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The Atmosphere and Climate LEARNING OBJECTIVES However, only two of these factors change over years or decades: solar intensity ...

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PROCESS DIAGRAM many kinds of organisms on Earth are here in part be- cause of the large number of different climates—from cold, ...

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models of future climate conditions, or General Circula- tion Models (GCMs). As with all models, GCMs are based on a range of va ...

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Global Climate Change 229 Reducing energy use (for example, by driving less) and increasing efficiency (for example, by switchin ...

224 CHAPTER 9 Global Atmospheric Changes PROCESS DIAGRAM are causing an enhanced greenhouse effect (ˆ}ÕÀiʙ°Ç). Radiative forci ...

230 CHAPTER 9 Global Atmospheric Changes strategies to help various regions and sectors of society adapt to climate warming. One ...

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Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere 231 Causes of Ozone Depletion The primary chemicals responsible for ozone loss in the strato ...