IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007
Climate Change 2007: Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis

Summary Volume Errata

Last updated 27 January 2011

Note. The following is a list of errata and corrections to the Summary Volume of the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report

Page Item Correction 

33

 

Technical Summary

Table TS.2

 

A number of species were inadvertently omitted that should have been included in the original table {Table 2.14}. Minor typographical errors (unit, superscripts, and footnotes) have also been corrected. Please see the Errata to the full Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report for the complete table {Table 2.14 Errata}

 

38

 

Technical Summary

Figure TS.7, Panel A

 

The bottom left label of the y-axis should be

-1.0 and not -0.1 as given.

 

100

 

FAQ 2.1, Figure 1

 

The red label on the graph should read:

“Carbon Dioxide”

 

100

 

FAQ 2.1, Figure 1

 

The CH4 curve was incorrectly plotted. Please see the Errata to the full Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report for the revised figure {FAQ 2.1, Figure 1 Errata}

 

116

 

FAQ 7.1, Figure 1

 

In Panel (a) the “Land-Based Sink” and “Net Oceanic Sink” labels should be reversed

 

131

 

Glossary

Climate Feedback Parameter

 

The definition of Climate Feedback Parameter should read:

“It varies as the inverse of the effective climate sensitivity. Formally, the Climate Feedback Parameter (Λ) is defined as: Λ = (ΔQ – ΔF) / ΔT, where Q is the global mean radiative forcing, T is the global mean air surface temperature, F is the heat flux into the ocean and Δ represents a change with respect to an unperturbed climate”.

 

132

 

Glossary

Dobson unit (DU)

 

The definition of Dobson unit should read:

“...2.69 × 1020 molecules per square metre”.

 

133

 

Glossary

Emission scenario

 

The definition of Emission scenario should read:

“(Nakićenović and Swart, 2000)”.

 

140

 

Glossary

SRES scenarios, Illustrative Scenario, Marker Scenario

 

The definitions should read:

“(Nakićenović and Swart, 2000)”