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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. m meters MiniCAM Mini-Climate Change Assessment Model MOC meridional overturning circulation MSL mean sea level N2O nitrous oxide NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCDC National Climatic Data Center NH Northern Hemisphere NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPCC New York City Panel on Climate Change NRC National Research Council NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center NYCOEM New York City Office of Emergency Management PCM Parallel Climate Model pCO2 pressure of carbon dioxide PDO Pacific Decadal Oscillation PDSI Palmer Drought Severity Index PETM Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum PgC petagram of carbon (petagram = 1×1015 grams) pH potentiometric hydrogen ion concentration, pH = –log[H+] ppm parts per million ppmv parts per million by volume RCM Regional Climate Model RCP representative carbon pathways RF radiative forcing SAM Southern (Hemisphere) Annular Mode SAT surface air temperature SCD snow cover duration SLE sea level equivalent SLR sea level rise SPM Summary for Policymakers (of IPCC) SRES Special Report on Emissions Scenarios SST sea surface temperature SWE snow water equivalent
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