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Climatology
- Scientific consensus on climate changeIn 1978, the National Defense University of the United States surveyed twenty-four experts about near-term climate change.
- ClimateThe World Meteorological Organization established a technical commission for climatology in 1929. At its 1934 Wiesbaden meeting, the group designated the…
- Earth's energy budgetThe Sun delivers energy to Earth at a rate measured in watts, creating a constant flow that defines our planet's climate.
- Tipping points in the climate systemIn climate science, a tipping point is a critical threshold that, when crossed, leads to large, accelerating and often irreversible changes in the climate…
- Ocean heat contentOcean heat content describes the thermodynamic potential energy stored within seawater. Scientists define this value using the equation of state for seawater.
- Climate variability and changeThe sun provides nearly all energy to Earth's climate system. This energy radiates back into outer space as heat. The balance between incoming solar…