User:J. Johnson/Canonical IPCC citations

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Following are the recommended canonical citations (references) for the principal IPCC Assessment Reports. These follow (but still evolving) the citation format requested by the IPCC (see example) as adapted for Wikipedia practice. To aid in verification the specific location -- i.e., the section number (with a link if available), and optionally the page number -- of the material quoted or referenced should be provided. The citation specification may precede or follow the link to the reference, as shown here:
 * IPCC AR4 WG1 2007 [...], Section 10.3.1: Time-Evolving Global Change, p. 762. Or:
 * Section 10.3.1: Time-Evolving Global Change, p. 762, in IPCC AR4 WG1 2007 [...].

Though the IPCC Working Groups request attribution of all authors of chapters and technical summaries (but not FAQs or SPMs), this seems excessively tedious. It is suggested that the lead author only be cited, as shown here:


 * Solomon et al., Technical Summary, TS.1: Introduction, in.

Note that the citation should be as specific as possible: if you don't link to the appropriate section (preferably the on-line text) you should supply WP:page numbers (or you may be tagged with page needed). The chapter title is not needed where the section numbering incorporates the chapter number. Page numbers may be linked to the pdf for that chapter. Multiple citations of a source to different pages (sections, etc.) is not readily (nor elegantly) accomodated by "named refs"; use of Harv templates for citation to specific pages (or sections) is recommended. Sample citation using Harv:, Section 10.3.1: Time-Evolving Global Change, p. 762.

Cite book can also be used, but requires the additional "|postscript = " parameter to suppress the automatic trailing period. "Cite web" templates must be converted to "cite book" (or "citation") for the author-link to work. If you cite from an edition with an different ISBN (unlikely) you shoud use it rather than the ISBNs supplied here.

Properly citing the principal works of the IPCC (the four reports of each Assessment Report) is daunting because of the multiple levels of author/editor teams. Development of the canonical forms shown here are based on the following considerations.


 * 1) The IPCC's recomended generic citation ("IPCC 2007") is expanded to indicate which Assessment Report and which Working Group  ("IPCC AR4 WG1 2007"), and to avoid having to use suffixed years ("IPCC 2007a", etc.).  An added advantage is that reports from the same assessemnt (year) will be alphabetized together.
 * 2) The IPCC's recommendation of citing the all authors for specific chapters is not followed, because it: a) would add much complex detail of little use that would obscure the principal information; b) would be difficult to get right; and c) is not easily handled in Wikipedia's citation templates.
 * 3) Citation of the lead authors can be done in the form shown above.  (Note that "citation" here is distinct from the reference created using the citation or cite templates.) This form works  better with the reference (or the link to it, such as created with Harv) following the citation specifics, and suggest that this should be the form used even when the author(s) is not cited.
 * 4) Editors' and authors' names are initialized, as full names are not particularly useful here, and initialization seems to be the preferred style in the sciences.
 * 5) Editors' and authors' names are inverted, as that is what the Wikipedia templates would do.
 * 6) The "editor=" parameter is used, rather than the more specific numbered "editor-last/first" parameters, because of template issues in handling multiple editors.
 * 7) The publisher (Cambridge University Press) is not wikilinked, for being of marginal value, and to reduce clutter in the reference; likewise for publisher's location.  (A link to the publisher's specific page for each work was considered, but again deemed of marginal value.)
 * 8) Each reference has (where available) the ISBN of both the hard-back and paper-back editions, though this is against the general practice of citing the specific work the editor consults.  Dual ISBNs are incorporated on the belief (not confirmed) that the hardback, paperback, and pdf versions have identical text and page numbering, and that separate references differing only in their ISBNs would serve no useful purpose.
 * 9) Vertical format of the template makes it clearer to see in text.
 * 10) An "accessdate" is not useful here, even where the url is to a webpage, as these references are deemed to be to the underlying permanent work (the printed report), and is even meaningless where the work is consulted by multiple authors on multiple occasions.  The SRES data is dated, and the publisher is trusted to not change the data without changing the date.

AR4
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007 (AR4):


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Sample specification: Section 10.3.1: Time-Evolving Global Change, p. 34 Sample Harv template: ...

AR4 WG1 chapter details. Note that initials are not used with "et al."

The links below are for the chapters; be sure to add the specific section where the material is to be found (number and title). Link to this report's reference with:
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WG1 Table of Contents

If using a citation template: use the "chapter-url" and "chapter" parameters, remove brackets.

Don't forget to remove the various linebreaks.

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/spm.html Summary for Policymakers],

Solomon et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ts.html Technical Summary],

Le Treut et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch1.html Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Climate Change Science],

Forster et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch2.html Chapter 2: Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and Radiative Forcing],

Trenberth et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch3.html Chapter 3: Observations: Atmospheric Surface and Climate Change],

Lemke et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch4.html Chapter 4: Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground],

Bindoff et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch5.html Chapter 5: Observations: Ocean Climate Change and Sea Level],

Jansen et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch6.html Chapter 6: Palaeoclimate],

Denman et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch7.html Chapter 7, Coupling Between Changes in the Climate System and Biogeochemistry],

Randall et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch8.html Chapter 8: Climate Models and their Evaluation],

Hegerl et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch9.html Chapter 9: Understanding and Attributing Climate Change],

Meehl et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch10.html Chapter 10: Global Climate Projections],

Christensen et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch11.html Chapter 11: Regional Climate Projections],

Annexes (example): IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/annexessglossary-a-d.html Glossary A-D]: "Climate change"

AR4 WG2 chapter details.

The chapter information should be followed by the section link and header (and optionally the page number) to the specific location within the chapter where the material referenced is to be found. Link to this report's reference with:
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WG2 Table of Contents

If using a citaton templates: use the "chapter-url" and "chapter" parameters, remove brackets.

Don't forget to remove various linebreaks.

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/frontmatter.html Introduction to the Working Group II Fourth Assessment Report]

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/spm.html Summary for Policymakers]

Parry et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ts.html Technical Summary]

Rosenzweig et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch1.html Chapter 1: Assessment of observed changes and responses in natural and managed systems]

Carter et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch2.html Chapter 2: New assessment methods and the characterisation of   future conditions]

Kundzewicz et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch3.html Chapter 3: Freshwater resources and their management]

Fischlin et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch4.html Chapter 4: Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services]

Batima et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch5.html Chapter 5: Food, fibre and forest products]

Nicholls et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch6.html Chapter 6: Coastal systems and low-lying areas]

Wilbanks et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch7.html Chapter 7: Industry, settlement and society]

Akhtar et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch8.html Chapter 8: Human health]

Boko et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch9.html Chapter 9: Africa]

Cruz et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch10.html Chapter 10: Asia]

Hennessy et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch11.html Chapter 11: Australia and New Zealand]

Alcamo et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch12.html Chapter 12: Europe]

Magrin et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch13.html Chapter 13: Latin America]

Field et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch14.html Chapter 14: North America]

Anisimov et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch15.html Chapter 15: Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic)]

Mimura et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch16.html Chapter 16: Small islands]

Adger et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch17.html Chapter 17: Assessment of adaptation practices, options, constraints and capacity]

Klein et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch18.html Chapter 18: Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation]

Schneider et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch19.html Chapter 19: Assessing key vulnerabilities and the risk from climate change]

Yohe et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch20.html Chapter 20: Perspectives on climate change and sustainability]

Glossaries (example): IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/annexessglossary-a-d.html Glossaryi A-D:] "Climate change"

AR4 WG3 chapter details

The chapter information should be followed by the section link and header (and optionally the page number) to the specific location within the chapter where the material referenced is to be found. Link to this report's reference with:
 * in.

WG3 Table of Contents

If using a citation template: use the "chapter-url" and "chapter" parameters, remove brackets.

Don't forget to remove various linebreaks.

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/frontmattersforeword.html Forward]

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/frontmatterspreface.html Preface]

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/spm.html Summary for Policymakers]

Barker et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ts.html Technical Summary]

Rogner et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch1.html Chapter 1: Introduction]

Halsnæs et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch2.html Chapter 2: Framing Issues]

Fisher et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch3.html Chapter 3: Issues related to mitigation in the long-term context]

Sims et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch4.html Chapter 4: Energy Supply]

Kahn Ribeiro et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch5.html Chapter 5: Transport and its infrastructure]

Levine et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch6.html Chapter 6: Residential and commercial buildings]

Cai et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch7.html Chapter 7: Industry]

Smith et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch8.html Chapter 8: Agriculture]

Nabuurs et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch9.html Chapter 9: Forestry]

Bogner et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch10.html Chapter 10: Waste management]

Barker et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch11.html Chapter 11: Mitigation from a cross-sectoral perspective]

Sathaye et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch12.html Chapter 12: Sustainable Development and mitigation]

Gupta et al., [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch13.html Chapter 13: Policies, instruments, and co-operative arrangements]

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/errataserrata-to.html Errata]

IPCC, [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/annex1-en.html Glossary]: "example"

TAR
IPCC Third Assessment Report: Climate Change 2001 (TAR)

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Link to this report's full reference with:  in

Note re TAR urls: don't use the url that pops up in your browser's address bar; it will break. Similarly for the section links. To get the url for a section or sub-section: pop up one level, hover over the link back down, and note the three digit number preceding "htm"; substitute this for the "000" in the generic url:
 * http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/000.htm

'''Don't forget to remove extraneous linebreaks. ''' Where not given the "author" is "IPCC".

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/001.htm Summary]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/003.htm Foreword]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/004.htm Preface]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/005.htm Summary for Policymakers]

Albritton et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/010.htm Technical Summary]

Baede et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/038.htm Chapter 1: The Climate System: an Overview]

Folland et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/048.htm Chapter 2: Observed Climate Variability and Change]

Prentence et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/095.htm Chapter 3: The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide]

Dentener et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/127.htm Chapter 4: Atmospheric Chemistry and Greenhouse Gases]

Penner et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/160.htm Chapter 5: Aerosols, their Direct and Indirect Effects]

Ramaswamy et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/212.htm Chapter 6: Radiative Forcing of Climate Change]

Stocker et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/260.htm Chapter 7: Physical Climate Processes and Feedbacks]

McAvaney et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/308.htm Chapter 8: Model Evaluation]

Cubasch et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/338.htm Chapter 9: Projections of Future Climate Change]

Giorgi et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/373.htm Chapter 10: Regional Climate Information - Evaluation and Projections]

Church et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/408.htm Chapter 11: Changes in Sea Level]

Mitchell et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/439.htm Chapter 12: Detection of Climate Change and Attribution of Causes]

Mearns et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/474.htm Chapter 13: Climate Scenario Development]

Moore III et al., [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/500.htm Chapter 14: Advancing Our Understanding]

All the annexes have "IPCC" for author.

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm Appendix I Glossary]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/519.htm Appendix II SRES Tables]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/558.htm Appendix III Contributors to the IPCC WGI Third Assessment Report]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/559.htm Appendix IV Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Third Assessment Report]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/560.htm Appendix V Acronyms and Abbreviations]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/561.htm Appendix VI Units]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/562.htm Appendix VII Some Chemical Symbols used in this Report]

[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/563.htm Appendix VIII Figures and Tables in this Report]

SAR
IPCC Second Assessment Report: Climate Change 1995 (SAR):

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SRES
IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES)


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