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“Climate sensitivity†is a term used to characterize the response of the climate system to an imposed forcing, and is most commonly used to mean the equilibrium global mean surface temperature change that occurs in response to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. The purpose of this workshop was to explore current capabilities and limitations in quantifying climate sensitivity and consider whether there are alternative approaches for characterizing climate response that might better suit the information needs of policy makers.
This is the 21st Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. Through its members and foreign associates, the Academy carries out the responsibilities for which it was established in 1964. Under the charter of the National Academy of Sc...
The new articles and reprints in this volume document the life and scientific contributions of British physicist and applied mathematician, Sir Gilbert T Walker (1868-1958). The collection bears witness to Walker's keen insights into statistically based climate prediction, the nature of atmospheric variability on time scales of a year or longer, and the detection and attribution of climate change. Chapter authors include Joy Monteiro, Timothy DelSole, Richard Katz, Jagadish Shukla, and Ka Kit Tung.Part 1 presents an overview of Walker's life and work while he was serving as Director of the India Meteorological Department from 1904 to 1924. Although he instituted many useful reforms, he did n...
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