1. The Climate System: an Overview
Contents
1.1 Introduction to the Climate System
1.1.1 Climate
1.1.2 The Climate System
1.2 Natural Climate Variations
1.2.1 Natural Forcing of the Climate System
1.2.2 Natural Variability of Climate
1.2.3 Extreme Events
1.3 Human-induced Climate Variations
1.3.1 Human Influence on the Climate System
1.3.2 Modelling and Projection of Anthropogenic Climate
Change
1.3.3 Observing Anthropogenic Climate Change
1.4 A Road-map’ to this Report
References
Co-ordinating Lead Author
A.P.M. Baede
Lead Authors
E. Ahlonsou, Y. Ding, D. Schimel
Review Editors
B. Bolin, S. Pollonais
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