoclimate data are used to assess the role of greenhouse gases in explaining past global climate change, and the validity of models predicting the effect of increasing concentrations of such gases in the atmosphere. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.
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页码:139 / 145
页数:7
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