Paleophysiography of Ocean Basins
... primarily reflects differences in productivity between zones of tropical upwelling and an increase in sediment thickness toward high latitudes, reflecting terrigenous runoff. Regional marine sediment thickness also depends on many other factors, including depth of carbonate compensation depth and regi ...
... primarily reflects differences in productivity between zones of tropical upwelling and an increase in sediment thickness toward high latitudes, reflecting terrigenous runoff. Regional marine sediment thickness also depends on many other factors, including depth of carbonate compensation depth and regi ...
How does climate change influence arctic mercury?
... a b s t r a c t Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic ecosystems. For example, the extensive loss of sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean and the concurrent shift from greater p ...
... a b s t r a c t Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic ecosystems. For example, the extensive loss of sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean and the concurrent shift from greater p ...
English version
... AND APPLICATIONS Copernicus enables an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system. European citizens, ranging from policy makers, researchers, commercial to private users, as well as the global scientific community can benefit in many ways from the information provided by the differ ...
... AND APPLICATIONS Copernicus enables an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system. European citizens, ranging from policy makers, researchers, commercial to private users, as well as the global scientific community can benefit in many ways from the information provided by the differ ...
Stern i in. (2012) How does climate change in fl uence arctic mercury?
... a b s t r a c t Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic ecosystems. For example, the extensive loss of sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean and the concurrent shift from greater p ...
... a b s t r a c t Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic ecosystems. For example, the extensive loss of sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean and the concurrent shift from greater p ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 5 Coordinating Lead Authors
... Zone Management) framework that could be carried out in both developed and developing countries, but recognized that the latter would face more challenges. Various issues on increasing the adaptive capacity or increasing the resilience of coastal communities were discussed. The unavoidability of sea ...
... Zone Management) framework that could be carried out in both developed and developing countries, but recognized that the latter would face more challenges. Various issues on increasing the adaptive capacity or increasing the resilience of coastal communities were discussed. The unavoidability of sea ...
Consequences of elevated temperatures on legume biomass
... fixation and high-N litter is a major source of new N inputs (Vitousek and Walker 1989; Craine et al. 2002). In prairies in the United States of America (USA), N2-fixing legumes comprise 1–17% of biomass (Piper et al. 2007) and have been estimated to account for ~5% of the total (new plus recycled) N ...
... fixation and high-N litter is a major source of new N inputs (Vitousek and Walker 1989; Craine et al. 2002). In prairies in the United States of America (USA), N2-fixing legumes comprise 1–17% of biomass (Piper et al. 2007) and have been estimated to account for ~5% of the total (new plus recycled) N ...
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
... cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use. Note that the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article 1, defines climate change as: ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human a ...
... cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use. Note that the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article 1, defines climate change as: ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human a ...
IPCC 5-2014 WG-2 Summary.pdf
... cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use. Note that the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article 1, defines climate change as: ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human a ...
... cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use. Note that the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article 1, defines climate change as: ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human a ...
Differential sensitivity to regional‑scale drought in six central
... http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings/201209.pdf]. As a consequence, this regional scale drought provided a unique opportunity to coordinate response measurements and assess ecosystem sensitivities across a range of grassland types. Grasslands are valuable model ecosystems for assessing differenti ...
... http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings/201209.pdf]. As a consequence, this regional scale drought provided a unique opportunity to coordinate response measurements and assess ecosystem sensitivities across a range of grassland types. Grasslands are valuable model ecosystems for assessing differenti ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... environmental productivity, which led to the demise of the local Levantine Neanderthals similar to the model proposed for Europe (Shea 2008). The aim of this paper is to reevaluate the evidence for an environmental shift, which occurred between Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 4 and 3 and which may ...
... environmental productivity, which led to the demise of the local Levantine Neanderthals similar to the model proposed for Europe (Shea 2008). The aim of this paper is to reevaluate the evidence for an environmental shift, which occurred between Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 4 and 3 and which may ...
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... provides strong evidence that human activities are increasing the rate at which the current climate is changing. The Earth‟s climate has changed repeatedly in the past, and there is evidence to show how life on our planet has responded to these changes. The scale and rate of the current change howev ...
... provides strong evidence that human activities are increasing the rate at which the current climate is changing. The Earth‟s climate has changed repeatedly in the past, and there is evidence to show how life on our planet has responded to these changes. The scale and rate of the current change howev ...
Options for Marine Turtles - Organization of American States
... From the retreat of glaciers to shifts in species ranges and timing of breeding, the outcomes of our changing climate are clear and pervasive. As our awareness of the potential impacts of climate change grows, there is heightened interest in climate change adaptation. Here, ‘adaptation’ refers to ma ...
... From the retreat of glaciers to shifts in species ranges and timing of breeding, the outcomes of our changing climate are clear and pervasive. As our awareness of the potential impacts of climate change grows, there is heightened interest in climate change adaptation. Here, ‘adaptation’ refers to ma ...
Arctic Climate Impact Science – an update since ACIA
... positive feedback causing its ever-more rapid decline, and will contribute much more than previously estimated to global sea-level rise during the 21st century. Two issues complicate this picture and currently make it impossible to predict the short or long term future of the Greenland Ice Sheet wit ...
... positive feedback causing its ever-more rapid decline, and will contribute much more than previously estimated to global sea-level rise during the 21st century. Two issues complicate this picture and currently make it impossible to predict the short or long term future of the Greenland Ice Sheet wit ...
C IESM Workshop Monographs Climate warming and related changes in
... The main question stemming from the observed modifications in the physical forcing of the Mediterranean Sea concerns their possible impact on both biodiversity and ecosystem functioning ...
... The main question stemming from the observed modifications in the physical forcing of the Mediterranean Sea concerns their possible impact on both biodiversity and ecosystem functioning ...
emb publications in 2015
... century deep-sea research. This is a substantial report that takes an in-depth look at some the most important societal trends and opportunities that will have implications for the deep sea, that component of our global ocean with a depth greater than 200m. The EMB working group Deep Seas was set up ...
... century deep-sea research. This is a substantial report that takes an in-depth look at some the most important societal trends and opportunities that will have implications for the deep sea, that component of our global ocean with a depth greater than 200m. The EMB working group Deep Seas was set up ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... coastal economies and local industry such as fisheries, agriculture and tourism. It may also affect people’s access to, and the quality of, basic goods and services such as water, food, health and emergency care. The costs of emergency action, prevention and recovery may be a significant burden to c ...
... coastal economies and local industry such as fisheries, agriculture and tourism. It may also affect people’s access to, and the quality of, basic goods and services such as water, food, health and emergency care. The costs of emergency action, prevention and recovery may be a significant burden to c ...
Climate Change and Coastal Human Settlements
... various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are anticipated to occur with increased frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. Some of the key an ...
... various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are anticipated to occur with increased frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. Some of the key an ...
Impact of trawling on benthic marine organisms off the Greenlandic
... dragged along the seabed at an angle. It is estimated that these can penetrate up to 15cm into soft sediment even if they have metal shoes attached which aim to limit this (Jennings & Kaiser, 1998). As trawling technology has advanced, the repercussions for the benthic habitat have grown (Hall, 1999 ...
... dragged along the seabed at an angle. It is estimated that these can penetrate up to 15cm into soft sediment even if they have metal shoes attached which aim to limit this (Jennings & Kaiser, 1998). As trawling technology has advanced, the repercussions for the benthic habitat have grown (Hall, 1999 ...
Enhanced precipitation variability effects on water losses
... water-holding capacity yielding increases in variability that range from 2.5 % when constrained by the troposphere energy budget (Liu et al. 2013) to 7 % per degree Kelvin as predicted by Clausius-Clapeyron relationship (Trenberth et al. 2003; Kharin et al. 2007). Greenhouse-gas-induced global warmi ...
... water-holding capacity yielding increases in variability that range from 2.5 % when constrained by the troposphere energy budget (Liu et al. 2013) to 7 % per degree Kelvin as predicted by Clausius-Clapeyron relationship (Trenberth et al. 2003; Kharin et al. 2007). Greenhouse-gas-induced global warmi ...
Coastal Ecosystems Responses to Climate Change
... level) have changed over the last century and are projected to change over the next century under the current projected climate change scenarios. These changes vary regionally around the coastline as well as seasonally in many cases. With respect to the terrestrial climate, mean annual air temperatu ...
... level) have changed over the last century and are projected to change over the next century under the current projected climate change scenarios. These changes vary regionally around the coastline as well as seasonally in many cases. With respect to the terrestrial climate, mean annual air temperatu ...
Chapter 3: Changing Arctic: Indigenous Perspectives
... the perspectives of specific communities or peoples. Although idiosyncratic, the case studies each attempt to convey the sense of how climate change is seen, not in the form of aggregate statistics or general trends, but in specific terms for particular individuals and communities.The case studies p ...
... the perspectives of specific communities or peoples. Although idiosyncratic, the case studies each attempt to convey the sense of how climate change is seen, not in the form of aggregate statistics or general trends, but in specific terms for particular individuals and communities.The case studies p ...
palaeontological impact assessment report for the lushington park
... where feasible, location and examination of any fossil collections from the study area (e.g. museums). do an on-site investigation to assess the identified palaeontological sensitive areas within the development footprint/study area rather than formal palaeontological collection. The investigati ...
... where feasible, location and examination of any fossil collections from the study area (e.g. museums). do an on-site investigation to assess the identified palaeontological sensitive areas within the development footprint/study area rather than formal palaeontological collection. The investigati ...
Report
... 2. The sensitivity of the climate system and environment to greenhouse gas concentrations (NPCC, 2009). GHG concentrations will continue to grow as long as emissions exceed the environment’s capacity to absorb these gases. The extent of this capacity is unknown but being studied; according to one st ...
... 2. The sensitivity of the climate system and environment to greenhouse gas concentrations (NPCC, 2009). GHG concentrations will continue to grow as long as emissions exceed the environment’s capacity to absorb these gases. The extent of this capacity is unknown but being studied; according to one st ...
North Atlantic warming: patterns of long
... may differ from model to model (e.g. Latif 1998), there is a consensus that long-term changes in the thermohaline (e.g. density-driven) circulation (THC) play a crucial role in establishing spatial and temporal SST patterns (e.g. Delworth et al. 1993; Timmermann et al. 1998; Häkkinen 1999; Delworth ...
... may differ from model to model (e.g. Latif 1998), there is a consensus that long-term changes in the thermohaline (e.g. density-driven) circulation (THC) play a crucial role in establishing spatial and temporal SST patterns (e.g. Delworth et al. 1993; Timmermann et al. 1998; Häkkinen 1999; Delworth ...
Climate Change Impacts and Spatial Planning Decision Support
... Spatial planners are already well practised at balancing social, environmental and economic pressures when they consider options for development. However, climate change presents another very different challenge, one which most planners will be aware of, but may not have sufficient information, time ...
... Spatial planners are already well practised at balancing social, environmental and economic pressures when they consider options for development. However, climate change presents another very different challenge, one which most planners will be aware of, but may not have sufficient information, time ...