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Climate Change This is a running list terms and acronyms that may help you track the never-ending series of acronyms and some concepts that may be new or presented in a new way. Wikipedia is a good place to look them up in addtion to the ever-growing presence and importance of Climate Change information on the web.
Uniformatarianism and the idea of No Analog GCM - Global Circulation Models (Global Climate Models) WRT - With Respect To ITCZ - Intertropicall Convergence Zone Orographic Effect - Rainshadow Foraminifera )Calcium Carbonate Forcing Factors MWP - Medieval Warm Period (Medieval Climate Optimum) Modulated Stochastic Perturbation Albedo GHG - Greenhouse Gases NRG - Energy SAT - Surface Ari Temperature SST - Sea Surface Temperature Hypsomety Foraminifera Diatoms Weathering reactions The Geologic Carbon Cycle Fractionation SMOW - Standard Mean Ocean Water Oxygen Isotope Thermometry PDB standard - Blemnite from the Peedee foramtion South Carolina CZ = Cenozoic Anthropocene
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