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IPCC Special Report: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation - Summary for Policymakers

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Simon K. Allen (Switzerland)
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This Summary for Policymakers presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). The SREX approaches the topic by assessing the scientific literature on issues that range from the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events (‘climate extremes’) to the implications of these events for society and sustainable development. The assessment concerns the interaction of climatic, environmental, and human factors that can lead to impacts and disasters, options for managing the risks posed by impacts and disasters, and the important role that non-climatic factors play in determining impacts.

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Extreme Events
Disaster
Risks
Adaptation
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Simon K. Allen (Switzerland)
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IPCC, 2012: Summary for Policymakers. In: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation [Field, C.B., V. Barros, T.F. Stocker, D. Qin, D.J. Dokken, K.L. Ebi, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, G.-K. Plattner, S.K. Allen, M. Tignor, and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. A Special Report of Working Groups I and II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 3-21.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - 1. Introduction

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Ulrich Cubasch (Germany)
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Donald Wuebbles (USA)

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This introductory chapter serves as a lead-in to the science presented in the Working Group I (WGI) contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Chapter 1 in the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) (Le Treut et al., 2007) provided a historical perspective on the understanding of climate science and the evidence regarding human influence on the Earth’s climate system. Since the last assessment, the scientific knowledge gained through observations, theoretical analyses, and modelling studies has continued to increase and to strengthen further the evidence linking human activities to the ongoing climate change. In AR5, Chapter 1 focuses on the concepts and definitions applied in the discussions of new findings in the other chapters. It also examines several of the key indicators for a changing climate and shows how the current knowledge of those indicators compares with the projections made in previous assessments. The new scenarios for projected human-related emissions used in this assessment are also introduced. Finally, the chapter discusses the directions and capabilities of current climate science, while the detailed discussion of new findings is covered in the remainder of the WGI contribution to the AR5.

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assessment Report (AR5)
Global Warming
The Physical Science Basis
Introduction
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Ulrich Cubasch (Germany)
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Cubasch, U., D. Wuebbles, D. Chen, M.C. Facchini, D. Frame, N. Mahowald, and J.-G. Winther, 2013: Introduction. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - Annex V: Expert Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Fifth Assessment Report

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List of the Expert Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Fifth Assessment Report.

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assessment Report (AR5)
Global Warming
Expert Review
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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IPCC, 2013: Annex VI: Expert Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Fifth Assessment Report. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - Annex IV: Acronyms

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List of Acronyms used in the Fifth IPCC Assessment Report (AR5).

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assessment Report (AR5)
Global Warming
The Physical Science Basis
Acronyms
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IPCC, 2013: Annex IV: Acronyms. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - Annex III: Glossary

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Serge Planton (France)
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This glossary defines some specific terms as the Lead Authors intend them to be interpreted in the context of this report.

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assessment Report (AR5)
Global Warming
The Physical Science Basis
Glossary
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Serge Planton (France)
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IPCC, 2013: Annex III: Glossary [Planton, S. (ed.)]. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - Annex II: Climate System Scenario Tables

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Michael Prather (USA)
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Gregory Flato (Canada), Pierre Friedlingstein (UK/Belgium), Christopher Jones (UK), Jean-François Lamarque (USA), Hong Liao (China), Philip Rasch (USA)

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Annex II presents, in tabulated form, data related to historical and projected changes in the climate system that are assessed in the chapters of this report (see Section 1.6). It also includes some comparisons with the Third Assessment Report (TAR) and Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) results. These data include values for emissions into the atmosphere, atmospheric abundances and burdens (integrated abundance), effective radiative forcing (ERF; includes adjusted forcing from aerosols, see Chapters 7 and 8), and global mean surface temperatures and sea level. Projections from 2010 to 2100 focus on the RCP scenarios (Moss et al., 2010; Lamarque et al., 2010; 2011; Meinshausen et al., 2011a; van Vuuren et al., 2011; see also Chapters 1, 6, 8, 11, 12 and 13). Projections also include previous IPCC scenarios (IPCC Scenarios 1992a (IS92a), Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A2 and B1, TAR Appendix II) and some alternative near-term scenarios for methane (CH4) and short-lived pollutants that impact climate or air quality. Emissions from biomass burning are included as anthropogenic. ERF from land use change is also included in some tables.

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assessment Report (AR5)
Global Warming
The Physical Science Basis
Climate System
Scenario Tables
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Michael Prather (USA)
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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IPCC, 2013: Annex II: Climate System Scenario Tables [Prather, M., G. Flato, P. Friedlingstein, C. Jones, J.-F. Lamarque, H. Liao and P. Rasch (eds.)]. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - Annex I: Atlas of Global and Regional Climate Projections

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Geert Jan van Oldenborgh (Netherlands)
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Matthew Collins (UK), Julie Arblaster (Australia), Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen (Denmark), Jochem Marotzke (Germany), Scott B. Power (Australia), Markku Rummukainen (Sweden), Tianjun Zhou (China)

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This Annex presents a series of figures showing global and regional patterns of climate change computed from global climate model output gathered as part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5; Taylor et al., 2012). Maps of surface air temperature change and relative precipitation change (i.e., change expressed as a percentage of mean precipitation) in different seasons are presented for the globe and for a number of different sub-continental-scale regions. Twenty-year average changes for the near term (2016–2035), for the mid term (2046–2065) and for the long term (2081–2100) are given, relative to a reference period of 1986–2005. Time series for temperature and relative precipitation changes are shown for global land and sea averages, the 26 sub-continental SREX (IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation) regions (IPCC, 2012) augmented with polar regions and the Caribbean, two Indian Ocean and three Pacific Ocean regions. In total this Annex gives projections for 35 regions, 2 variables and 2 seasons. The projections are made under the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios, which are introduced in Chapter 1 with more technical detail given in Section 12.3 (also note the discussion of near-term biases in Sections 11.3.5.1 and 11.3.6.1). Maps are shown only for the RCP4.5 scenario; however, the time series presented show how the area-average response varies among the RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0 and RCP8.5 scenarios. Spatial maps for the other RCP scenarios and additional seasons are presented in the Annex I Supplementary Material. Figures AI.1 and AI.2 give a graphical explanation of aspects of both the time series plots and the spatial maps. While some of the background to the information presented is given here, discussion of the maps and time series, as well as important additional background, is provided in Chapters 9, 11, 12 and 14. Figure captions on each page of the Atlas reference the specific sub-sections in the report relevant to the regions considered on that page.

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assessment Report
AR5
Global Warming
Atlas
Map
Climate Projection
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Geert Jan van Oldenborgh (Netherlands)
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IPCC, 2013: Annex I: Atlas of Global and Regional Climate Projections [van Oldenborgh, G.J., M. Collins, J. Arblaster, J.H. Christensen, J. Marotzke, S.B. Power, M. Rummukainen and T. Zhou (eds.)]. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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IPCC Assessment Report 5: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I) - Frontmatter: Foreword, Preface, Dedication

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Thomas F. Stocker (Switzerland)
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Dahe Qin (China)

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Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis Working Group I Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Frontmatter with Foreword, Preface and Dedication

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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC
Assessment Report 5
AR5
The Physical Science Base
Frontmatter
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Thomas F. Stocker
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IPCC, 2013: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 1535 pp.

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IPCC Quinto Relatório de Avaliação (RA5): A base científica - Resumo para Decidores / Resumo Técnico (RT) / Perguntas Frequentes / Glossario

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Thomas F. Stocker (Suica)
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Qin Dahe (China), Gian-Kasper Plattner (Suica), Serge Planton (Franca)

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Resumo para Decisores (RPD) (p.3)

A contribuicao do Grupo de Trabalho I para o Quinto Relatorio de Avaliacao do IPCC (AR5) considera novas evidencias das alteracoes climaticas com base em muitas analises cientificas independentes a partir de observacoes do sistema climatico, registos do paleoclima, estudos teoricos de processos climaticos e simulacoes utilizando modelos climaticos. Ele baseia-se na contribuicao do Grupo de Trabalho I para o Quarto Relatorio de Avaliacao do IPCC (AR4), e incorpora novas descobertas de pesquisas posteriores. Como um componente do quinto ciclo de avaliacao, o Relatorio Especial IPCC sobre a Gestao dos Riscos de Eventos Extremos e Desastres para o Avanco da Adaptacao as Alteracoes Climaticas (SREX) e uma base importante para as informacoes sobre a mudanca meteorologica e climas extremos. Este Resumo para Decisores (RPD) segue a estrutura do relatorio do Grupo de Trabalho I. A narrativa e apoiada por uma serie de conclusoes destacadas abrangentes que, em conjunto, apresentam um resumo conciso. As seccoes principais sao introduzidas por um breve paragrafo em italico, o qual descreve a base metodologica da avaliacao.

Resumo Tecnico (RT) (p.33)

O principal objetivo deste Resumo Tecnico (RT) e fornecer a ligacao entre a avaliacao completa das multiplas linhas de evidencia independente apresentadas nos 14 capitulos do relatorio principal e o resumo altamente condensado preparado como o Resumo para Decisores (RPD) do WGI. O Resumo Tecnico serve, assim, como ponto de partida para aqueles leitores que procuram a informacao completa sobre topicos mais especificos abrangidos por esta avaliacao. Esta finalidade e facilitada pela inclusao de indicadores para os capitulos e seccoes  onde pode ser encontrada a avaliacao completa. Topicos relacionados com politicas, que abrangem muitos capitulos e envolvem muitos processos interligados no sistema climatico, sao apresentados aqui como Elementos de Foco Tematico (EFT), permitindo um rapido acesso a esta informacao.

Perguntas Frequentes (FAQ) (p.119)

Glossario (p.185)

Este glossário define alguns termos específicos tal como os Autores Principais pretendem que sejam interpretados no contexto do presente relatório.

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Alterações Climáticas
A Base Científica
Grupo de Trabalho I
Quinto Relatorio de Avaliacao do IPCC (AR5)
Resumo Tecnico (RT)
Resumo para Decisores (RPD)
Perguntas Frequentes
Glossario
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Thomas F. Stocker (Suica)
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Resumo para Decisores (RPD) (p.3)

IPCC, 2013: Resumo para Decisores. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribuição do Grupo de Trabalho I para o Quinto Relatório de Avaliação do Painel Intergovernamental sobre Alterações Climáticas [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Reino Unido e Nova Iorque, NI, EUA.

Resumo Tecnico (RT) (p.33)

Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, L.V. Alexander, S.K. Allen, N.L. Bindoff, F.-M. Breon, J.A. Church, U. Cubasch, S. Emori, P. Forster, P. Friedlingstein, N. Gillett, J.M. Gregory, D.L. Hartmann, E. Jansen, B. Kirtman, R. Knutti, K. Krishna Kumar, P. Lemke, J. Marotzke, V. Masson-Delmotte, G.A. Meehl, I.I. Mokhov, S. Piao, V. Ramaswamy, D. Randall, M. Rhein, M. Rojas, C. Sabine, D. Shindell, L.D. Talley, D.G. Vaughan e S.-P. Xie, 2013: Resumo Tecnico. Em: Climate Change 2013: As Bases da Ciência Física. Contribuição do Grupo de Trabalho I para o Quinto Relatório de Avaliação do Painel Intergovernamental sobre Alterações Climáticas [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Reino Unido e Nova Iorque, NI, EUA.

Perguntas Frequentes (FAQ) (p.119)

Glossario (p.185)

IPCC, 2013: Anexo III: Glossario [Planton, S. (ed.)]. Em: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Reino Unido e Nova Iorque, NI, EUA.

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GIEC Rapport d’évaluation 5 (RE5): Les éléments scientifiques (Groupe de travail I) - Résumé à l’intention des décideurs

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Thomas F. Stocker
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Dahe Qin

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Dans cette contribution au cinquième Rapport d’évaluation du GIEC (RE5), le Groupe de travail I (GTI) examine de nouveaux éléments concernant le changement climatique sur la base de nombreuses analyses scientifiques indépendantes d’observations du système climatique, d’archives paléoclimatiques, d’études théoriques des processus climatiques et de simulations à l’aide de modèles climatiques. Il s’appuie sur sa contribution au quatrième Rapport d’évaluation du GIEC (RE4) et incorpore de nouveaux résultats de recherche obtenus depuis. Composante du cinquième cycle d’évaluation, le rapport spécial intitulé Gestion des risques de catastrophes et de phénomènes extrêmes pour les besoins de l’adaptation au changement climatique (SREX) représente un socle d’informations important sur l’évolution des extrêmes météorologiques et climatiques. Le présent Résumé à l’intention des décideurs suit la structure du rapport du Groupe de travail I. Ce texte s’accompagne d’une mise en exergue des principales conclusions qui, rassemblées, fournissent un résumé concis. L’introduction des principales sections se présente sous la forme d’un bref paragraphe en italique, qui souligne les bases méthodologiques de l’évaluation.

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Changements Climatiques
Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat
GIEC
Rapport d’évaluation 5
RE5
Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat
Les éléments scientifiques
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Thomas F. Stocker
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Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat (GIEC)
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GIEC, 2013: Résumé à l’intention des décideurs, Changements climatiques 2013: Les éléments scientifiques. Contribution du Groupe de travail I au cinquième Rapport d’évaluation du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat [sous la direction de Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S. K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex et P.M. Midgley]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Royaume-Uni et New York (État de New York), États-Unis d’Amérique.

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