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Climatic change
Author(s) -
Barry R. G.,
Hecht A. D.,
Kutzbach J. E.,
Sellers W. D.,
Webb T.,
Wright P. B.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg017i007p01803
Subject(s) - climate change , climatology , momentum (technical analysis) , geology , physical geography , environmental science , geography , oceanography , finance , economics
Activity and progress in research on climate change has been substantial during the past four years. A number of factors seem to be responsible for the surge of interest and progress in this field during the 1970's, and the momentum should continue into the 1980's. In this introduction, we will mention some of these factors in each of three areas: paleoclimates, short‐term climate fluctuations, and climate simulations. These same three areas will be reviewed in subsequent sections.