Atmospheric Moisture Residence Times and Cycling: Implications
... Abstract. New estimates of the moistening of the atmosphere through evaporation at the surface and of the drying through precipitation are computed. Overall, the e-folding residence time of atmospheric moisture is just over 8 days. New estimates are also made of how much moisture that precipitates o ...
... Abstract. New estimates of the moistening of the atmosphere through evaporation at the surface and of the drying through precipitation are computed. Overall, the e-folding residence time of atmospheric moisture is just over 8 days. New estimates are also made of how much moisture that precipitates o ...
The ocean carbon sink – impacts, vulnerabilities and challenges
... Revised: 30 April 2015 – Accepted: 14 May 2015 – Published: 9 June 2015 ...
... Revised: 30 April 2015 – Accepted: 14 May 2015 – Published: 9 June 2015 ...
Wildlife in a changing climate - Food and Agriculture Organization of
... species are expected to become extinct, and for minimum expected climate change 11 percent or 34 percent of species (again, with or without dispersal) are projected to become extinct.” According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; Parry FU BM, 2007), roughly 20–30 percent of va ...
... species are expected to become extinct, and for minimum expected climate change 11 percent or 34 percent of species (again, with or without dispersal) are projected to become extinct.” According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; Parry FU BM, 2007), roughly 20–30 percent of va ...
Climate Change modeling
... was a report prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the Third Assessment Report (TAR) in 2001, on future emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. It was used to replace the IS92 scenarios used for the IPC ...
... was a report prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the Third Assessment Report (TAR) in 2001, on future emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. It was used to replace the IS92 scenarios used for the IPC ...
Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska
... Climate Research Center). Long term records show a gradual increase in average annual temperature since 1925. The record low temperature at Egegik Station (40 miles North from Pilot Point) occurred during February and was in the -50s°F. Record high temperatures were in the 80s°F and occurred during ...
... Climate Research Center). Long term records show a gradual increase in average annual temperature since 1925. The record low temperature at Egegik Station (40 miles North from Pilot Point) occurred during February and was in the -50s°F. Record high temperatures were in the 80s°F and occurred during ...
On the Potential for Abrupt Arctic Winter Sea Ice Loss
... This warming due to the cloud radiative effect would then help to keep the Arctic ice-free. In this study we propose a different explanation for the abrupt sea ice loss in MPI-ESM that also explains the sensitive Arctic winter sea ice area in the other models: the freezing temperature imposes a thre ...
... This warming due to the cloud radiative effect would then help to keep the Arctic ice-free. In this study we propose a different explanation for the abrupt sea ice loss in MPI-ESM that also explains the sensitive Arctic winter sea ice area in the other models: the freezing temperature imposes a thre ...
Increased soil emissions of potent greenhouse gases under
... from rice paddies and natural wetlands. Because enhanced greenhouse-gas emissions add to the radiative forcing of terrestrial ecosystems, these emissions are expected to negate at least 16.6 per cent of the climate change mitigation potential previously predicted from an increase in the terrestrial ...
... from rice paddies and natural wetlands. Because enhanced greenhouse-gas emissions add to the radiative forcing of terrestrial ecosystems, these emissions are expected to negate at least 16.6 per cent of the climate change mitigation potential previously predicted from an increase in the terrestrial ...
Stakeholder perceptions
... (ACPWP), 128 national and regional forest industry associations and community forest users groups, heads of forest services in 168 countries and members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). In all cases the request was made for the survey to be on forwarded to the membership of the var ...
... (ACPWP), 128 national and regional forest industry associations and community forest users groups, heads of forest services in 168 countries and members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). In all cases the request was made for the survey to be on forwarded to the membership of the var ...
the Migration as Adaptation briefing.
... labour mobility which, through remittances, helps origin communities sustain consumption of basic needs such as food in times of livelihood shocks and finance the acquisition of human, social, physical and natural capital. Although, migration has been autonomous in many of these situations, it shoul ...
... labour mobility which, through remittances, helps origin communities sustain consumption of basic needs such as food in times of livelihood shocks and finance the acquisition of human, social, physical and natural capital. Although, migration has been autonomous in many of these situations, it shoul ...
Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Runoff
... 101°41'— 104°16'E and 36°29'— 39°27'N(Fig.1). The basin is situated in the inland with dry climate, scarce precipitation, intensive evaporation, water shortage, and extremely fragile ecological environment. The basin spans three climatic zones from south to north, which includes the southern cold se ...
... 101°41'— 104°16'E and 36°29'— 39°27'N(Fig.1). The basin is situated in the inland with dry climate, scarce precipitation, intensive evaporation, water shortage, and extremely fragile ecological environment. The basin spans three climatic zones from south to north, which includes the southern cold se ...
Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... Climate change refers to a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods (UNFCCC). Global atmospheric concentrations of ca ...
... Climate change refers to a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods (UNFCCC). Global atmospheric concentrations of ca ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... Acknowledge that it is NOT just about the science. “Acknowledge that science is only an input to policy making: Science, by its very nature, can illuminate areas in which public policy ought to be made but, at least in a democracy, it cannot — and should never — be able to determine public policy b ...
... Acknowledge that it is NOT just about the science. “Acknowledge that science is only an input to policy making: Science, by its very nature, can illuminate areas in which public policy ought to be made but, at least in a democracy, it cannot — and should never — be able to determine public policy b ...
Science Stories - ComunicaRSE | ComunicaRSE
... Combining COIN’s climate change communication expertise with a series of 16 interviews with leading figures from the UK media and civil society – experts on translating the science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their audiences – this report asks what the IPCC process wou ...
... Combining COIN’s climate change communication expertise with a series of 16 interviews with leading figures from the UK media and civil society – experts on translating the science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their audiences – this report asks what the IPCC process wou ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... assessment shows that changes in weather patterns, including higher than normal temperatures and significant reduction in precipitation can easily lead to drought conditions. These when coupled with an expected increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as storms and hur ...
... assessment shows that changes in weather patterns, including higher than normal temperatures and significant reduction in precipitation can easily lead to drought conditions. These when coupled with an expected increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as storms and hur ...
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... from the Institute for Business and Economic Research at the University of California at Berkeley and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ...
... from the Institute for Business and Economic Research at the University of California at Berkeley and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ...
full text - MODUL University Vienna
... When talking about direct impacts of climate change on tourism, one of the most essential motivators for travelling is meant: the climate. Climate is one of the major attractors for tourists to travel to a specific destination. Realizing this fact, one can grasp the enormous sensitivity of the touri ...
... When talking about direct impacts of climate change on tourism, one of the most essential motivators for travelling is meant: the climate. Climate is one of the major attractors for tourists to travel to a specific destination. Realizing this fact, one can grasp the enormous sensitivity of the touri ...
the scientific article as a Word document here
... between and within nations, regions, sectors? Are adaptations consistent with the risks posed by climate change? We have snapshots on these questions. IPCC AR4 provides selected examples of adaptation in practice, a format employed by national level climate change assessments (Karl et al., 2009, Lem ...
... between and within nations, regions, sectors? Are adaptations consistent with the risks posed by climate change? We have snapshots on these questions. IPCC AR4 provides selected examples of adaptation in practice, a format employed by national level climate change assessments (Karl et al., 2009, Lem ...
The Mediterranean: vulnerability to coastal implications of` climate
... salinity intrusion. Global climate change will exacerbate all these ongoing problems and its potential implications are causing much concern around the world's coasts. 4,5 The Mediterranean is a good example of a coastal region where human stresses are already significant and continue to grow. 6 Inc ...
... salinity intrusion. Global climate change will exacerbate all these ongoing problems and its potential implications are causing much concern around the world's coasts. 4,5 The Mediterranean is a good example of a coastal region where human stresses are already significant and continue to grow. 6 Inc ...
Effects of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Insect
... value of 2100 ppm (Sundquist 1993). This high concentration assumes the burning of all the estimated reserves of carbon fossil fuel (Tans & Bakwin 1995). In any case, most published studies indicate that CO2 levels will at least double in the next few decades and that anthropogenic CO2 represents a ...
... value of 2100 ppm (Sundquist 1993). This high concentration assumes the burning of all the estimated reserves of carbon fossil fuel (Tans & Bakwin 1995). In any case, most published studies indicate that CO2 levels will at least double in the next few decades and that anthropogenic CO2 represents a ...
climate change and insurance law
... Sector, The Geneva Papers, 2008, pp. 71-90 ; W. R. STAHEL, Global Climate Change in the Wider Context of Sustainability, The Geneva Papers, 2008, pp. 507-529 ; W. R. STAHEL, In Favour of a Proactive Insurance Approach to Climate Change, The Geneva Papers, 2009, pp. 319-322 ; E. MILLS, A Global Revie ...
... Sector, The Geneva Papers, 2008, pp. 71-90 ; W. R. STAHEL, Global Climate Change in the Wider Context of Sustainability, The Geneva Papers, 2008, pp. 507-529 ; W. R. STAHEL, In Favour of a Proactive Insurance Approach to Climate Change, The Geneva Papers, 2009, pp. 319-322 ; E. MILLS, A Global Revie ...
Intraspecific consistency and geographic variability in temporal
... (MEDs), which represent the 2 most commonly adopted measures of timing of migration or arrival dates in studies of birds (Lehikoinen et al. 2004, Sparks et al. 2005). FADs represent the day of the year of the first observation of a given species at a given site or region, while MEDs represent the me ...
... (MEDs), which represent the 2 most commonly adopted measures of timing of migration or arrival dates in studies of birds (Lehikoinen et al. 2004, Sparks et al. 2005). FADs represent the day of the year of the first observation of a given species at a given site or region, while MEDs represent the me ...
3. the climate change policy framework
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Boreal Forest in Finland and Sweden
... risk for snow induced forest damages are likely to diminish. Simultaneously, the lengthening of the growing season will increase the growing stock of the boreal forests as well as contribute to the increase of deciduous trees. One of the direct impacts of climate change is to the phenology of the bo ...
... risk for snow induced forest damages are likely to diminish. Simultaneously, the lengthening of the growing season will increase the growing stock of the boreal forests as well as contribute to the increase of deciduous trees. One of the direct impacts of climate change is to the phenology of the bo ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""