Application of Self-Organizing-Maps Technique in Downscaling
... used technique for exploring the regional and local-scale response to global climate change as simulated by comparatively low-resolution GCMs. The technique involves developing quantitative relationship between large-scale climate variables (“predictors”) and local surface variables (“predictands”). ...
... used technique for exploring the regional and local-scale response to global climate change as simulated by comparatively low-resolution GCMs. The technique involves developing quantitative relationship between large-scale climate variables (“predictors”) and local surface variables (“predictands”). ...
changes in ground-level air pollution over europe
... shorter lifetime, anthropogenic emissions less well known and of similar magnitude as natural emissions. ...
... shorter lifetime, anthropogenic emissions less well known and of similar magnitude as natural emissions. ...
Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us
... historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to the golden sands of Miami Beach, our coasts are an integral part of American life. Where the sea meets land sit some of our most densely populated cities, most popular tourist destinations, bountiful fisheries, unique natural landscapes, strategic milita ...
... historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to the golden sands of Miami Beach, our coasts are an integral part of American life. Where the sea meets land sit some of our most densely populated cities, most popular tourist destinations, bountiful fisheries, unique natural landscapes, strategic milita ...
Paleoecological evidence for abrupt cold reversals during peak
... published by Francis et al. (2006), who added 29 calibration sites from Baffin Island to a training set of 39 sites across eastern Canada (Walker et al., 1991a; 1997). The weighted-averaging regression model uses square-root transformed species data and has a root mean squared error of prediction (RM ...
... published by Francis et al. (2006), who added 29 calibration sites from Baffin Island to a training set of 39 sites across eastern Canada (Walker et al., 1991a; 1997). The weighted-averaging regression model uses square-root transformed species data and has a root mean squared error of prediction (RM ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in CAADP processes in
... Climate change has become an important phenomenon that is affecting development worldwide. Among the sectors that have become most affected by climate change is that of agriculture. This paper will therefore explore some of the recent developments and debates taking place in Malawi in as far as clim ...
... Climate change has become an important phenomenon that is affecting development worldwide. Among the sectors that have become most affected by climate change is that of agriculture. This paper will therefore explore some of the recent developments and debates taking place in Malawi in as far as clim ...
College greenhouse gas inventory
... This report brings together the work of several students from the Pomona Campus Climate Challenge (CCC) group and the EA 99: “Carbon-neutrality at Pomona College” class, supervised by Professor Richard Elderkin. The Pomona-College CCC group was founded in August 2006 by Praween Dayananda (’07) and A ...
... This report brings together the work of several students from the Pomona Campus Climate Challenge (CCC) group and the EA 99: “Carbon-neutrality at Pomona College” class, supervised by Professor Richard Elderkin. The Pomona-College CCC group was founded in August 2006 by Praween Dayananda (’07) and A ...
osu climate plan draft - Finance and Administration
... large percentage of OSU’s electrical consumption with additions of clean, renewable energy to the electrical grid. 14) “Carbon offsets” are reductions of greenhouse gases that can be used to counteract emissions from other activities, measured in metric tonnes of CO2e. While similar, carbon offsets ...
... large percentage of OSU’s electrical consumption with additions of clean, renewable energy to the electrical grid. 14) “Carbon offsets” are reductions of greenhouse gases that can be used to counteract emissions from other activities, measured in metric tonnes of CO2e. While similar, carbon offsets ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in Britain
... implying a reduction in standards of flood protection. The paper discusses adaptation options. ...
... implying a reduction in standards of flood protection. The paper discusses adaptation options. ...
Summer Season Water Temperature Modeling under the Climate
... considered possible depending on how much greenhouse gases will be emitted [55] and depending on the degree of carbon dioxide reduction (Table 1). The selection of these scenarios is one of the important factors in the assessment of climate change. However, there is no evaluation of what is the most ...
... considered possible depending on how much greenhouse gases will be emitted [55] and depending on the degree of carbon dioxide reduction (Table 1). The selection of these scenarios is one of the important factors in the assessment of climate change. However, there is no evaluation of what is the most ...
What is Climate Change and How it will effect
... global warming as a result of greenhouse gas emissions. Although the basic science is now clear, the full range of effects due to human influenced climate change is still not fully understood. However, it is known that climate change in the next hundred years will be significant and by the year 2100 ...
... global warming as a result of greenhouse gas emissions. Although the basic science is now clear, the full range of effects due to human influenced climate change is still not fully understood. However, it is known that climate change in the next hundred years will be significant and by the year 2100 ...
An Assessment of Integrated Climate Change Impact on Egypt
... narrow corridor of the Nile valley and Delta. The Nile vally winds approximately 1000 kilometers from the High Aswan Dam in the south to the Nile Delta in the north. The figure shows that major cities and industries are concentrated in this corridor. The Nile Delta is an important economic region. I ...
... narrow corridor of the Nile valley and Delta. The Nile vally winds approximately 1000 kilometers from the High Aswan Dam in the south to the Nile Delta in the north. The figure shows that major cities and industries are concentrated in this corridor. The Nile Delta is an important economic region. I ...
Quantifying Carbon Cycle Feedbacks
... Table 1 and the main results in Table 2.) We then illustrate the use of these metrics in studying past and ...
... Table 1 and the main results in Table 2.) We then illustrate the use of these metrics in studying past and ...
Governing the future under climate change: contested visions of
... and improvement positions. They reflect increasingly ambitious goals with respect to how much change adaptation should try to achieve and, therefore, reflect different perceptions of human agency and the relationship between the present and future. The first, the “partial ...
... and improvement positions. They reflect increasingly ambitious goals with respect to how much change adaptation should try to achieve and, therefore, reflect different perceptions of human agency and the relationship between the present and future. The first, the “partial ...
United States Postal Service Update
... IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Any discussion of tax matters in these materials (i) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by you for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties and (ii) may have be ...
... IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Any discussion of tax matters in these materials (i) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by you for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties and (ii) may have be ...
Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in
... as 200 million environmental refugees (Myers, 2005; Stern Review Team, 2006). It is surprising that this has become an unquestioned orthodoxy, especially among natural scientists concerned with climate change, in view of the widespread criticisms of both the figure and its conceptual underpinnings, ...
... as 200 million environmental refugees (Myers, 2005; Stern Review Team, 2006). It is surprising that this has become an unquestioned orthodoxy, especially among natural scientists concerned with climate change, in view of the widespread criticisms of both the figure and its conceptual underpinnings, ...
Water, Drought, Climate Change, and Conflict in Syria
... in proportion to demands, Syria, like the region as a whole, experiences high natural hydrologic variability. Over the past century (from 1900 to 2005), there were six significant droughts in Syria, where the average monthly level of winter precipitation—the major rainfall season—dropped to around o ...
... in proportion to demands, Syria, like the region as a whole, experiences high natural hydrologic variability. Over the past century (from 1900 to 2005), there were six significant droughts in Syria, where the average monthly level of winter precipitation—the major rainfall season—dropped to around o ...
Session Description - Resilient Cities 2015
... The CoT is divided into seven (7) administrative regions. The seven regions of the CoT were ranked according to their social progress with a ranking of low, medium or high. The outputs from the assessment show that Region 1 is the most vulnerable due to the number of informal settlements, high popul ...
... The CoT is divided into seven (7) administrative regions. The seven regions of the CoT were ranked according to their social progress with a ranking of low, medium or high. The outputs from the assessment show that Region 1 is the most vulnerable due to the number of informal settlements, high popul ...
2. Scope of a possible GMES Climate Change Contribution
... change scenarios at the regional or even local levels are needed, and at the appropriate scale. Thus the above requirements on the past to present state of the climate system will in principle also apply to forward-looking studies. However, there will be limitations on some of the aspects, due to li ...
... change scenarios at the regional or even local levels are needed, and at the appropriate scale. Thus the above requirements on the past to present state of the climate system will in principle also apply to forward-looking studies. However, there will be limitations on some of the aspects, due to li ...
Biodiversity and biomes under climatic change
... The Jena Diversity model (JeDi) simulates plant survival according to essential plant functional trade-offs, including eco-physiological processes such as water uptake, photosynthesis, allocation, reproduction and phenology. We apply JeDi to quantify biodiversity changes and biome shifts between pre ...
... The Jena Diversity model (JeDi) simulates plant survival according to essential plant functional trade-offs, including eco-physiological processes such as water uptake, photosynthesis, allocation, reproduction and phenology. We apply JeDi to quantify biodiversity changes and biome shifts between pre ...
PSC amended filing WCEC 3 - Florida Public Service Commission
... The proposed consolidated dockets present over 3,657 megawatts of fossil-fuel generated power. A large variety of efficient resource management as well as power management and generating options are available to the utilities that service the residential, institutional and business energy demands of ...
... The proposed consolidated dockets present over 3,657 megawatts of fossil-fuel generated power. A large variety of efficient resource management as well as power management and generating options are available to the utilities that service the residential, institutional and business energy demands of ...
Climate Change: The Role of .S. Agriculture Sector the U
... are contributing to observed climate change. Agriculture is also a “sink” for sequestering carbon, which partly offsets these emissions. Carbon sequestration (the capture and storage of carbon) in agricultural soils can be an important component of a climate change mitigation strategy, limiting the ...
... are contributing to observed climate change. Agriculture is also a “sink” for sequestering carbon, which partly offsets these emissions. Carbon sequestration (the capture and storage of carbon) in agricultural soils can be an important component of a climate change mitigation strategy, limiting the ...