Climate commitment
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منابع مشابه
The climate change commitment.
Even if atmospheric composition were fixed today, global-mean temperature and sea level rise would continue due to oceanic thermal inertia. These constant-composition (CC) commitments and their uncertainties are quantified. Constant-emissions (CE) commitments are also considered. The CC warming commitment could exceed 1 degrees C. The CE warming commitment is 2 degrees to 6 degrees C by the yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Climate Change
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1758-678X,1758-6798
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1044