Book contents
- Climate Change Science
- Reviews
- Climate Change Science
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Eight Articles from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Part II Understanding and Communicating Climate Change Science
- Part III Scientific Investigations of the Climate System
- Part IV The Future
- Appendix: Curriculum Vitae of Richard C. J. Somerville
- Glossary
- Resources: Recommended Websites and Books
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2025
Book contents
- Climate Change Science
- Reviews
- Climate Change Science
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Eight Articles from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Part II Understanding and Communicating Climate Change Science
- Part III Scientific Investigations of the Climate System
- Part IV The Future
- Appendix: Curriculum Vitae of Richard C. J. Somerville
- Glossary
- Resources: Recommended Websites and Books
- References
- Index
- References
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- Climate Change ScienceAn Essential Reader, pp. 179 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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