Stockholm University
... was obtained by initializing from different times of a long pre-industrial simulation with EC-Earth. From each of the twentieth century simulation, two scenario simulations were carried out, based on the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 emission scenarios. One RCP2.6 simulatio ...
... was obtained by initializing from different times of a long pre-industrial simulation with EC-Earth. From each of the twentieth century simulation, two scenario simulations were carried out, based on the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 emission scenarios. One RCP2.6 simulatio ...
IFinland`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
... background study on long-term economic scenarios. The progress of the preparation for the Adaptation Strategy was reported to the Ministerial Working Group on Climate and Energy Policy. The preparation of the Adaptation Strategy began in the latter half of 2003. Seminars were held in different secto ...
... background study on long-term economic scenarios. The progress of the preparation for the Adaptation Strategy was reported to the Ministerial Working Group on Climate and Energy Policy. The preparation of the Adaptation Strategy began in the latter half of 2003. Seminars were held in different secto ...
Food Commodity Footprints, Global GHG footprints and
... Oxfam wants to offer consumers new insights in the climate change effects and the water effects of food commodities in the regions they grow. They want to do this by linking the regional activities, which impact the environment (regional GHG footprint and water footprint), to the regions where the e ...
... Oxfam wants to offer consumers new insights in the climate change effects and the water effects of food commodities in the regions they grow. They want to do this by linking the regional activities, which impact the environment (regional GHG footprint and water footprint), to the regions where the e ...
the united states` next generation of atmospheric composition and
... Next we summarize the science traceability matrices that have evolved over the past 2 yr and examine the key measurements that are required. Last, we describe a methodology for the implementation of GEO-CAPE that should meet the science requirements outlined in the DS at low risk while resulting in ...
... Next we summarize the science traceability matrices that have evolved over the past 2 yr and examine the key measurements that are required. Last, we describe a methodology for the implementation of GEO-CAPE that should meet the science requirements outlined in the DS at low risk while resulting in ...
Transformational adaptation
... Responses from participants (working in research, policy and practice) at a UKCIP workshop, March 2015 on ‘What is transformational adaptation?’ • Transformation may occur at different levels and dimensions, mediated by power relations, but usually implies a systemic or paradigm shift, possibly tri ...
... Responses from participants (working in research, policy and practice) at a UKCIP workshop, March 2015 on ‘What is transformational adaptation?’ • Transformation may occur at different levels and dimensions, mediated by power relations, but usually implies a systemic or paradigm shift, possibly tri ...
SYNCHRONIZATION OF POLAR CLIMATE VARIABILITY OVER
... The climate system is complex, whatever our definition of system complexity may be, but if that complexity can be reduced in some measure by detecting and recognizing long-range symmetries caused by synchronization, our understanding of climate dynamics would greatly benefit. The focus of this paper ...
... The climate system is complex, whatever our definition of system complexity may be, but if that complexity can be reduced in some measure by detecting and recognizing long-range symmetries caused by synchronization, our understanding of climate dynamics would greatly benefit. The focus of this paper ...
On the uncertainty of phenological responses to climate change
... events (e.g. bud-burst, leaf unfolding, flowering and pollen release) between 2 and 5 days decade−1 (Rosenzweig et al., 2007). Menzel et al. (2006) estimated an average advance of spring phenology in Europe of 2.5 days decade−1 while Schwartz et al. (2006) similarly showed earlier bud-burst of 1.1 d ...
... events (e.g. bud-burst, leaf unfolding, flowering and pollen release) between 2 and 5 days decade−1 (Rosenzweig et al., 2007). Menzel et al. (2006) estimated an average advance of spring phenology in Europe of 2.5 days decade−1 while Schwartz et al. (2006) similarly showed earlier bud-burst of 1.1 d ...
Syllabus - Montana State University
... mountains. Its pine nuts are a rich food source to the threatened Grizzly bear and other wildlife species. Thus, there is alarm over the forest die-off that is underway in these subalpine habitats. Many stands have undergone 70-90% mortality of cone-bearing whitebark pine trees. This mortality is du ...
... mountains. Its pine nuts are a rich food source to the threatened Grizzly bear and other wildlife species. Thus, there is alarm over the forest die-off that is underway in these subalpine habitats. Many stands have undergone 70-90% mortality of cone-bearing whitebark pine trees. This mortality is du ...
Compounds, creativity and complexity in climate change
... their environments, or more radically, how organisms co-evolve with their environments. The evolutionary ecology of compounds would similarly study how such linguistic devices emerge, get adopted and adapted, change and co-evolve in contextual use. Their study would provide some initial insights int ...
... their environments, or more radically, how organisms co-evolve with their environments. The evolutionary ecology of compounds would similarly study how such linguistic devices emerge, get adopted and adapted, change and co-evolve in contextual use. Their study would provide some initial insights int ...
A hydrogeologic framework for characterizing summer streamflow
... in this conceptual sensitivity framework with little or no data would undermine its simplicity. This introduces some error in some landscapes, notably those with large groundwater systems in young volcanic terranes. Additionally, this sensitivity approach assumes that Qo and t are independent and an ...
... in this conceptual sensitivity framework with little or no data would undermine its simplicity. This introduces some error in some landscapes, notably those with large groundwater systems in young volcanic terranes. Additionally, this sensitivity approach assumes that Qo and t are independent and an ...
Understanding the Forecast Second Edition David Archer d
... Is mankind creating a global warming trend? Climate scientists have tried to answer this question by comparing the history of Earth's temperature with the history of the different reasons why temperature might have changed, what are called climate forcings. The sun is more intense at some times than ...
... Is mankind creating a global warming trend? Climate scientists have tried to answer this question by comparing the history of Earth's temperature with the history of the different reasons why temperature might have changed, what are called climate forcings. The sun is more intense at some times than ...
Intellectual Property Rights and International Technology
... In this context, the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the international technology transfer (ITT) of climate change technologies has remained a particularly contentious issue in the UNFCCC negotiations where no agreement has yet been reached. Through an important programme of research ...
... In this context, the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the international technology transfer (ITT) of climate change technologies has remained a particularly contentious issue in the UNFCCC negotiations where no agreement has yet been reached. Through an important programme of research ...
Hydrologic response to climate change and human activities in a
... River Basin (JRB), a subtropical coastal watershed of southeast China. The results showed that the average annual precipitation presented an increasing trend (Z = 2.263, p = 0.024) and that this tendency has become weaker from estuary to inland in the JRB over the past 50 years. The annual frequency ...
... River Basin (JRB), a subtropical coastal watershed of southeast China. The results showed that the average annual precipitation presented an increasing trend (Z = 2.263, p = 0.024) and that this tendency has become weaker from estuary to inland in the JRB over the past 50 years. The annual frequency ...
National Integrated Mitigation Planning in Agriculture: A review paper
... the agriculture sector. Of the 55 countries that have submitted NAMA statements to the UNFCCC, 21 propose NAMAs in the agriculture sector. A number of NAMAs are also under development but have not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have bee ...
... the agriculture sector. Of the 55 countries that have submitted NAMA statements to the UNFCCC, 21 propose NAMAs in the agriculture sector. A number of NAMAs are also under development but have not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have bee ...
Summary of Feedback and Responses
... emission offsets are real and demonstrable, quantifiable and measurable. The requirement in the protocol to demonstrate baseline disposal practice supports real and demonstrable emission offsets. Technical / CCME Guidelines for Compost Quality already exist and are being followed by The requirement ...
... emission offsets are real and demonstrable, quantifiable and measurable. The requirement in the protocol to demonstrate baseline disposal practice supports real and demonstrable emission offsets. Technical / CCME Guidelines for Compost Quality already exist and are being followed by The requirement ...
An Ecological Critique of Capitalism
... bringing these numbers to the public eye.2 He stated at the Global Climate Change Forum that “the door to reach two degrees is about to close. In 2017 it will be closed forever.”3 Unfortunately, the response of the global community has not been nearly adequate enough to stay below what scientists an ...
... bringing these numbers to the public eye.2 He stated at the Global Climate Change Forum that “the door to reach two degrees is about to close. In 2017 it will be closed forever.”3 Unfortunately, the response of the global community has not been nearly adequate enough to stay below what scientists an ...
Phenological responses of prairie plants vary among species
... treatments effectively warmed the surface soil (and by inference, also the air temperature), but that the magnitude of soil warming effects varied among diversity treatment and year (Table 1; Appendix: Figs. A1–3). On average, high and low warming increased surface soil temperature by 1.38C and 0.78 ...
... treatments effectively warmed the surface soil (and by inference, also the air temperature), but that the magnitude of soil warming effects varied among diversity treatment and year (Table 1; Appendix: Figs. A1–3). On average, high and low warming increased surface soil temperature by 1.38C and 0.78 ...
Human Effects of Climate-Related Changes in
... multi-decadal climate cycles, known as “regime shifts,” also occur. The effects of “global climate change,” or worldwide warming associated with increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations, are superimposed on these short- and medium-term natural cycles of climate variability. 2. Significant correlati ...
... multi-decadal climate cycles, known as “regime shifts,” also occur. The effects of “global climate change,” or worldwide warming associated with increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations, are superimposed on these short- and medium-term natural cycles of climate variability. 2. Significant correlati ...
Uncertainty contributions to low
... and the relative contribution of its different sources (i.e. climate projection, hydrologic model structure and/or model parameterisations). Such studies include assessment of the impact of different climate projections on low flows evaluated, e.g., in Huang et al. (2013) and Forzieri et al. (2014). ...
... and the relative contribution of its different sources (i.e. climate projection, hydrologic model structure and/or model parameterisations). Such studies include assessment of the impact of different climate projections on low flows evaluated, e.g., in Huang et al. (2013) and Forzieri et al. (2014). ...
DRAFT P W
... export and the economic consequences to the state. The methodology followed by Benjamin & Associates (2005) included three major steps. The first created two levee failure scenarios (occurring hypothetically in July of 2002), one involving 30 levee breaches and the other involving 50 levee breaches ...
... export and the economic consequences to the state. The methodology followed by Benjamin & Associates (2005) included three major steps. The first created two levee failure scenarios (occurring hypothetically in July of 2002), one involving 30 levee breaches and the other involving 50 levee breaches ...
Assessing species and area vulnerability to climate change for the
... continue throughout the foreseeable future with a likely increase of 2.2 to 5.6°C (4 to 10°F) in the Pacific Northwest over the next 100 years (GCRP 2009). Potential changes in precipitation are less well understood than temperature, but precipitation is expected to show a general increase across th ...
... continue throughout the foreseeable future with a likely increase of 2.2 to 5.6°C (4 to 10°F) in the Pacific Northwest over the next 100 years (GCRP 2009). Potential changes in precipitation are less well understood than temperature, but precipitation is expected to show a general increase across th ...