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Introduction: Summary History of Climate Change Science
History in Hypertext

BASIC DATA The Modern Temperature Trend Past Cycles: Ice Age Speculations Temperatures from Fossil ShellsRapid Climate Change Radiocarbon Dating

INFLUENCES ON CLIMATE The Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect Roger Revelle's Discovery Other Greenhouse Gases Aerosol Hazes Biosphere: How Life Alters ClimateChanging Sun, Changing Climate Ocean Currents and Climate

THEORY Simple Models of Climate
Chaos in the Atmosphere
Venus & Mars
General Circulation Models of the Atmosphere
Basic Radiation Calculations
Arakawa's Computation Device

SOCIAL Impacts of Global Warming
The Public and Climate
Wintry Doom
Ice Sheets, Rising Seas, Floods
Government: The View from Washington, DC
Climate Modification Schemes
Money for Keeling: Monitoring CO2 Levels
International Cooperation
Climate Science as a Profession
Conclusions: A Personal Note

REFERENCE/UTILITIES Timeline of milestones
Bibliography by author

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