See also:

IPCC Fourth Assessment -- All Reports
Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change

Table of Contents

Working Group I Report: The Physical Science Basis

• Front Matter
• Summary for Policymakers
• Technical Summary
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapters:

1. Historical Overview of Climate Change Science
2. Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing
3. Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change
4. Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground
5. Observations: Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level
6. Palaeoclimate
7. Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and Biogeochemistry
8. Climate Models and their Evaluation
9. Understanding and Attributing Climate Change
10. Global Climate Projections
11. Regional Climate Projections

• Annexes:
  1. Glossary
  2. Authors
  3. Reviewers
  4. Acronyms

• Uncertainty Guidance Note for the Fourth Assessment Report

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