Climate Change 2001: Working Group I: The Scientific Basis

Table of contentsSummaryForewordPrefaceSummary for PolicymakersTechnical SummaryChapter 1. The Climate System: an OverviewChapter 2. Observed Climate Variability and ChangeChapter 3. The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon DioxideChapter 4. Atmospheric Chemistry and Greenhouse GasesChapter 5. Aerosols, their Direct and Indirect EffectsChapter 6. Radiative Forcing of Climate ChangeChapter 7. Physical Climate Processes and FeedbacksChapter 8. Model EvaluationChapter 9. Projections of Future Climate ChangeChapter 10. Regional Climate Information – Evaluation and ProjectionsChapter 11. Changes in Sea LevelChapter 12. Detection of Climate Change and Attribution of CausesChapter 13. Climate Scenario DevelopmentChapter 14. Advancing Our UnderstandingAppendix I GlossaryAppendix II SRES TablesAppendix III Contributors to the IPCC WGI Third Assessment ReportAppendix IV Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Third Assessment ReportAppendix V Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix VI UnitsAppendix VII Some Chemical Symbols used in this ReportAppendix VIII Figures and Tables in this Report

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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

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Co-ordinating Lead Author
A.P.M. Baede

Lead Authors
E. Ahlonsou, Y. Ding, D. Schimel

Review Editors
B. Bolin, S. Pollonais