Center for Global Change Science: Recent submissions
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An Analogue Approach to Identify Extreme Precipitation Events: Evaluation and Application to CMIP5 Climate Models in the United States
(MIT Joint Program, 2013-11)Global warming is expected to alter the frequency, intensity, and risk of extreme precipitation events. However, global climate models in general do not correctly reproduce the frequency and intensity distribution of ... -
Synergy between Pollution and Carbon Emissions Control: Comparing China and the U.S.
(MIT Joint Program, 2013-10)We estimate the potential synergy between pollution and climate control in the U.S. and China, summarizing the results as emissions cross-elasticities of control. We set a range of NOx and SO2 targets, and record the ... -
Regulatory Control of Vehicle and Power Plant Emissions: How Effective and at What Cost?
(MIT Joint Program, 2013-10)Passenger vehicles and power plants are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. While economic analyses generally indicate that a broader market-based approach to greenhouse gas reduction would be less costly and more ...
