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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction
The Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming
Chapter 2 Early Studies
The Heat-Trapping Envelope
The First Quantitative Estimate
A Simple Alternative
Chapter 3 One-Dimensional Model
Radiative-Convective Equilibrium
The Response to CO2 Change
Chapter 4 General Circulation Models
The UCLA Model
The GFDL Model
Chapter 5 Early Numerical Experiments
Polar Amplification
Seasonal Variation
Chapter 6 Climate Sensitivity
Radiative Feedback
The Gain Factor Metric
Feedbacks of the Second Kind
Feedback in 3-D Models
Plates
Chapter 7 Glacial-Interglacial Contrast
The Geologic Signature
Simulated Glacial-Interglacial Contrast
Chapter 8 The Role of the Ocean in Climate Change
The Thermal Inertia of the Ocean
The Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Model
Initialization and Flux Adjustment
Global Warming Experiments
The Atlantic Ocean
The Southern Ocean
Chapter 9 Cold Climate and Deep Water Formation
Chapter 10 Global Change in Water Availability
Acceleration of the Water Cycle
Numerical Experiments
The Latitudinal Profile
River Discharge
Soil Moisture
Implications for the Future
Postscript
References
Index
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