Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Reports: Recent submissions

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    • The Influence of Shale gas on U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy 

      Jacoby, H.D.; O'Sullivan, F.M.; Paltsev, S. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-11)
      The emergence of U.S. shale gas resources to economic viability affects the nation’s energy outlook and the expected role of natural gas in climate policy. Even in the face of the current shale gas boom, however, questions ...

    • Process Modeling of Global Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions 

      Saikawa, E.; Schlosser, C.A.; Prinn, R.G. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-09-01)
      Nitrous oxide is an important greenhouse gas and is a major ozone-depleting substance. To understand and quantify soil nitrous oxide emissions, we expanded the Community Land Model with prognostic Carbon and Nitrogen ...

    • Quantifying the Likelihood of Regional Cimate Change: A hybridized Approach 

      Schlosser, C. Adam; Forest, C.; Awadalla, S.; Farmer, W.; Gao, X.; e.a. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-09)
      The growing need for risk-based assessments of impacts and adaptation to climate change calls for increased capability in climate projections: the quantification of the likelihood of regional outcomes and the representation ...