Abrupt climate change

被引:13
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作者
Alley, RB [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Ctr Earth Syst Sci, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
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D O I
10.1038/scientificamerican1104-62
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Winter temperatures plummeting six degrees Celsius and sudden droughts scorching farmland around the globe are not just the stuff of scary movies. Such striking climate jumps have happened before-sometimes within a matter of years.
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页码:62 / 69
页数:8
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