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part 3. technical summary
... sector, and 13.7% in the state sector. Tourism and agriculture are two important sectors impacting economic growth of the region. Considering the relatively small size of the country, Albania is rich in biodiversity residing in its numerous mountain, lake and coastal ecosystems. The country houses e ...
... sector, and 13.7% in the state sector. Tourism and agriculture are two important sectors impacting economic growth of the region. Considering the relatively small size of the country, Albania is rich in biodiversity residing in its numerous mountain, lake and coastal ecosystems. The country houses e ...
Resilience of Great Barrier Reef ecosystems and drivers of change
... et al., 2012). The return time of acute disturbances has an influence on the ability of biological communities to recover and reorganise, and on their resilience to further disturbance. Of equal importance are chronic stressors such as degraded water quality, increased sea temperatures and ocean aci ...
... et al., 2012). The return time of acute disturbances has an influence on the ability of biological communities to recover and reorganise, and on their resilience to further disturbance. Of equal importance are chronic stressors such as degraded water quality, increased sea temperatures and ocean aci ...
Ocean Acidification: Scientific Surges, Lagging Law and Policy
... Studies on corals have consistently shown decreasing rates of calcification when aragonite solubility increases following acidification.35 In a study on two coral species Fine and Tchernov36 have shown that corals can lose their skeletons completely in highly acidified water, but that the coral poly ...
... Studies on corals have consistently shown decreasing rates of calcification when aragonite solubility increases following acidification.35 In a study on two coral species Fine and Tchernov36 have shown that corals can lose their skeletons completely in highly acidified water, but that the coral poly ...
Download: swipa-spm - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
... • The frequency of some extreme events is changing. Recent observations include a widespread decline in periods of extreme cold during both winter and summer, and increases in extreme warm periods in some areas, such as northern Alaska and northeastern Russia in autumn and spring. ...
... • The frequency of some extreme events is changing. Recent observations include a widespread decline in periods of extreme cold during both winter and summer, and increases in extreme warm periods in some areas, such as northern Alaska and northeastern Russia in autumn and spring. ...
Unit III - Department of Physical Oceanography, CUSAT
... and demerits water masses of the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern Ocean with special reference to Indian Ocean – identification of water masses Unit IV Circulation: general circulation of the atmosphere – wind driven currents in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans – wind stress, Ekman spiral major current ...
... and demerits water masses of the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern Ocean with special reference to Indian Ocean – identification of water masses Unit IV Circulation: general circulation of the atmosphere – wind driven currents in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans – wind stress, Ekman spiral major current ...
A 5˚C Arctic in a 2˚C World
... Agreement, action has to be taken now and significant changes have to be adopted on a global scale within the next years and in some cases be completed by 2050 (Fig. 3). However, it appears that after celebrating the victory of COP21, the world remains complacent and the necessary steps are not bein ...
... Agreement, action has to be taken now and significant changes have to be adopted on a global scale within the next years and in some cases be completed by 2050 (Fig. 3). However, it appears that after celebrating the victory of COP21, the world remains complacent and the necessary steps are not bein ...
The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Galveston Bay
... Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a series of case studies are being produced utilizing the most relevant science and techniques associated with climate change in Texas. These placed based case studies will provide a context in which the public can integrate the changes ...
... Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a series of case studies are being produced utilizing the most relevant science and techniques associated with climate change in Texas. These placed based case studies will provide a context in which the public can integrate the changes ...
Wildlife in a changing climate - Food and Agriculture Organization of
... associated wildlife and people and how adaptation measures can best be tailored to local conditions. The productivity of tropical forests is projected to increase where water is available in sufficient quantity. In drier tropical areas, however, forests are projected to decline (Seppäla, Buck and Ka ...
... associated wildlife and people and how adaptation measures can best be tailored to local conditions. The productivity of tropical forests is projected to increase where water is available in sufficient quantity. In drier tropical areas, however, forests are projected to decline (Seppäla, Buck and Ka ...
What Is El Niño? - Institute For Global Environmental Strategies
... Pacific that impacts weather worldwide. It is a phenomenon that results from the coupling of the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere. Sometimes the trade winds over the Pacific Ocean slacken and a wedge of warm water in the western Pacific spreads eastward toward the South American coast, where it trap ...
... Pacific that impacts weather worldwide. It is a phenomenon that results from the coupling of the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere. Sometimes the trade winds over the Pacific Ocean slacken and a wedge of warm water in the western Pacific spreads eastward toward the South American coast, where it trap ...
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... caused global bleaching and extensive widespread coral loss in 1998 [17], suggesting that mass bleaching will occur at intervals much less than the time required for corals (populations and communities) to recover [21]. Aside from contributing to habitat degradation, climate change may also have dir ...
... caused global bleaching and extensive widespread coral loss in 1998 [17], suggesting that mass bleaching will occur at intervals much less than the time required for corals (populations and communities) to recover [21]. Aside from contributing to habitat degradation, climate change may also have dir ...
Science Communication Research
... scientific leaders tend to hold very high levels of trust. In 2012, 90 percent of the public expressed either “a great deal of confidence” (41%) or "some confidence" (49%) in leaders of the scientifi ...
... scientific leaders tend to hold very high levels of trust. In 2012, 90 percent of the public expressed either “a great deal of confidence” (41%) or "some confidence" (49%) in leaders of the scientifi ...
- NERC Open Research Archive
... present day changes exceed the natural range. Palaeorecords show that periods of long-term stability and periods of change are both normal. In addition, non-linear abrupt climate changes can also occur. 3. Concentrations of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere have ranged from ~3000 ppm (parts p ...
... present day changes exceed the natural range. Palaeorecords show that periods of long-term stability and periods of change are both normal. In addition, non-linear abrupt climate changes can also occur. 3. Concentrations of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere have ranged from ~3000 ppm (parts p ...
Global Change – The IGBP Series
... Lively and assertive individuals outside NASA were pressing forward with innovative CZCS results, and extending observations into blue water far beyond the coastal zones. New sediment trap techniques were capturing rhythmic fluctuations in the rain of particles to the sea floor. And the first ice co ...
... Lively and assertive individuals outside NASA were pressing forward with innovative CZCS results, and extending observations into blue water far beyond the coastal zones. New sediment trap techniques were capturing rhythmic fluctuations in the rain of particles to the sea floor. And the first ice co ...
Methane - Clean Air Task Force
... reports of rising Arctic temperatures, disappearing glaciers, rising sea levels, and dislocated wildlife have silenced most climate change skeptics and lent a new level of urgency to the search for solutions. Much of the world’s attention has focused on cutting emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the ...
... reports of rising Arctic temperatures, disappearing glaciers, rising sea levels, and dislocated wildlife have silenced most climate change skeptics and lent a new level of urgency to the search for solutions. Much of the world’s attention has focused on cutting emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the ...
Future Impacts of Climate Change across Europe
... were not available when this paper was finalised; however, the respective organisations and authors were contacted with requests for preliminary findings. The bulk of the final findings from the CECILIA and CLAVIER projects (except those cited in other research reports), as well as a number of paper ...
... were not available when this paper was finalised; however, the respective organisations and authors were contacted with requests for preliminary findings. The bulk of the final findings from the CECILIA and CLAVIER projects (except those cited in other research reports), as well as a number of paper ...
Accelerating Tropicalization and the Transformation of Temperate
... Temperatures for optimal growth of temperate seagrasses (11.5–26°C; Lee et al. 2007) are lower than those of tropical species (e.g., 32–35°C; Pedersen et al. 2016). Furthermore, temperate seagrasses are typically exposed to greater annual temperature ranges, and they commonly show large seasonality ...
... Temperatures for optimal growth of temperate seagrasses (11.5–26°C; Lee et al. 2007) are lower than those of tropical species (e.g., 32–35°C; Pedersen et al. 2016). Furthermore, temperate seagrasses are typically exposed to greater annual temperature ranges, and they commonly show large seasonality ...
Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change
... Using land surface temperature as an indicator of exposure does not account for the specific dynamics of local systems that result in differences between rates of atmospheric warming and surface water heat uptake. However, we note that for the United Kingdom the projected spatial pattern of annual s ...
... Using land surface temperature as an indicator of exposure does not account for the specific dynamics of local systems that result in differences between rates of atmospheric warming and surface water heat uptake. However, we note that for the United Kingdom the projected spatial pattern of annual s ...
Agriculture`s Impact on Aquaculture: Hypoxia and Eutrophication in
... have been drastic changes in dissolved oxygen concentrations and dynamics in many marine coastal areas. No other environmental variable of such ecological importance to balanced ecosystem function as dissolved oxygen has changed so drastically, in such a short period of time. Currently there are ove ...
... have been drastic changes in dissolved oxygen concentrations and dynamics in many marine coastal areas. No other environmental variable of such ecological importance to balanced ecosystem function as dissolved oxygen has changed so drastically, in such a short period of time. Currently there are ove ...
migratory species and climate change
... The impacts of Climate Change on biodiversity are already visible. Studies show clearly that changes in distribution and behaviour of a large number of species are the consequence of shifts in local or regional climate, weather patterns and result ing changes of vegetation and habitat quality. Th ...
... The impacts of Climate Change on biodiversity are already visible. Studies show clearly that changes in distribution and behaviour of a large number of species are the consequence of shifts in local or regional climate, weather patterns and result ing changes of vegetation and habitat quality. Th ...
Changes in Global Ocean Bottom Properties and Volume Transports
... be detected in the North Pacific and Atlantic basins and that bottom water changes play a crucial role regarding heat storage and sea level rise: the abyssal warming since the 1990s is responsible for an increase in mean global sea level of 0.053 mm yr21. Phase 5 of the Climate Model Intercomparison ...
... be detected in the North Pacific and Atlantic basins and that bottom water changes play a crucial role regarding heat storage and sea level rise: the abyssal warming since the 1990s is responsible for an increase in mean global sea level of 0.053 mm yr21. Phase 5 of the Climate Model Intercomparison ...
Signs of Climate Change in Nordic Nature
... breaking of the ice has advanced by around 12 days from May 20 in 1693 to around May 8 in 2003. Ice plays an important role, not only for the people who must cross the river and who depend on fishing or sailing, but it is also important for the organisms living in the river. ...
... breaking of the ice has advanced by around 12 days from May 20 in 1693 to around May 8 in 2003. Ice plays an important role, not only for the people who must cross the river and who depend on fishing or sailing, but it is also important for the organisms living in the river. ...
What Is El Niño? - Gulf of Maine Aquarium
... Pacific that impacts weather worldwide. It is a phenomenon that results from the coupling of the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere. Sometimes the trade winds over the Pacific Ocean slacken and a wedge of warm water in the western Pacific spreads eastward toward the South American coast, where it trap ...
... Pacific that impacts weather worldwide. It is a phenomenon that results from the coupling of the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere. Sometimes the trade winds over the Pacific Ocean slacken and a wedge of warm water in the western Pacific spreads eastward toward the South American coast, where it trap ...
Case Study - Sorsogon City
... and disseminates the methodologies that put city managers and practitioners in a better position to cope with climate change. It aims at enhancing policy dialogue, supporting local authorities’ efforts to bring about these changes and enhancing awareness, education and capacity-building in support o ...
... and disseminates the methodologies that put city managers and practitioners in a better position to cope with climate change. It aims at enhancing policy dialogue, supporting local authorities’ efforts to bring about these changes and enhancing awareness, education and capacity-building in support o ...
Programme plan - Norges forskningsråd
... anthropogenic forcings that operate on longer and shorter time scales? What is the origin of the interannual to decadal variability in North Atlantic/Arctic system, and is it possible to predict this? Improved understanding of key processes, particularly those associated with feedback processes and ...
... anthropogenic forcings that operate on longer and shorter time scales? What is the origin of the interannual to decadal variability in North Atlantic/Arctic system, and is it possible to predict this? Improved understanding of key processes, particularly those associated with feedback processes and ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... for effectiveness, safety and affordability. Different techniques are at different stages of development, mostly theoretical, and many are of doubtful effectiveness. Few, if any, of the approaches proposed above can be considered well-researched; for most, the practicalities of their implementation ...
... for effectiveness, safety and affordability. Different techniques are at different stages of development, mostly theoretical, and many are of doubtful effectiveness. Few, if any, of the approaches proposed above can be considered well-researched; for most, the practicalities of their implementation ...