Understanding Common Terms Used in Discussions about Climate Change and Agriculture

June 2009

Rich Pirog, Associate Director, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Rebecca Rasmussen, Iowa State University graduate student

Glossary of climate change terms with definitions, sources and links for more information following each term.

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This page was found at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs-and-papers/2009-06-climate-change-glossary on 01/20/2013