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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Research Pathways for the Next Decade
satellite data, general, 30 , 121 , 390 , 427 , 436 , 437
snow, 390
vegetation, 123 , 392
Arctic Boundary Layer Expedition, 53
Arctic systems, 25 , 27 , 32 , 160 , 161 , 166 , 249 , 264 , 265 , 401
ozone layer depletion, other than Antarctica, 197 , 201
polar platforms, 14-15 , 29 , 428 , 430
see also Antarctica;
Cryosphere;
Greenland
Atlantic Ocean, 53 , 100
North Atlantic Oscillation, 133 , 138-139 , 141 , 142 , 150 , 151 , 157 , 161 , 165 , 168 , 257 , 302
surface temperature, other, 98 , 133 , 145 , 149 , 151 , 156 , 165 , 168
thermohaline circulation, 141 , 147 , 169 , 267
Younger Dryas, 132 , 242-243 , 252
Atmosphere-ocean interactions, 100 , 114 , 219 , 408 , 425-426 , 528
carbon dioxide exchange, 20 , 21 , 36 , 173 , 181 , 384 , 478 , 479 , 480-486 , 491 , 501-502
decadal to centennial climate change, 127 , 136 , 137 , 141 , 143 , 148-149 , 155 , 156-159 , 173 , 181 , 182-183 , 396 ;
see also “paleoclimatology” infra
ecosystems, 20 , 21 , 36 , 51
GOALS, 110 , 114 , 115 , 117 , 379 , 387 , 388
models, 14 , 89 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 112 , 114 , 115 , 148 , 154 , 156 , 266-267 , 268 , 383 , 387 , 399 , 453 , 454 , 456 , 457 , 473-487 , 490-493 , 500-502
paleoclimatology, 240 , 251 , 266
sea level pressure, 136 , 137 , 141 , 143 , 388
see also El Niño;
La Niña;
Sea surface temperature
Atmospheric boundary layers, 29 , 107 , 115-116 , 152 , 155 , 168 , 174-175 , 183 , 200 , 201 , 221 , 400 , 519
Atmospheric chemistry, xi , xii , 8 , 170-176 , 191-236 , 277 , 353-354 , 399-410 , 453 , 464 , 487-495 , 498 , 502-503 , 519-520 , 524
case studies, 193
data management, 193-194 , 206-207 , 220
decadal to centennial climate change, 129 , 170-176
large-scale ecosystems, 21 , 22 , 23 , 28 , 33 , 44 , 49-51 , 53 , 69
models, 191 , 194 , 201 , 204 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 213 , 214 , 218 , 219 , 220-221 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 230 , 231-232 , 487-495 , 502-503 , 520
regional factors, 33 , 49 , 203 , 204 , 224 , 227 , 229 , 403 , 405-406
satellite technology, 207 , 220 , 223 , 227 , 407
see also Aerosols;
Air pollution;
Greenhouse gases;
Ozone layer depletion;
Trace gases
Atmospheric circulation, 489
decadal to centennial climate change, 136 , 153-156 , 152 , 153-156
experimental studies, 229-230 , 402 , 406
paleoclimatology, 251 , 271 , 276 , 277
wind, 99 , 113 , 121 , 136 , 159 , 182 , 259 , 388 , 390-391 , 395 , 397 , 460 , 467
see also Atmospheric transport;
El Niño;
General circulation models;
La Niña;
North Atlantic Oscillation;
North Pacific Oscillation
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project, 96-97 , 451
Atmospheric moisture, 9 , 202 , 222-224 , 449 , 457 , 467 , 524 , 528
decadal to centennial climate change, 127 , 128 , 164-165 , 167-168 , 170 , 175 , 179-180 , 183 , 395
large-scale ecosystems, 29 , 61 , 68
seasonal to interannual climate change, 97 , 104 , 108 , 113 , 115 , 387 , 388
see also Aerosols;
Clouds and cloud cover;
Evaporation;
Greenhouse gases;
Humidity;
Precipitation;
Transpiration/evapotranspiration
Atmospheric pressure, 102 , 108 , 136 , 141 , 395
see also Sea level pressure
Atmospheric temperature, 5 , 15 , 378 , 379
decadal to centennial climate change, 127 , 128 , 131 , 132 , 170 , 171 , 174 , 179 , 258 , 395
ecosystems, 21 , 23 , 25-26 , 29
ozone layer, 200
paleoclimatology, 131 , 132 , 241 , 243 , 244 , 248 , 250 , 251 , 254-255 , 257 , 264-268