River Floods - ClimateCost
... a region such as Europe, with the use of coupled regional climate models (RCMs). The ClimateCost study followed this approach using the results of the ENSEMBLES project. However, different models may lead to very different results. Thus, the choice of GCM and coupled GCM-RCM makes a large difference ...
... a region such as Europe, with the use of coupled regional climate models (RCMs). The ClimateCost study followed this approach using the results of the ENSEMBLES project. However, different models may lead to very different results. Thus, the choice of GCM and coupled GCM-RCM makes a large difference ...
6. Climate change in the Arctic: A discussion of the impact on
... to climate change, through its influence on the carbon cycle. Figure 6.4 illustrates changes in the Arctic carbon cycle as the climate warms. Beginning at the left of the figure, the boreal forest absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere via photosynthesis and vegetation growth. This absorption is expected t ...
... to climate change, through its influence on the carbon cycle. Figure 6.4 illustrates changes in the Arctic carbon cycle as the climate warms. Beginning at the left of the figure, the boreal forest absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere via photosynthesis and vegetation growth. This absorption is expected t ...
Modeling climate change impacts on phenology and population
... philopatry and phenology of a species and then build on concepts unique to each field. A central concept is the bioclimate envelope, which correlates climate variables with observed species distributions to indirectly describe environmental preferences or limits, and how that might affect any match-m ...
... philopatry and phenology of a species and then build on concepts unique to each field. A central concept is the bioclimate envelope, which correlates climate variables with observed species distributions to indirectly describe environmental preferences or limits, and how that might affect any match-m ...
An efficient regional energy-moisture balance
... of both temperature and insolation. It has recently been employed by van den Berg et al. (2008) to simulate ice sheet changes through glacial cycles. Such a parameterization, introduced early on by Pollard (1980), found its application to the simulation of the evolution of ice sheets during the ice ...
... of both temperature and insolation. It has recently been employed by van den Berg et al. (2008) to simulate ice sheet changes through glacial cycles. Such a parameterization, introduced early on by Pollard (1980), found its application to the simulation of the evolution of ice sheets during the ice ...
The evolution of, and revolution in, land surface schemes designed
... Copyright 2003 Royal Meteorological Society. KEY WORDS: ...
... Copyright 2003 Royal Meteorological Society. KEY WORDS: ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... It has become standard to say that with respect to risks, Europe and the United States can be distinguished along a single axis: Europe accepts the Precautionary Principle, and the United States does not. On this view, Europeans attempt to build a “margin of safety” into public decisions, taking car ...
... It has become standard to say that with respect to risks, Europe and the United States can be distinguished along a single axis: Europe accepts the Precautionary Principle, and the United States does not. On this view, Europeans attempt to build a “margin of safety” into public decisions, taking car ...
Yes Impact – Water Wars
... estimates of local surface temperature throughout history, and carbon-14 dating indicates when those temperatures occurred. For example, water molecules harboring the oxygen-18 isotope rain out faster than those containing oxygen-16 as an air mass cools, so the ratio of these isotopes in glacial ice ...
... estimates of local surface temperature throughout history, and carbon-14 dating indicates when those temperatures occurred. For example, water molecules harboring the oxygen-18 isotope rain out faster than those containing oxygen-16 as an air mass cools, so the ratio of these isotopes in glacial ice ...
Attributing mortality from extreme temperatures to climate change in
... climate change not considering adaptation may not significantly overestimate mortality impacts. There was a declining trend in the RR of mortality due to both cold and hot extremes on a decadal basis from 1901 until 2009, with a levelling off during the past three decades. This decline was probably ...
... climate change not considering adaptation may not significantly overestimate mortality impacts. There was a declining trend in the RR of mortality due to both cold and hot extremes on a decadal basis from 1901 until 2009, with a levelling off during the past three decades. This decline was probably ...
Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project
... large flood events. On the other hand, the study found that navigation clearance should not be significantly affected. While potential risks were clearly identified, the consensus on the magnitude and scope of adaptation was only reached through continued dialogue and weighing response options and c ...
... large flood events. On the other hand, the study found that navigation clearance should not be significantly affected. While potential risks were clearly identified, the consensus on the magnitude and scope of adaptation was only reached through continued dialogue and weighing response options and c ...
Effect of climate change and variability on extreme rainfall intensity
... possible violation of stationarity in climate increases concerns amongst hydrologists and water resources engineers about the accuracy of design rainfalls, which are derived from frequency analysis of extreme rainfall events under the stationary climate assumption. Erroneous selection of design rain ...
... possible violation of stationarity in climate increases concerns amongst hydrologists and water resources engineers about the accuracy of design rainfalls, which are derived from frequency analysis of extreme rainfall events under the stationary climate assumption. Erroneous selection of design rain ...
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the
... be underpinned by a range of different social forces and physical phenomena. With over two decades of research on public perceptions of climate change, we are now in a position to take stock of the key trends over this time period. There has, to date, been no attempt to review the full range of lite ...
... be underpinned by a range of different social forces and physical phenomena. With over two decades of research on public perceptions of climate change, we are now in a position to take stock of the key trends over this time period. There has, to date, been no attempt to review the full range of lite ...
What Antarctic Science is Funded by National Antarctic Programs?
... living, and benefiting the daily lives of people (especially those far from Antarctica) are often unor under-stated. There are a few notable exceptions in the case of national Antarctic programs ...
... living, and benefiting the daily lives of people (especially those far from Antarctica) are often unor under-stated. There are a few notable exceptions in the case of national Antarctic programs ...
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... human-induced variability. However, be it due to natural causes or human activity, a pronounced change in the country’s climate is observed as evidenced by a number of recent studies (e.g., Chandrapala 1996b; Fernando and Chandrapala 1992; Basnayake et al. 2002; Zubair et al. 2005, Ratnayake and Her ...
... human-induced variability. However, be it due to natural causes or human activity, a pronounced change in the country’s climate is observed as evidenced by a number of recent studies (e.g., Chandrapala 1996b; Fernando and Chandrapala 1992; Basnayake et al. 2002; Zubair et al. 2005, Ratnayake and Her ...
CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING REPORT 2013
... and the highest temperature ever recorded in Japan, 41.0˚C, was reported at Ekawasaki Station in Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) published in September 2013 pointed out that warming of the climate system is unequivocal, a ...
... and the highest temperature ever recorded in Japan, 41.0˚C, was reported at Ekawasaki Station in Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) published in September 2013 pointed out that warming of the climate system is unequivocal, a ...
Framework for City Climate Risk Assessment
... regarding urban climate change with a focus on economic and social sectors in Chapter 7 on Industry, Settlements, and Society. The review identifies four key findings with very high or high confidence. First, climate‐change effects can amplify the risks that cities fa ...
... regarding urban climate change with a focus on economic and social sectors in Chapter 7 on Industry, Settlements, and Society. The review identifies four key findings with very high or high confidence. First, climate‐change effects can amplify the risks that cities fa ...
- Friends of the Earth International
... climate impacts of the adb’s business: how the asian development bank finances climate change ...
... climate impacts of the adb’s business: how the asian development bank finances climate change ...
A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic
... studies are available in their entirety on our website. This overview paper supplements these three field-based research reports by weaving in other case studies and providing a broad contextual analysis of the relationship between climate change and mobility. ...
... studies are available in their entirety on our website. This overview paper supplements these three field-based research reports by weaving in other case studies and providing a broad contextual analysis of the relationship between climate change and mobility. ...
Emulating coupled atmosphere-ocean and carbon cycle models
... Metropolitan University (MMU), Manchester, UK 3 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA 2 Manchester ...
... Metropolitan University (MMU), Manchester, UK 3 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA 2 Manchester ...
Assessment of impacts of agricultural and climate change scenarios
... SWAT2012/Release 622 was the version of the model used for this study. SWAT is dynamic model that is typically executed on a daily time step, although sub-daily options are also provided. The model is comprised of climate, soil, hydrology, management, nutrient cycling and transport, pesticide fate a ...
... SWAT2012/Release 622 was the version of the model used for this study. SWAT is dynamic model that is typically executed on a daily time step, although sub-daily options are also provided. The model is comprised of climate, soil, hydrology, management, nutrient cycling and transport, pesticide fate a ...
Climate Change and Migration - The German Marshall Fund of the
... fisheries, arising in largely rural, marginal economies that have had histories of migration. In Senegal, for example, the fact that such a large proportion of people are directly involved in agriculture and fishing makes them sensitive to environmental changes. Philip Martin (2010) argues that even ...
... fisheries, arising in largely rural, marginal economies that have had histories of migration. In Senegal, for example, the fact that such a large proportion of people are directly involved in agriculture and fishing makes them sensitive to environmental changes. Philip Martin (2010) argues that even ...
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.""