Is the Atmosphere Warming? |  |
Weblinks
| Radiative Forcing | | Long NASA article about global warming and radiative forcing. Has good graphics.
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http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/forcings/altscenario/
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| Particle Concentrations in the Atmosphere | | Long report, focusing on fossil fuels, and other man-made air pollutants contributing to the global warming trend.
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http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/GLOB_CHANGE/ipcc2001.html
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| Smoke Particles | | Aerosols and global warming.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Oven/oven4.html
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| Models and Global Warming | | Article from NASA about questions on data from satellites in regard to global warming. Also gives reasons why models are so hard to create.
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http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd06oct97_1.htm
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| Models Aren't Accurate | | The EPA has a lot to say about models and why they may not be accurate. Factors influencing climate are discussed.
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http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/climate/future/usclimate.html
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| One Group's View of Global Warming | | The Union of Concerned Scientists are convinced global warming is real. This article states their reasons and has links to follow, if you are so inclined. Predictions for the future are also given.
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http://www.ucsusa.org/environment/0warming.html
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| Sea Level and Global Warming | | EPA's view about sea level rises in the next 100 years.
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http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/climate/future/sealevel.html
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| Tidal Cycles and Warming | | NASA's discussion of how tidal cycles can and have affected the world's warming and cooling cycles.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2000/200003202104.html
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| The "Hockey Stick" | | A fun and informative article about global warming, the Little Ice Age, and the Medieval Warm Period. Did they really happen? Were they worldwide?
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http://www.vision.net.au/~daly/hockey/hockey.htm
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| Solar Constant | |
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http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter2/index.html
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