The Significance of the Tibetan Plateau Abstract:
... normal state (MAGT ranging from -1.0 to -0.2°C under the asphalt road and -2.5 to 3.5°C for the normal state). It was also found that the heat accumulation under the asphalt road bases resulted in increased thaw depths too great to be seasonally refrozen and, consequently, resulting in the transform ...
... normal state (MAGT ranging from -1.0 to -0.2°C under the asphalt road and -2.5 to 3.5°C for the normal state). It was also found that the heat accumulation under the asphalt road bases resulted in increased thaw depths too great to be seasonally refrozen and, consequently, resulting in the transform ...
Resource guide on gender and climate change
... the achievement of the MDGs, and how humanity confronts new challenges that were not given enough weight when the MDGs were formulated. For example, although there is insufficient empirical evidence to prove that there is a link between the food crisis and climate change, some data presented in this ...
... the achievement of the MDGs, and how humanity confronts new challenges that were not given enough weight when the MDGs were formulated. For example, although there is insufficient empirical evidence to prove that there is a link between the food crisis and climate change, some data presented in this ...
Working Paper 12C
... may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all ...
... may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all ...
EIB Sustainable Development and Environment Documents
... Introduction from the President Sustainable development is high on the European Union agenda and environmental issues in particular are of major public concern. This is reflected in the importance that the European Investment Bank - the Union’s long-term lending institution - attaches to these issue ...
... Introduction from the President Sustainable development is high on the European Union agenda and environmental issues in particular are of major public concern. This is reflected in the importance that the European Investment Bank - the Union’s long-term lending institution - attaches to these issue ...
Studies of the aerosol indirect effect from sulfate Jo´n Egill Kristja´nsson
... fluxes are in good agreement with satellite observations. Both components of the indirect effect, i.e., the radius and lifetime effects, are computed as pure forcing terms. Using aerosol data for 2000 from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we find, globally averaged, a 5% decreas ...
... fluxes are in good agreement with satellite observations. Both components of the indirect effect, i.e., the radius and lifetime effects, are computed as pure forcing terms. Using aerosol data for 2000 from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we find, globally averaged, a 5% decreas ...
BGAN HDR in broadcast first from Antarctica
... This map depicts Inmarsat’s expectations of coverage following the commercial introduction of Inmarsat’s fourth L-band region, scheduled for the end of 2015. It does not represent a guarantee of service. The availability of service at the edge of coverage areas fluctuates depending on various condit ...
... This map depicts Inmarsat’s expectations of coverage following the commercial introduction of Inmarsat’s fourth L-band region, scheduled for the end of 2015. It does not represent a guarantee of service. The availability of service at the edge of coverage areas fluctuates depending on various condit ...
The project terminal report provides a summary account on
... agriculture, the agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to increasing temperatures and variable precipitation in the coming years. Overall, climate change (the impacts of drought, flooding and increased evapo-transpiration) is likely to have numerous adverse consequences within Zambia including a ...
... agriculture, the agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to increasing temperatures and variable precipitation in the coming years. Overall, climate change (the impacts of drought, flooding and increased evapo-transpiration) is likely to have numerous adverse consequences within Zambia including a ...
climate change, migration and human security in southeast asia
... tanks, government agencies and non-governmental organisations have produced reports on climate change, conflict and national security in which they argue not only that a substantial proportion of humanity could be “on the move” as a result of climate change but that migration could be a major factor ...
... tanks, government agencies and non-governmental organisations have produced reports on climate change, conflict and national security in which they argue not only that a substantial proportion of humanity could be “on the move” as a result of climate change but that migration could be a major factor ...
Project Management
... lack of data and insufficient capacity for the calculation and estimation of emissions/of greenhouse gases, and the lack of information and knowledge about vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; and Generally speaking, it is necessary to make further efforts towards the institutionalizati ...
... lack of data and insufficient capacity for the calculation and estimation of emissions/of greenhouse gases, and the lack of information and knowledge about vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; and Generally speaking, it is necessary to make further efforts towards the institutionalizati ...
THE WAY FORWARD - Canada`s Ecofiscal Commission
... 5.4 Choices for revenue recycling depend on priorities................................................................................................................ 38 5.5 Policy design can address risks to competitiveness.......................................................................... ...
... 5.4 Choices for revenue recycling depend on priorities................................................................................................................ 38 5.5 Policy design can address risks to competitiveness.......................................................................... ...
Global Crises in the News: Staging New Wars, Disasters, and
... world risk society prompt transnational reflexivity, global cooperation, and coordinated responses (though these same processes may also prompt much else besides). Beck’s emphasis on staging in world risk society follows on from this central theoretical preoccupation with "risk," which is defined, e ...
... world risk society prompt transnational reflexivity, global cooperation, and coordinated responses (though these same processes may also prompt much else besides). Beck’s emphasis on staging in world risk society follows on from this central theoretical preoccupation with "risk," which is defined, e ...
Icebreakers Neg.Paper
... channels of the Northwest Passage, including commercial shippers looking for a shortened trade route. Yet only about 10 percent of the Northwest Passage is charted. Competing Claims In The Region As the waterway opens up, so, too, does the issue of who controls it. The U.S. and other nations see it ...
... channels of the Northwest Passage, including commercial shippers looking for a shortened trade route. Yet only about 10 percent of the Northwest Passage is charted. Competing Claims In The Region As the waterway opens up, so, too, does the issue of who controls it. The U.S. and other nations see it ...
Climate change vulnerability in South East Queensland: a spatial
... The spatial vulnerability assessment has utilised an integrated framework which includes both external (exposure) and internal (sensitivity and adaptive capacity) dimensions of vulnerability, as this is the most common approach currently used in global environmental change and climate change researc ...
... The spatial vulnerability assessment has utilised an integrated framework which includes both external (exposure) and internal (sensitivity and adaptive capacity) dimensions of vulnerability, as this is the most common approach currently used in global environmental change and climate change researc ...
Software - Colorado State University
... to the US national representation of land. These inventory products are used for reporting by the US government to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He has been a lead author on syntheses and reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2006 Na ...
... to the US national representation of land. These inventory products are used for reporting by the US government to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He has been a lead author on syntheses and reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2006 Na ...
Climate Change and Water Quality in the Great Lakes Basin
... Many decisions to act do not, however, require projections of future impacts. There is a wealth of knowledge including traditional ecological knowledge - in the community to document impacts and trends. As noted earlier, we have historic analogues. We can also use climate change scenarios to guide ...
... Many decisions to act do not, however, require projections of future impacts. There is a wealth of knowledge including traditional ecological knowledge - in the community to document impacts and trends. As noted earlier, we have historic analogues. We can also use climate change scenarios to guide ...
snow and greenhouse report 2003 FINAL
... The snowline is expected to rise with global warming. For example, at Mt Kosciuszko, the snowline elevation on 1 September is predicted to rise from the present average of 1,461 metres to between 1,488 and 1,624 metres by 2020. The probability of exceeding a natural snow depth of 30 cm each day also ...
... The snowline is expected to rise with global warming. For example, at Mt Kosciuszko, the snowline elevation on 1 September is predicted to rise from the present average of 1,461 metres to between 1,488 and 1,624 metres by 2020. The probability of exceeding a natural snow depth of 30 cm each day also ...
Homeland Security - Environmental Defense Fund
... Dr. Heidi Cullen, chief scientist at Climate Central, which leads the project. “Thanks to advances in the science, we can now assess how climate change is impacting specific weather events. As scientists, we must share this information with the public and decisionmakers to ensure the best decisions ...
... Dr. Heidi Cullen, chief scientist at Climate Central, which leads the project. “Thanks to advances in the science, we can now assess how climate change is impacting specific weather events. As scientists, we must share this information with the public and decisionmakers to ensure the best decisions ...
Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation January 2014
... Disclaimer: This report reflects the best efforts of the authors to accurately represent and interpret the available literature, expertise, and information on Lake Superior climate change impacts and adaptation. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this r ...
... Disclaimer: This report reflects the best efforts of the authors to accurately represent and interpret the available literature, expertise, and information on Lake Superior climate change impacts and adaptation. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this r ...
Chapter 6 | Synthesis 6. Synthesis 6.1 Introduction
... done at the end of this synthesis (6.6), we have often a sensitivity experiment, an aspect of the icebergs is deactivated to evaluate its impact on the results. For example, we compare a hosing approach with fresh ...
... done at the end of this synthesis (6.6), we have often a sensitivity experiment, an aspect of the icebergs is deactivated to evaluate its impact on the results. For example, we compare a hosing approach with fresh ...
Climate change on annual runoff dynamics
... climate evapotranspiration to identify the specific impact of land-use changes on annual runoff changes (∆R) in a developing coastal watershed, Jiulong River Watershed, southeast China. This agricultural watershed has experienced an increase in annual runoff along with increase in precipitation over ...
... climate evapotranspiration to identify the specific impact of land-use changes on annual runoff changes (∆R) in a developing coastal watershed, Jiulong River Watershed, southeast China. This agricultural watershed has experienced an increase in annual runoff along with increase in precipitation over ...