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CMIP5
Climate Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5
CO 2 -eq
Emissions of CO 2
FF + CO 2
LUC + CH 4 + N 2 O, expressed in terms of CO 2 -
equivalent, found using GWPs for CH 4 and N 2 O
CO 2
EQ-IN
CO 2 -equivalent emissions from individual nations
CO 2
FF
Atmospheric CO 2 released by the combustion of fossil fuels, flaring, and
the cement manufacturing, globally
CO 2
FF-IN
Atmospheric CO 2 released by the combustion of fossil fuels, flaring, and
the cement manufacturing, by individual nations
CO 2
LUC
Atmospheric CO 2 released by land use change, globally
COP
Conference of the Parties
CRU
Climatic Research Unit of the Univ. of East Anglia, UK
DNB
Day Night Band
DOE
Department of Energy
ECS
Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity
EDGAR Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research of the JRC,
European Commission
EIA
Energy Information Agency
EM-GC Empirical Model of Global Climate
ENSO
El Niño Southern Oscillation
EPC
Electricity Power Consumption
ESRL
Earth System Research Laboratory of US NOAA
GCF
Green Climate Fund
GCMs
General Circulation Models
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GHG
Greenhouse Gas
GISS
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
GMST
Global Mean Surface Temperature
GWP
Global Warming Potential
Gt
Gigatonne, 10
9 metric ton
HCFCs
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons: these gases deplete stratospheric ozone,
although not as strongly as CFCs; these gases also warm climate
HFCs
Hydrofluorocarbons: these gases do not deplete stratospheric ozone, but
they warm climate
IEA
International Energy Administration
INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
IOD
Indian Ocean Dipole
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JRC
Joint Research Center of the European Commission
LUC
Land Use Change
MLO
Mauna Loa Observatory
MLR
Multiple Linear Regression
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer of US NASA
MW
Megawatt, 10
6 W
MWP
Medieval Warm Period
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abbreviations and Acronyms