Global warming and thermohaline circulation stability
... et al . 2001; Vellinga & Wood 2002). In the study of Vellinga & Wood (2002) this was achieved in the HadCM3 climate model (Gordon et al . 2000) by an instantaneous freshening of a large region of the North Atlantic, reducing the mean density of the water column and inhibiting convective deep-water f ...
... et al . 2001; Vellinga & Wood 2002). In the study of Vellinga & Wood (2002) this was achieved in the HadCM3 climate model (Gordon et al . 2000) by an instantaneous freshening of a large region of the North Atlantic, reducing the mean density of the water column and inhibiting convective deep-water f ...
impact of warmer climate on lake Geneva water
... lake to expected changes in weather conditions needs to be analysed in the long term, especially when deep mixing does not cool deeper layers at regular time intervals. Indeed, the heat transported downward and stored over several years is a determinant for bottom temperatures (Coats et al. 2006). F ...
... lake to expected changes in weather conditions needs to be analysed in the long term, especially when deep mixing does not cool deeper layers at regular time intervals. Indeed, the heat transported downward and stored over several years is a determinant for bottom temperatures (Coats et al. 2006). F ...
Impacts of Chinese reactive nitrogen on climate change
... metric, which should take both RF intensities and lifetimes into account and make different ...
... metric, which should take both RF intensities and lifetimes into account and make different ...
analysis of land skin temperature using avhrr observations
... globe, because it is a function of soil and vegetation conditions. In general, emissivity is approximately 0.95–0.97 for vegetated areas and 0.8–0.95 for most of the bare soil areas. In addition, evident seasonality is observed at emissivity fields (JL03). Utilizing MODIS-based emissivity in the LST ...
... globe, because it is a function of soil and vegetation conditions. In general, emissivity is approximately 0.95–0.97 for vegetated areas and 0.8–0.95 for most of the bare soil areas. In addition, evident seasonality is observed at emissivity fields (JL03). Utilizing MODIS-based emissivity in the LST ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... needed to minimize risk and maintain the community’s high quality of life. While the threat of negative impacts due to climate change is very real, it is important to remember that adaptation is not only about avoiding catastrophe. Like any other decision making process adaptation is simply about pl ...
... needed to minimize risk and maintain the community’s high quality of life. While the threat of negative impacts due to climate change is very real, it is important to remember that adaptation is not only about avoiding catastrophe. Like any other decision making process adaptation is simply about pl ...
Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas
... Little is known in detail about the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems to climate change. Intuitively it seems plausible that these regions, where small changes in temperature can turn ice and snow to water, and where extreme slopes lead to rapid changes in climatic zones over small distances, wil ...
... Little is known in detail about the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems to climate change. Intuitively it seems plausible that these regions, where small changes in temperature can turn ice and snow to water, and where extreme slopes lead to rapid changes in climatic zones over small distances, wil ...
Is climate change causing increased rockfall frequency in
... Between 1901 and 2010, a total of 252 rockfalls (according to the definition outlined above) were registered and documented in all of Austria, leaving out the federal states of Burgenland and Vienna which have no share of the Alps. This equates to 3.2 events per 1000 km2 or 0.029 events per 1000 km2 ...
... Between 1901 and 2010, a total of 252 rockfalls (according to the definition outlined above) were registered and documented in all of Austria, leaving out the federal states of Burgenland and Vienna which have no share of the Alps. This equates to 3.2 events per 1000 km2 or 0.029 events per 1000 km2 ...
Arviat Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan
... meetings and interviews were held with key stakeholders to identify and discuss in detail how climate change is affecting both themselves and their area of expertise. Community meetings were held in order to raise further awareness about the project and climate change in general. In July 2009, scien ...
... meetings and interviews were held with key stakeholders to identify and discuss in detail how climate change is affecting both themselves and their area of expertise. Community meetings were held in order to raise further awareness about the project and climate change in general. In July 2009, scien ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attributed to three sources of uncertainty: the range of future emissions, the climate response of the models, and natural variability. Climate projections do not make a forecast of the exact sequence of natural variability, so they are ...
... ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attributed to three sources of uncertainty: the range of future emissions, the climate response of the models, and natural variability. Climate projections do not make a forecast of the exact sequence of natural variability, so they are ...
Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for
... impacts of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems have become more evident. Preparing for and addressing these changes are now prominent themes in conservation and natural resource policy and practice. Adaptation increasingly is viewed as a way of managing change, rather than just maintaining ...
... impacts of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems have become more evident. Preparing for and addressing these changes are now prominent themes in conservation and natural resource policy and practice. Adaptation increasingly is viewed as a way of managing change, rather than just maintaining ...
Public health and climate change in the Republic of Kiribati
... effects that can cause irreparable damage if no corrective action is taken immediately. Coming from a small island state like Kiribati, which is made up of narrow strips of coral atolls rising no more than 2 meters above sea level. Global warming, climate change and rising sea levels seriously threa ...
... effects that can cause irreparable damage if no corrective action is taken immediately. Coming from a small island state like Kiribati, which is made up of narrow strips of coral atolls rising no more than 2 meters above sea level. Global warming, climate change and rising sea levels seriously threa ...
Report on the Activities of the Working Group on Climate Change
... global warming. It’s also hard to pick up a professional climate journal without realizing that some of the best scientific minds in the world are working on climate change detection and its attribution. So what can a small Working Group on Climate Change Detection contribute to this major endeavor? ...
... global warming. It’s also hard to pick up a professional climate journal without realizing that some of the best scientific minds in the world are working on climate change detection and its attribution. So what can a small Working Group on Climate Change Detection contribute to this major endeavor? ...
Threats, Monitoring, and Policy to Present and Future Climate Change... Algonquin Park (Ontario, Canada) to the Adirondack Park (New York,
... climate have made it a challenge for parks and protected areas to respond to the potential negative impacts to ecological integrity. The predicted rate of climate change is forecasted to be faster than the rate of deglacial warming and a fragmented landscape between large protected areas further con ...
... climate have made it a challenge for parks and protected areas to respond to the potential negative impacts to ecological integrity. The predicted rate of climate change is forecasted to be faster than the rate of deglacial warming and a fragmented landscape between large protected areas further con ...
Urban Planning for Climate Change – Position Paper of FIG Working
... the described strategies and measures on to various occupational groups. The following sections describe a wide range of urban climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. These are not alternative strategies, but complementary ones that need to be pursued together: 1. mitigation – to reduce ...
... the described strategies and measures on to various occupational groups. The following sections describe a wide range of urban climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. These are not alternative strategies, but complementary ones that need to be pursued together: 1. mitigation – to reduce ...
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
... infrastructure, settlements and facilities that support the livelihood of island communities”. Finally, let consider that: ”Tourism is the major contributor to GDP and employment in many small islands. Sea-level rise and increased sea water temperature will cause accelerated beach erosion, degradati ...
... infrastructure, settlements and facilities that support the livelihood of island communities”. Finally, let consider that: ”Tourism is the major contributor to GDP and employment in many small islands. Sea-level rise and increased sea water temperature will cause accelerated beach erosion, degradati ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON COFFEE PRODUCTION
... changes to crop yields and production systems. The present study focuses on the effects of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanzania. Specifically, this study aimed at determining how climate variability affects co ...
... changes to crop yields and production systems. The present study focuses on the effects of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanzania. Specifically, this study aimed at determining how climate variability affects co ...
Visualizing Future Climate in Latin America
... 1997). Strong and Causey (2007) have argued that integration of remote and in situ sensors is essential to coral reef observations. Very few in situ sensing stations are providing near real-time data, and their number and the coverage of critical reef areas need to be increased. Coral bleaching has ...
... 1997). Strong and Causey (2007) have argued that integration of remote and in situ sensors is essential to coral reef observations. Very few in situ sensing stations are providing near real-time data, and their number and the coverage of critical reef areas need to be increased. Coral bleaching has ...
Andean montane forests and climate change
... Under such warm conditions the change in the elevation of cloudbase may have been greater than the upslope expansion of the montane forest, creating a narrower total elevational range supporting montane forest. Contrastingly, during the glacial periods, montane forest species invaded downslope in re ...
... Under such warm conditions the change in the elevation of cloudbase may have been greater than the upslope expansion of the montane forest, creating a narrower total elevational range supporting montane forest. Contrastingly, during the glacial periods, montane forest species invaded downslope in re ...
ALBEDO ENHANCEMENT BY STRATOSPHERIC SULFUR
... The albedo modification scheme presented here has been discussed before, however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles ...
... The albedo modification scheme presented here has been discussed before, however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles ...
Climate Change Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask
... Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing businesses, economies and societies around the world today, in terms of both likelihood and severity of potential impact. The physical effects of climate change are clearly evident, and these have implications for a business’s strategy, competitivene ...
... Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing businesses, economies and societies around the world today, in terms of both likelihood and severity of potential impact. The physical effects of climate change are clearly evident, and these have implications for a business’s strategy, competitivene ...
Impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested
... The thickness of the snow cover is in general smaller in forests than in the open countryside. This should in principal mean that the soil frost penetrates deeper in forests than on fields. However, the local spatial variation of soil conditions seems to be so large that this effect cannot be seen i ...
... The thickness of the snow cover is in general smaller in forests than in the open countryside. This should in principal mean that the soil frost penetrates deeper in forests than on fields. However, the local spatial variation of soil conditions seems to be so large that this effect cannot be seen i ...
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... The climate is changing in many ways, and there is a growing body of literature documenting these changes. Recent observations reported in the National Climate Assessment Public Review Version (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) show that the Northeast of the U.S. is warming and that heavy downpours are increasing ...
... The climate is changing in many ways, and there is a growing body of literature documenting these changes. Recent observations reported in the National Climate Assessment Public Review Version (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) show that the Northeast of the U.S. is warming and that heavy downpours are increasing ...
Building up for Paris - Green European Foundation
... its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which do not allow adequate adaptation. The stakes are very high for the Con ...
... its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which do not allow adequate adaptation. The stakes are very high for the Con ...
Report on the Activities of the Working Group on Climate
... global warming. It’s also hard to pick up a professional climate journal without realizing that some of the best scientific minds in the world are working on climate change detection and its attribution. So what can a small Working Group on Climate Change Detection contribute to this major endeavor? ...
... global warming. It’s also hard to pick up a professional climate journal without realizing that some of the best scientific minds in the world are working on climate change detection and its attribution. So what can a small Working Group on Climate Change Detection contribute to this major endeavor? ...
Climatic Research Unit documents
Climatic Research Unit documents including thousands of e-mails and other computer files were stolen from a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in a hacking incident in November 2009. The documents were redistributed first through the blogosphere of global warming skeptics, and allegations were made that they indicated misconduct by leading climate scientists. A series of investigations rejected these allegations, while concluding that CRU scientists should have been more open with distributing data and methods on request. Precisely six committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged by the end of the investigations.The incident occurred shortly before the opening December 2009 Copenhagen global climate summit. It has prompted general discussion about increasing the openness of scientific data (though the majority of climate data have always been freely available). Scientists, scientific organisations, and government officials have stated that the incident does not affect the overall scientific case for climate change. Andrew Revkin reported in the New York Times that ""The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument.""