epcc (version 1.4.7)

get_RCP2.6: Projected values under IPCC RCP2.6 scenario

Description

This function allows obtaining the projected increment in environmental temperature according to the IPCC RCP2.6 scenario (2014).

Usage

get_RCP2.6(date)

Arguments

date

A specific year or a vector of years.

Value

No return value, called for side effects.

Details

The temperature increment projection of the change in global mean surface temperature according to the IPCC RCP2.6 scenario. It is possible to get the value for one or various years.

References

IPCC. (2014): Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
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 #Example 1: Projection of the temperature increase for a given year.
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date <- 2050
temp <- get_RCP2.6(date)
temp

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 #Example 2: Projection of the temperature increase for a vector of years.
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date <- seq(2005,2100,1/12)
temp <- get_RCP2.6(date)
plot(date,temp, type="l")
# }