Modelling Abrupt Glacial Climate Change
... Martin. Guys, putting up with me was at times an ordeal, but I hope you agree we had a blast most regularly. And, since we’re all foreigners, we banded nicely in Þguring out the peculiarities of living in the Netherlands. I will never forget those times. Han Thomassen and Philip Ward, my two ‘parani ...
... Martin. Guys, putting up with me was at times an ordeal, but I hope you agree we had a blast most regularly. And, since we’re all foreigners, we banded nicely in Þguring out the peculiarities of living in the Netherlands. I will never forget those times. Han Thomassen and Philip Ward, my two ‘parani ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: water and catchments technical report
... 1.1 Choice of reference and future time periods............................................................................................ 11 1.2 Runoff and river modelling outputs.......................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Terms ...
... 1.1 Choice of reference and future time periods............................................................................................ 11 1.2 Runoff and river modelling outputs.......................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Terms ...
Impacts of climate change on coastal erosion
... A large proportion of the coastline of the UK and Ireland is currently suffering from erosion (17% in the UK; 20% in Ireland) and of the 3,700 km coastline of England and Wales 28% is experiencing erosion greater than 10 cm per year. The natural response of coastal systems to sea-level rise is to mi ...
... A large proportion of the coastline of the UK and Ireland is currently suffering from erosion (17% in the UK; 20% in Ireland) and of the 3,700 km coastline of England and Wales 28% is experiencing erosion greater than 10 cm per year. The natural response of coastal systems to sea-level rise is to mi ...
Vulnerability of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef to
... low wind, low tidal amplitudes, low turbidity, high irradiance and clear skies41,12, resulting in minimal wave-induced flow, minimal shading by clouds and reduced backscatter after particles settled. The build-up of such heating conditions is particularly critical during times when baseline temperat ...
... low wind, low tidal amplitudes, low turbidity, high irradiance and clear skies41,12, resulting in minimal wave-induced flow, minimal shading by clouds and reduced backscatter after particles settled. The build-up of such heating conditions is particularly critical during times when baseline temperat ...
Comparing Conceptualizations of Urban Climate Resilience in
... major contributors to climate change, being responsible for the majority of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, densely populated urban areas are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea-level rise, storm surge, heat waves, droughts, and ...
... major contributors to climate change, being responsible for the majority of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, densely populated urban areas are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea-level rise, storm surge, heat waves, droughts, and ...
http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R?func=dbin
... To the best of my knowledge and belief this thesis contains no material previously published by any other person except where due acknowledgment has been made. ...
... To the best of my knowledge and belief this thesis contains no material previously published by any other person except where due acknowledgment has been made. ...
Climate Time Series Analysis
... parts in read statistical papers, provide insight into the production of science—often more intimate than what polished journal articles reveal. The chapters have also a section entitled “Technical issues,” where you find, besides information about numerical algorithms, listed software with internet ...
... parts in read statistical papers, provide insight into the production of science—often more intimate than what polished journal articles reveal. The chapters have also a section entitled “Technical issues,” where you find, besides information about numerical algorithms, listed software with internet ...
CPP NAM CCA Final Evaluation Report
... Farming (CCA)” was introduced at a time when it was evident that Namibia’s vulnerable communities such as communal subsistence farmers and other communities will be the most affected by climate change. The project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, implemented by the United Nations Developm ...
... Farming (CCA)” was introduced at a time when it was evident that Namibia’s vulnerable communities such as communal subsistence farmers and other communities will be the most affected by climate change. The project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, implemented by the United Nations Developm ...
Report of the Indigenous Peoples` Global Summit on Climate Change
... 1. The Indigenous People’s Global Summit on Climate Change was held in Anchorage, Alaska, from 20 – 24 April 2009. The Summit enabled indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to develop key messages ...
... 1. The Indigenous People’s Global Summit on Climate Change was held in Anchorage, Alaska, from 20 – 24 April 2009. The Summit enabled indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to develop key messages ...
Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... in Pacific island countries and areas............................................................................................................................. 107 6.1 Opportunities and comparative advantage for health adaptation................................................................ ...
... in Pacific island countries and areas............................................................................................................................. 107 6.1 Opportunities and comparative advantage for health adaptation................................................................ ...
National Water Program Strategy Response to Climate Change
... intense rainfall result in more nutrients, pathogens, and toxins being washed into waterbodies. 3. Changes to the Availability of Drinking Water Supplies: In some parts of the country, droughts, changing patterns of precipitation and snowmelt, and increased water loss due to evaporation as a result ...
... intense rainfall result in more nutrients, pathogens, and toxins being washed into waterbodies. 3. Changes to the Availability of Drinking Water Supplies: In some parts of the country, droughts, changing patterns of precipitation and snowmelt, and increased water loss due to evaporation as a result ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2013 www.unep.org
... by the deliberate inclusion of woody perennials on farms, which usually leads to significant economic and/or ecological benefits between woody and non-woody system components. In most documented cases of successful agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attun ...
... by the deliberate inclusion of woody perennials on farms, which usually leads to significant economic and/or ecological benefits between woody and non-woody system components. In most documented cases of successful agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attun ...
Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... in Pacific island countries and areas............................................................................................................................. 107 6.1 Opportunities and comparative advantage for health adaptation................................................................ ...
... in Pacific island countries and areas............................................................................................................................. 107 6.1 Opportunities and comparative advantage for health adaptation................................................................ ...
organic agriculture and climate change mitigation
... work moves ahead from the same point. RTOACC participants use these base values as a point from which to identify what data is available and what data is missing, to identify current or develop new methodologies that can fill the data gaps, and then to use the new complete data to quantify the mitig ...
... work moves ahead from the same point. RTOACC participants use these base values as a point from which to identify what data is available and what data is missing, to identify current or develop new methodologies that can fill the data gaps, and then to use the new complete data to quantify the mitig ...
Liang Yang
... shortage and flood risks as well as human response measures in the highly urbanized Pearl River Delta (PRD) area in South China. Analysis on climate change in the PRD area is based on existing datasets and model projections, with an integration of literature results. Findings indicate significant cl ...
... shortage and flood risks as well as human response measures in the highly urbanized Pearl River Delta (PRD) area in South China. Analysis on climate change in the PRD area is based on existing datasets and model projections, with an integration of literature results. Findings indicate significant cl ...
Disaster Risk Reduction in South East Asia
... • Coastal areas, especially heavily-populated mega delta regions in South, East and South-East Asia, will be at greatest risk due to increased flooding from the sea and in some mega deltas flooding from the rivers. • Crop yields could increase up to 20% in East and South-East Asia while they could dec ...
... • Coastal areas, especially heavily-populated mega delta regions in South, East and South-East Asia, will be at greatest risk due to increased flooding from the sea and in some mega deltas flooding from the rivers. • Crop yields could increase up to 20% in East and South-East Asia while they could dec ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... This report, HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer, says that the current contribution to climate forcing by HFCs is less than one per cent. However, it warns that HFCs are rapidly increasing in the atmosphere as they are adopted as ozone-friendly alternatives. Emissions of ...
... This report, HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer, says that the current contribution to climate forcing by HFCs is less than one per cent. However, it warns that HFCs are rapidly increasing in the atmosphere as they are adopted as ozone-friendly alternatives. Emissions of ...
colorado climate plan
... experts concerning energy efficiency technologies, markets, and practices involving electric utility end-users. In this role, Colorado Energy Office will convene one or more forums over the next year to engage stakeholders and ensure energy efficiency options best fit within a compliance plan for the state ...
... experts concerning energy efficiency technologies, markets, and practices involving electric utility end-users. In this role, Colorado Energy Office will convene one or more forums over the next year to engage stakeholders and ensure energy efficiency options best fit within a compliance plan for the state ...
Enabling Access to the Funds. PROFONANPE`s Adaptation
... for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – intends to orient and assist regional, national or subnational entities who plan to seek direct access to finance through accreditation to the AF, the GCF or other environmental funds, or who are actively in the accreditation process. While also provi ...
... for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – intends to orient and assist regional, national or subnational entities who plan to seek direct access to finance through accreditation to the AF, the GCF or other environmental funds, or who are actively in the accreditation process. While also provi ...
Behavioural Adaptation of Skiers and Snowboarders in
... (1995‐2006) rank among the warmest years in the instrumental record of global surface temperature since 1850 (IPCC, 2007). Average global temperatures under a range of GHG emissions scenarios are projected to increase. Based on the SRES emission scenarios the best estimate is that global average ...
... (1995‐2006) rank among the warmest years in the instrumental record of global surface temperature since 1850 (IPCC, 2007). Average global temperatures under a range of GHG emissions scenarios are projected to increase. Based on the SRES emission scenarios the best estimate is that global average ...
Modeling dynamics of tundra plant communities on the Yamal
... analysis suggests that changes in nutrient uptake rates may result in different shrub responses to grazing pressure. Heavy grazing caused plant communities to shift from shrub tundra toward moss, graminoid-dominated tundra in subzones C and D when evergreen shrub growth rates were decreased in the m ...
... analysis suggests that changes in nutrient uptake rates may result in different shrub responses to grazing pressure. Heavy grazing caused plant communities to shift from shrub tundra toward moss, graminoid-dominated tundra in subzones C and D when evergreen shrub growth rates were decreased in the m ...
APPENDIX VII. Thesis and Dissertations authored by GREF Fellows.
... Amanda S. Holden, MS 2008: “Estimating contributions of primary biomass combustion to fine particulate matter at sites in the western United States.” Advisor – Jeffrey Collett Jr. ...
... Amanda S. Holden, MS 2008: “Estimating contributions of primary biomass combustion to fine particulate matter at sites in the western United States.” Advisor – Jeffrey Collett Jr. ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
Modelling the Miocene climatic optimum, Part 1: land and atmosphere
... Eurasia in the Miocene relative to the control case (Fig. 8c and f). In each instance this is due ...
... Eurasia in the Miocene relative to the control case (Fig. 8c and f). In each instance this is due ...
The International Tundra Experiment
... Results from ITEX research has been in the forefront of predictions of effects of warming on tundra systems, and in verifying the predictions as the climate warms. One of the main objectives of ITEX was to use a simple warming experiment to determine effects on tundra plants and vegetation that woul ...
... Results from ITEX research has been in the forefront of predictions of effects of warming on tundra systems, and in verifying the predictions as the climate warms. One of the main objectives of ITEX was to use a simple warming experiment to determine effects on tundra plants and vegetation that woul ...