Earth`s Energy Imbalance and Implications
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaotic) variability, it is now widely agreed that the strong global warming trend of recen ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaotic) variability, it is now widely agreed that the strong global warming trend of recen ...
Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy
... forecast is incomplete without a clear quantification of its imprecision (see Tennekes [13]). That said, it is not at all clear how one is to extract probabilities from computer simulations of any kind, much less from those that extrapolate an entire planet to regimes which have never been observed. ...
... forecast is incomplete without a clear quantification of its imprecision (see Tennekes [13]). That said, it is not at all clear how one is to extract probabilities from computer simulations of any kind, much less from those that extrapolate an entire planet to regimes which have never been observed. ...
The Community Climate System Model
... atmosphere, including the middle and upper atmosphere, as well as the troposphere; simulation of changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the incorporation of an integrated chemistry model; inclusion of global, prognostic biogeochemical components for land, ocean, and atmosphere ...
... atmosphere, including the middle and upper atmosphere, as well as the troposphere; simulation of changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the incorporation of an integrated chemistry model; inclusion of global, prognostic biogeochemical components for land, ocean, and atmosphere ...
The ocean`s role in polar climate change
... response of SST after 100 y in CO2 quadrupling experiments computed from 15 general circulation models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Projects phase 5 (CMIP5, [58]). In such experiments coupled models were integrated out to (quasi) equilibrium forced with pre-industrial GHG conce ...
... response of SST after 100 y in CO2 quadrupling experiments computed from 15 general circulation models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Projects phase 5 (CMIP5, [58]). In such experiments coupled models were integrated out to (quasi) equilibrium forced with pre-industrial GHG conce ...
3.1.13 Caspian Sea level fluctuations as a consequence of regional
... Even when the magnitude of climate forcing by changes in external factors such as solar radiation or absorbing gas concentration is known, it is a major task to translate such changes into an accurate assessment of the resulting climate change. This difficulty occurs primarily because the terrestria ...
... Even when the magnitude of climate forcing by changes in external factors such as solar radiation or absorbing gas concentration is known, it is a major task to translate such changes into an accurate assessment of the resulting climate change. This difficulty occurs primarily because the terrestria ...
Long-Term Climate Change - Ontario Power Generation
... In assessing the regional study area (RSA) and the Bruce nuclear site, it should be noted that this northern portion of the North American continent has been subjected to a series of intense continental scale glaciation and deglaciation events over the past million years of Earth history. This proce ...
... In assessing the regional study area (RSA) and the Bruce nuclear site, it should be noted that this northern portion of the North American continent has been subjected to a series of intense continental scale glaciation and deglaciation events over the past million years of Earth history. This proce ...
Coalition formation in Integrated Assessment Models
... Introducing partial collaboration in these IAMs does not only provide a more detailed answer to existing policy questions, but can also shed light on a new set of policy questions, especially those related to the formation and stability of climate coalitions. This report will also deal with the poss ...
... Introducing partial collaboration in these IAMs does not only provide a more detailed answer to existing policy questions, but can also shed light on a new set of policy questions, especially those related to the formation and stability of climate coalitions. This report will also deal with the poss ...
Press Release - CGRER
... erosion,” said, Jerry Schnoor, co-director of the UI Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research. “Proven climate-smart conservation strategies can help Iowa improve soil and plant health, store carbon, and create cleaner water. Reducing cropland tillage prevents soil erosion and land set- ...
... erosion,” said, Jerry Schnoor, co-director of the UI Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research. “Proven climate-smart conservation strategies can help Iowa improve soil and plant health, store carbon, and create cleaner water. Reducing cropland tillage prevents soil erosion and land set- ...
The social cost of carbon: Valuation estimates and
... marginal social cost values from 28 studies in the literature, providing 103 estimates. The Tol paper reported that if all studies were combined, the mode was $2/tC, the median $14/tC, the mean $93/tC, and the 95 percentile $350/tC. Excluding the studies that were not peer reviewed, the mean was $50 ...
... marginal social cost values from 28 studies in the literature, providing 103 estimates. The Tol paper reported that if all studies were combined, the mode was $2/tC, the median $14/tC, the mean $93/tC, and the 95 percentile $350/tC. Excluding the studies that were not peer reviewed, the mean was $50 ...
Chapter 7 Sea-Level Rise and Storm Events
... the North American ice sheets and by additional water loading on the seabed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence as global mean sea levels rose (Forbes et al., 2006). In Nova Scotia, subsidence rates are not uniform and are estimated to be up to 20 cm/century (Peltier, 2004; Koohzare, 2005). Reliable data ar ...
... the North American ice sheets and by additional water loading on the seabed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence as global mean sea levels rose (Forbes et al., 2006). In Nova Scotia, subsidence rates are not uniform and are estimated to be up to 20 cm/century (Peltier, 2004; Koohzare, 2005). Reliable data ar ...
A Pilot Project in the Thermal Power Plant of NALCO, India (Pradhan).
... Major issues to drive policy decisions for Algal Technology 1. Climate change mandate 2. Vast land use change in India. (Intergovernmental Panel on climate Change –IPCC reported land use change is one of the major contributor to carbon emission, i.e. equivalent to 25% of all the fossil fuel and cem ...
... Major issues to drive policy decisions for Algal Technology 1. Climate change mandate 2. Vast land use change in India. (Intergovernmental Panel on climate Change –IPCC reported land use change is one of the major contributor to carbon emission, i.e. equivalent to 25% of all the fossil fuel and cem ...
The Effect of Urban Heat Island on Climate Warming in the Yangtze
... Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, industrial and agricultural activities, such as fossil fuel burning and land use change, have significantly increased the concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), nitrous oxide (N2O), and chlo ...
... Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, industrial and agricultural activities, such as fossil fuel burning and land use change, have significantly increased the concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), nitrous oxide (N2O), and chlo ...
Mitigation and adaptation performance measurement frameworks
... Seeks to measure evidence of measures taken Intermediaries for promoting coordination and synergy at the regional and international levels, including between and among relevant agencies and with regard to other multilateral environmental ...
... Seeks to measure evidence of measures taken Intermediaries for promoting coordination and synergy at the regional and international levels, including between and among relevant agencies and with regard to other multilateral environmental ...
Print Version
... of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). Coordinated sets of decadal prediction hindcasts, such as those from ENSEMBLE-based predictions of climate changes and their impacts (ENSEMBLES; http://ensembles-eu.metoffice.com), are beginning to become available (van der Linden and Mitchell 2009) an ...
... of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). Coordinated sets of decadal prediction hindcasts, such as those from ENSEMBLE-based predictions of climate changes and their impacts (ENSEMBLES; http://ensembles-eu.metoffice.com), are beginning to become available (van der Linden and Mitchell 2009) an ...
Financing Adaptation: The Case of Morne Trois Pitons and Morne
... climate change, response/adaptive capacity must be built such that the planning mechanisms are put in place to lay the foundation for more directed adaptation actions. Risk must be managed through careful assessments and implementing the associated integrated policies that involve all levels of gove ...
... climate change, response/adaptive capacity must be built such that the planning mechanisms are put in place to lay the foundation for more directed adaptation actions. Risk must be managed through careful assessments and implementing the associated integrated policies that involve all levels of gove ...
Word - Unicef
... “It was an eye opener,” said Harry, adding that whether viewing coastal erosion on the west coast of Barbados or discussing issues of abstinence and condom use with youth, they were able to get a feel for the concerns from the perspective of a small island developing state. During their meeting with ...
... “It was an eye opener,” said Harry, adding that whether viewing coastal erosion on the west coast of Barbados or discussing issues of abstinence and condom use with youth, they were able to get a feel for the concerns from the perspective of a small island developing state. During their meeting with ...
SpecieS and climate change
... It has also been suggested that corals may be able to adapt to climate change by gradually evolving greater tolerance to higher oxygen levels in their tissues and hence to higher temperatures. In general, however, such adaptation is very slow and unlikely to be able to keep up with the current rates ...
... It has also been suggested that corals may be able to adapt to climate change by gradually evolving greater tolerance to higher oxygen levels in their tissues and hence to higher temperatures. In general, however, such adaptation is very slow and unlikely to be able to keep up with the current rates ...
Abstract Book The Human Side of Climate Change Bergen 16
... the world we live in through the language we speak in it, especially through the use of metaphors. Metaphors make us see one thing in terms of another and then act in specific ways according to these new ways of seeing – they have a performative power. They can, of course, also make us not act at al ...
... the world we live in through the language we speak in it, especially through the use of metaphors. Metaphors make us see one thing in terms of another and then act in specific ways according to these new ways of seeing – they have a performative power. They can, of course, also make us not act at al ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Environment Protection Agency United States Global Change Research Programme Ultraviolet radiation West Antarctic ice sheet World Health Organization World Meteorologi ...
... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Environment Protection Agency United States Global Change Research Programme Ultraviolet radiation West Antarctic ice sheet World Health Organization World Meteorologi ...
Tilburg University Do causes of environmental
... about 300 animals in the 1970s. Currently the number of animals has recovered to some 2,000 seals, but that number is still much lower than the 18,000 seals that lived in the Waddenzee in the beginning of last century. The seal population is threatened by three possible and distinct developments. Fi ...
... about 300 animals in the 1970s. Currently the number of animals has recovered to some 2,000 seals, but that number is still much lower than the 18,000 seals that lived in the Waddenzee in the beginning of last century. The seal population is threatened by three possible and distinct developments. Fi ...
MRM 525 A Policy Practitioners Introduction to Marine Resource
... during the course. Blog posts are made up of substantive blogs and blog updates. Updates reflect on new information or reactions to comments to the substantive blog. Each of you will submit at four substantive blogs. You can write five if you want to and I will count your best four towards your fina ...
... during the course. Blog posts are made up of substantive blogs and blog updates. Updates reflect on new information or reactions to comments to the substantive blog. Each of you will submit at four substantive blogs. You can write five if you want to and I will count your best four towards your fina ...
Ocean acidification of the North Pacific Ocean
... dramatic changes can be attributed, in most part, to anthropogenic CO2 uptake by the ocean over the past several decades. Introduction Over the past two centuries the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind’s collective industrial and agricultural activities has resulted in atmospheric CO2 co ...
... dramatic changes can be attributed, in most part, to anthropogenic CO2 uptake by the ocean over the past several decades. Introduction Over the past two centuries the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind’s collective industrial and agricultural activities has resulted in atmospheric CO2 co ...
Ocean acidification of the North Pacific Ocean
... dramatic changes can be attributed, in most part, to anthropogenic CO2 uptake by the ocean over the past several decades. Introduction Over the past two centuries the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind’s collective industrial and agricultural activities has resulted in atmospheric CO2 co ...
... dramatic changes can be attributed, in most part, to anthropogenic CO2 uptake by the ocean over the past several decades. Introduction Over the past two centuries the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind’s collective industrial and agricultural activities has resulted in atmospheric CO2 co ...
The Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) Methodology
... ©2014 Swiss Re. All rights reserved. You are not permitted to create any modifications or derivative works of this presentation or to use it for commercial or other public purposes without the prior written permission of Swiss Re. The information and opinions contained in the presentation are provid ...
... ©2014 Swiss Re. All rights reserved. You are not permitted to create any modifications or derivative works of this presentation or to use it for commercial or other public purposes without the prior written permission of Swiss Re. The information and opinions contained in the presentation are provid ...
Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical
... Statistical downscaling is based on the view that the regional climate is conditioned by two factors: the large scale climatic state, and regional/local physiographic features (e.g. topography, land-sea distribution and land use; von Storch, 1995, 1999). From this perspective, regional or local clim ...
... Statistical downscaling is based on the view that the regional climate is conditioned by two factors: the large scale climatic state, and regional/local physiographic features (e.g. topography, land-sea distribution and land use; von Storch, 1995, 1999). From this perspective, regional or local clim ...