186
S
South Pole Observatory, 18, 21, 40, 41
Stratosphere, 9, 12, 16, 27, 28, 30, 33
cooling, 16
T
Total solar irradiance, 56–58, 64, 65, 106,
107
11-year solar cycle, 57, 65, 85, 106
Transient climate response to cumulative CO 2
emissions, 149, 163, 165–167,
169, 177
Transportation, 147, 149, 151, 154, 176
Tropopause, 9, 16, 40
Troposphere, 9, 10, 16, 26, 29, 30, 39
U
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, 13, 31, 115,
117–120, 123, 125, 133–135, 137,
143, 162V
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite,
156–158, 161, 177
Volcanic activity, 4, 19, 21, 22, 33, 56, 57, 60,
62, 65, 71, 81–83, 85, 106, 107
Volcanic Explosivity Index, 22W
Water, 2, 8, 9, 12, 39Index