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... • Scales: Cloud Resolving/Mesoscale/Regional/Global – Global= General Circulation Models (GCM’s) Gettelman: November 2006 ...
... • Scales: Cloud Resolving/Mesoscale/Regional/Global – Global= General Circulation Models (GCM’s) Gettelman: November 2006 ...
A conceptual framework for monitoring climate effects and feedback
... Greenland. Through the monitoring program Zackenberg Basic, we have come to acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local cl ...
... Greenland. Through the monitoring program Zackenberg Basic, we have come to acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local cl ...
Renewable Electricity: Feed-in Tariffs and The Renewables Obligation
... The Energy Act 2008 introduced a legal obligation on the Government to review the banding of ROCs on a regular basis. The first review was initiated in 2010 for changes to be introduced in 2013. The previous Government set out details of the Renewables Obligation Banding Review Process in a document ...
... The Energy Act 2008 introduced a legal obligation on the Government to review the banding of ROCs on a regular basis. The first review was initiated in 2010 for changes to be introduced in 2013. The previous Government set out details of the Renewables Obligation Banding Review Process in a document ...
Vulnerability of Modiolus reefs to climate change
... (Figure 1). Historical fishing activity (scallop trawling and dredging) has caused widespread damage to these areas. M. modiolus reefs are listed as a threatened and/or endangered species and habitat in all OSPAR regions (OSPAR, 2008). Additionally, key structural or functional species such as M. mo ...
... (Figure 1). Historical fishing activity (scallop trawling and dredging) has caused widespread damage to these areas. M. modiolus reefs are listed as a threatened and/or endangered species and habitat in all OSPAR regions (OSPAR, 2008). Additionally, key structural or functional species such as M. mo ...
Coastal Zones and Urbanization
... A report (Hallegatte et al., 2013)1 issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in August 2013 forecasts a troubling future for life in coastal cities around the world. By 2050 – less than 40 years from now – large coastal cities can expect a nine-fold increase in flood risk ...
... A report (Hallegatte et al., 2013)1 issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in August 2013 forecasts a troubling future for life in coastal cities around the world. By 2050 – less than 40 years from now – large coastal cities can expect a nine-fold increase in flood risk ...
Observed relationships of ozone air pollution with temperature and
... data as a function of temperature shows how other variables influence ozone at a given temperature. This relationship between the location statistics (e.g., the 50th or 75th percentile values) and temperature reveals a consistently strong dependence of ozone on temperature, regardless of where the d ...
... data as a function of temperature shows how other variables influence ozone at a given temperature. This relationship between the location statistics (e.g., the 50th or 75th percentile values) and temperature reveals a consistently strong dependence of ozone on temperature, regardless of where the d ...
Climate Change in Queensland
... If you need to access this report in a language other than English, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask them to telephone the department’s Library Services on +61 7 3224 8412. The authors—Lynn Whitfield, Keryn Oude-Egberink, Benton Wecker, Luke Crav ...
... If you need to access this report in a language other than English, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask them to telephone the department’s Library Services on +61 7 3224 8412. The authors—Lynn Whitfield, Keryn Oude-Egberink, Benton Wecker, Luke Crav ...
Alpine flora dynamics Бa critical review of responses
... of which occurred prior to the 1970s (Lundqvist 1969). Subsequently, and like many other glaciers in northern Sweden, the recession slowed down and even slightly reversed during some decades (Holmlund 1998, Nyberg and Lindh 1990). Since the first decade of the 21st century, recession has been ubiqui ...
... of which occurred prior to the 1970s (Lundqvist 1969). Subsequently, and like many other glaciers in northern Sweden, the recession slowed down and even slightly reversed during some decades (Holmlund 1998, Nyberg and Lindh 1990). Since the first decade of the 21st century, recession has been ubiqui ...
Rapid response of silicate weathering rates to climate change in the
... similar to more recent sediments (Table S-1). Alternatively, the lack of relationship with depositional age could reflect complex lateral fluid flow. However, this water-sediment interaction would also only affect the exchangeable Li, which was removed as indicated above. (iv) Several samples with s ...
... similar to more recent sediments (Table S-1). Alternatively, the lack of relationship with depositional age could reflect complex lateral fluid flow. However, this water-sediment interaction would also only affect the exchangeable Li, which was removed as indicated above. (iv) Several samples with s ...
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... potential. Fish species will probably shift their distributions as warmer-water species and colder-water species are both expected to move polewards (Beare et al., 2004a, 2004b). Sea-level rise, storm surges and flooding can have negative and positive impacts on fish productivity, while human impact ...
... potential. Fish species will probably shift their distributions as warmer-water species and colder-water species are both expected to move polewards (Beare et al., 2004a, 2004b). Sea-level rise, storm surges and flooding can have negative and positive impacts on fish productivity, while human impact ...
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... From a biological perspective, significant amount of land available for afforestation in Canada Only a subset of this land is economically feasible (incorporating both carbon and fibre values) Broad scale afforestation in Canada seems to be profitable if: – focus on fast growing species > 12 m³ / ha ...
... From a biological perspective, significant amount of land available for afforestation in Canada Only a subset of this land is economically feasible (incorporating both carbon and fibre values) Broad scale afforestation in Canada seems to be profitable if: – focus on fast growing species > 12 m³ / ha ...
SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Impact on
... to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events—and has led to a rise in mean global sea levels. It is widely believed that c ...
... to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events—and has led to a rise in mean global sea levels. It is widely believed that c ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... oceans’ warming at a rate 22 times more than the atmosphere since 1950. Enhanced evaporation from warmer seas fuels heavier downpours and sequences of storms. Polar ice is melting at rates unforeseen in the 1990s. As meltwater seeps down to lubricate their base, some Greenland outlet glaciers are mo ...
... oceans’ warming at a rate 22 times more than the atmosphere since 1950. Enhanced evaporation from warmer seas fuels heavier downpours and sequences of storms. Polar ice is melting at rates unforeseen in the 1990s. As meltwater seeps down to lubricate their base, some Greenland outlet glaciers are mo ...
Climate Change and its Effect on Weather Data
... Energy professionals typically rely on weather data that are several years old or even several decades old for analyzing the impacts of proposed efficiency measures and for deciding which measures will achieve the greatest return on investment. However, a warming climate causes us to revisit the tra ...
... Energy professionals typically rely on weather data that are several years old or even several decades old for analyzing the impacts of proposed efficiency measures and for deciding which measures will achieve the greatest return on investment. However, a warming climate causes us to revisit the tra ...
Adaptation Strategy and Mitigation of Biological Resources
... production activities and the results of biophysical conditions, so we will be able to analyze the relationship between the effects of climate change in the region with production activities and adaptation and mitigation strategies that will be developed in the region. This study attempts to look at ...
... production activities and the results of biophysical conditions, so we will be able to analyze the relationship between the effects of climate change in the region with production activities and adaptation and mitigation strategies that will be developed in the region. This study attempts to look at ...
- NERC Open Research Archive
... place at ~14 Ma, probably accelerated by the growing physical and thermal isolation of Antarctica as other continents drifted away from it and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) developed. At that time the ice sheet thickened to more or less its modern configuration. Alkenone-based CO2 reconst ...
... place at ~14 Ma, probably accelerated by the growing physical and thermal isolation of Antarctica as other continents drifted away from it and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) developed. At that time the ice sheet thickened to more or less its modern configuration. Alkenone-based CO2 reconst ...
The Global “Disappearing Act”: How Island States Can Maintain
... Members of the Carteret Islands 4 currently face the problem of relocation. 5 The small islands are located in the South Pacific, and the culture of the Carterets is tied to their island. 6 Citizens of the Carteret Islands bathe in the ocean, live near the shore, and fish for their dinner. 7 Nonethe ...
... Members of the Carteret Islands 4 currently face the problem of relocation. 5 The small islands are located in the South Pacific, and the culture of the Carterets is tied to their island. 6 Citizens of the Carteret Islands bathe in the ocean, live near the shore, and fish for their dinner. 7 Nonethe ...
Elon Musk speaks on Sustainability at the Université de Paris
... This is not the case today. If you have the incentives aligned, then the forcing function towards a good future, towards a sustainable energy future will be powerful. In an unhealthy market, you have your 10 Euros of benefit, if you have 4 Euros, but the 4 Euros isn't taxed. You have an untaxed nega ...
... This is not the case today. If you have the incentives aligned, then the forcing function towards a good future, towards a sustainable energy future will be powerful. In an unhealthy market, you have your 10 Euros of benefit, if you have 4 Euros, but the 4 Euros isn't taxed. You have an untaxed nega ...
Environment and Urbanization
... when errors and inconsistencies can be reduced or eliminated through instrumentation changes, tests for changes in the intensity of extreme events can be made, and tend to show significant increases in the intensity of extreme rainfall events.(13) In the future, rising temperatures are projected to ...
... when errors and inconsistencies can be reduced or eliminated through instrumentation changes, tests for changes in the intensity of extreme events can be made, and tend to show significant increases in the intensity of extreme rainfall events.(13) In the future, rising temperatures are projected to ...