CARBON AND CLIMATE CHANGE:DAVID J. HOFMANN

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: May 4, 2000 | Copyright information

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Written Testimony of David J. Hofmann, Director, NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory Before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - Current Understanding and Plans for Future Research

May 4, 2000

Introduction

Good afternoon. I am Dr. David Hofmann, the Director of NOAA's Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) in Boulder, Colorado. Thank you, Chairman Roberts, for inviting me to provide testimony on carbon cycle research and the importance of ...

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