Climate change and the marine ecosystem of the western Antarctic
... (Vaughan et al. 2003). The causes of this warming are not completely understood, and coupled climate models (including those forced with greenhouse gases) currently fail to reproduce it (King et al. 2003). However, recent data have shown a strong correlation between regional atmospheric circulation ...
... (Vaughan et al. 2003). The causes of this warming are not completely understood, and coupled climate models (including those forced with greenhouse gases) currently fail to reproduce it (King et al. 2003). However, recent data have shown a strong correlation between regional atmospheric circulation ...
thesis_Oct_20
... Phenology is a term derived from the Greek word phaino meaning to show or to appear. It studies repeatable phenomena and their reasons. The phenomenon could be the life stages of plants and animals, spectral reflectance of vegetation on satellite imageries, or the range of glaciers. Plant phenology ...
... Phenology is a term derived from the Greek word phaino meaning to show or to appear. It studies repeatable phenomena and their reasons. The phenomenon could be the life stages of plants and animals, spectral reflectance of vegetation on satellite imageries, or the range of glaciers. Plant phenology ...
Working Paper 198 - Castells-Quintana et al (opens in new window)
... change is not only fundamental for the design of mitigation and adaptation strategies; whether by addressing the direct impacts of geographical factors, or by addressing their indirect effects on the socio-political environment, mitigation and adaptation strategies are also fundamental as key elemen ...
... change is not only fundamental for the design of mitigation and adaptation strategies; whether by addressing the direct impacts of geographical factors, or by addressing their indirect effects on the socio-political environment, mitigation and adaptation strategies are also fundamental as key elemen ...
Ch4 Pre-release version - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... referred to as arbitrary or incremental scenarios) and analogue scenarios. None of the alternatives provide a physically consistent climate change scenario including both atmospheric composition changes and physically coupled changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables. Nevert ...
... referred to as arbitrary or incremental scenarios) and analogue scenarios. None of the alternatives provide a physically consistent climate change scenario including both atmospheric composition changes and physically coupled changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables. Nevert ...
Climate change inspector with intentionally biased bootstrapping
... The relationship between temperature and precipitation has been studied in literature in order to predict the future variations of precipitation under the global warming condition. From the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation, saturation vapor pressure increases by 6–7 % for each 1 ◦ C increase in tem ...
... The relationship between temperature and precipitation has been studied in literature in order to predict the future variations of precipitation under the global warming condition. From the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation, saturation vapor pressure increases by 6–7 % for each 1 ◦ C increase in tem ...
Working Paper 192 - Waldinger (opens in new window)
... 1.2.2. The effect of adverse climate on conflict today A potential relationship between climatic distress and conflict has also been shown for today (see Burke, Hsiang, Miguel, 2014, for a summary). For example, the conflict in Syria has coincided with a record drought in the Fertile Crescent, made ...
... 1.2.2. The effect of adverse climate on conflict today A potential relationship between climatic distress and conflict has also been shown for today (see Burke, Hsiang, Miguel, 2014, for a summary). For example, the conflict in Syria has coincided with a record drought in the Fertile Crescent, made ...
Coral-reef-decline-2.10.12
... Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study. The loss has been spurred by a combination of factors including hurricanes, coral-eating starfish and coral bleaching. The paper, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is th ...
... Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study. The loss has been spurred by a combination of factors including hurricanes, coral-eating starfish and coral bleaching. The paper, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is th ...
Agriculture and Forestry Provisions in Climate Legislation in the 111 Congress
... offset projects within a cap-and-trade scheme since this is likely to help contain overall costs of a carbon reduction program. More recently, however, several farm groups are tending to oppose any climate legislation because of concerns that it will raise production and input costs to farmers. In M ...
... offset projects within a cap-and-trade scheme since this is likely to help contain overall costs of a carbon reduction program. More recently, however, several farm groups are tending to oppose any climate legislation because of concerns that it will raise production and input costs to farmers. In M ...
REDUCED RISK OF NORTH AMERICAN COLD EXTREMES DUE
... on the same date. For example, days equally cold or colder than –16.8°C over CENA since 1980 have occurred on dates from mid-December to early February (Table 1) but only once on 7 January—and that was in 2014. The probability of a cold extreme occurring on a particular date is therefore much smalle ...
... on the same date. For example, days equally cold or colder than –16.8°C over CENA since 1980 have occurred on dates from mid-December to early February (Table 1) but only once on 7 January—and that was in 2014. The probability of a cold extreme occurring on a particular date is therefore much smalle ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
Soil drying in Europe and its impact on atmospheric
... region. The summer of 2003 has triggered many modeling and observational studies demonstrating such an impact of soil moisture. In addition, many future climate projections show strong changes in the landatmosphere feedback patterns (Seneviratne et al, 2006) or responses of mean and variability of a ...
... region. The summer of 2003 has triggered many modeling and observational studies demonstrating such an impact of soil moisture. In addition, many future climate projections show strong changes in the landatmosphere feedback patterns (Seneviratne et al, 2006) or responses of mean and variability of a ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
Assessing the Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Potential
... information necessary to mitigate potentially negative impacts of climate change on human well-being. This article addresses the following basic questions concerning precipitation change research: · How will global and regional precipitation patterns ...
... information necessary to mitigate potentially negative impacts of climate change on human well-being. This article addresses the following basic questions concerning precipitation change research: · How will global and regional precipitation patterns ...
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... agencies engaged in the adaptation process. The report is intended to summarize the state of the practice for transportation agency professionals, especially those affiliated with state DOTs, at different stages ...
... agencies engaged in the adaptation process. The report is intended to summarize the state of the practice for transportation agency professionals, especially those affiliated with state DOTs, at different stages ...
Arctic amplification: can the past constrain the future?
... Arctic Basin and forms the Atlantic Water Layer (Morison et al., 2000). The strong vertical gradients of salinity and temperature in the Arctic Ocean produce a stable density stratification, which is one of the reasons why sea ice readily forms there. The long-term stability of the vertical structure ...
... Arctic Basin and forms the Atlantic Water Layer (Morison et al., 2000). The strong vertical gradients of salinity and temperature in the Arctic Ocean produce a stable density stratification, which is one of the reasons why sea ice readily forms there. The long-term stability of the vertical structure ...
Decadal co-variability of Atlantic SSTs and western Amazon dry
... series is 0.79, significant at P<0.01, tested using a random-phase method designed for serially correlated time series [Ebisuzaki, 1997]. The decadal oscillation entered a negative phase in the mid-2000s, suggesting that the combined decadal signal and the modest negative trend added to the severity ...
... series is 0.79, significant at P<0.01, tested using a random-phase method designed for serially correlated time series [Ebisuzaki, 1997]. The decadal oscillation entered a negative phase in the mid-2000s, suggesting that the combined decadal signal and the modest negative trend added to the severity ...
Extreme Storms in Michigan
... Section 4 documents that the large increases in extreme storms detailed here are consistent with worldwide and regional increases in extreme precipitation that have been attributed to human-caused climate change. The section also documents that extreme storms are projected to continue becoming more ...
... Section 4 documents that the large increases in extreme storms detailed here are consistent with worldwide and regional increases in extreme precipitation that have been attributed to human-caused climate change. The section also documents that extreme storms are projected to continue becoming more ...
POTENTIAL MARKET BARRIERS FOR VOLUNTARY CLIMATE CHANGE
... position, wait and see approach”. This approach places them in a position to take advantage of, and influence, the opportunities and risks associated with climate change without having a negative impact on the bottom line. The primary barrier to voluntary climate change action concerns the lack of l ...
... position, wait and see approach”. This approach places them in a position to take advantage of, and influence, the opportunities and risks associated with climate change without having a negative impact on the bottom line. The primary barrier to voluntary climate change action concerns the lack of l ...
The climate of the UK and recent trends
... that anthropogenic greenhouse gas increases caused most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century.” ...
... that anthropogenic greenhouse gas increases caused most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century.” ...
uganda`s economic development - Konrad-Adenauer
... the GHGs. According to the IPCC fourth assessment report on climate change of 2007, “for the next two decades, a warming of about 0.2°C per decade is projected for a range of Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES).”5 “Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept ...
... the GHGs. According to the IPCC fourth assessment report on climate change of 2007, “for the next two decades, a warming of about 0.2°C per decade is projected for a range of Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES).”5 “Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept ...
Four Futures for Energy Markets and Climate Change
... environment. Natural resources are not infinite and oil and gas reserves can be expected to become depleted over time. Another growing concern is the impact of energy use on the environment. The combustion of fossil energy leads to emissions of greenhouse gases and evidence is mounting that this res ...
... environment. Natural resources are not infinite and oil and gas reserves can be expected to become depleted over time. Another growing concern is the impact of energy use on the environment. The combustion of fossil energy leads to emissions of greenhouse gases and evidence is mounting that this res ...
The amplitude and phasing of climate change during the last
... in the equatorial Pacific east-west SST gradient and contraction of the cold tongue are consistent with a persistent El Niño-like pattern in the tropical Pacific, a corollary consistent with model studies [Clement et al., 1999]. Similarly, based on evidence of relatively salty conditions in the Min ...
... in the equatorial Pacific east-west SST gradient and contraction of the cold tongue are consistent with a persistent El Niño-like pattern in the tropical Pacific, a corollary consistent with model studies [Clement et al., 1999]. Similarly, based on evidence of relatively salty conditions in the Min ...
Group 5 - Sri Lanka Accreditation Board
... an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Joint Implementation (JI): a country with an emission reduction or limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B party) to ea ...
... an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Joint Implementation (JI): a country with an emission reduction or limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B party) to ea ...
Adaptation of Fisheries and Fishing Communities to the Impacts of
... in changes in sea surface currents at various scales, and in sea surface conditions. Increased rainfall variability in the Caribbean may be associated with and increase in frequency of ENSO events in the Pacific. Information on possible changes in hurricane frequency is inconclusive, although fo ...
... in changes in sea surface currents at various scales, and in sea surface conditions. Increased rainfall variability in the Caribbean may be associated with and increase in frequency of ENSO events in the Pacific. Information on possible changes in hurricane frequency is inconclusive, although fo ...