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All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.

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Smith et al. 2009	Assessing dangerous climate change through an update of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) "reasons for concern
SMM	SMM
SMMR	SMMR
Snow line	Snow line
SO	SO
SO2	SO2
SO4	SO4
SOA	SOA
Sobrinho Júnior et al. (2020)	SOIL USE AND OCCUPATION OF WIND FARM AGRICULTURAL AREAS
Sobrinho Júnior et al. 2020	SOIL USE AND OCCUPATION OF WIND FARM AGRICULTURAL AREAS
Soden & Held (2006)	An Assessment of Climate Feedbacks in Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Models
Soden & Held 2006	An Assessment of Climate Feedbacks in Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Models
Soden et al. (2002)	Global Cooling After the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo: A Test of Climate Feedback by Water Vapor
Soden et al. 2002	Global Cooling After the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo: A Test of Climate Feedback by Water Vapor
SOHO	SOHO
SOI	SOI
Soil moisture	Soil moisture
Solanki & Krivova (2003)	Can solar variability explain global warming since 1970?
Solanki & Krivova 2003	Can solar variability explain global warming since 1970?
Solanki 2003	Can solar variability explain global warming since 1970?
Solanki 2004	Unusual activity of the Sun during recent decades compared to the previous 11,000 years
Solanki et al. (2004)	Unusual activity of the Sun during recent decades compared to the previous 11,000 years
Solanki et al. 2004	Unusual activity of the Sun during recent decades compared to the previous 11,000 years
Solar (‘11 year’) cycle	Solar (‘11 year’) cycle
Solar activity	Solar activity
Solar radiation	Solar radiation
Solomon et al. (2008)	A Closer Look at the IPCC Report
Solomon et al. (2009)	Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions
Solomon et al. 2008	A Closer Look at the IPCC Report
Solomon et al. 2009	Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions
SOM	SOM
Som et al. (2016)	Earth's air pressure 2.7 billion years ago constrained to less than half of modern levels
Som et al. 2016	Earth's air pressure 2.7 billion years ago constrained to less than half of modern levels
Somerville & Hassol (2011)	The science of climate change
Somerville & Hassol 2011	The science of climate change
Something must be wrong	Logical Fallacy: Something must be wrong
SON	SON
Song et al. (2021)	Thresholds of temperature change for mass extinctions
Song et al. 2021	Thresholds of temperature change for mass extinctions
Soot	Soot
SORCE	SORCE
Source	Source
Southern Annular Mode	SAM
Southern Oscillation	El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Sovacool (2013)	The avian benefits of wind energy: A 2009 update
Sovacool 2013	The avian benefits of wind energy: A 2009 update
Sovacool et al. (2016)	Balancing safety with sustainability: assessing the risk of accidents for modern low-carbon energy systems
Sovacool et al. 2016	Balancing safety with sustainability: assessing the risk of accidents for modern low-carbon energy systems
Spahni et al. (2003)	The attenuation of fast atmospheric CH 4 variations recorded in polar ice cores
Spahni et al. 2003	The attenuation of fast atmospheric CH 4 variations recorded in polar ice cores

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