Supplementary material to “Are scientists underestimating climate change?”

A. Barrie Pittock, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia, barrie.pittock@csiro.au

Citation:
Pittock, A. B. (2006), Are scientists underestimating climate change?, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(34), 340. [Full Article (pdf)]

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