Thresholds and Closing Windows
... will not be reached for about two hundred years. Most scientists also agree that the West Antarctic ice sheet has been so destabilized by warming to-date that it likely cannot be halted without a very rapid stabilization of temperatures, and perhaps not even then. At best, we might only delay the re ...
... will not be reached for about two hundred years. Most scientists also agree that the West Antarctic ice sheet has been so destabilized by warming to-date that it likely cannot be halted without a very rapid stabilization of temperatures, and perhaps not even then. At best, we might only delay the re ...
Climate change: hydrological impact studies
... balance model concept used in RHINEFLOW (Kwadijk, 1993) and variants of this model, the HBV model (Bergström, 1995) and the TOPMODEL (Beven et al., 1995). Water balance models Kwadijk (1993) and Van Deursen & Kwadijk (1993) developed a raster-based water balance model concept for hydrological modeli ...
... balance model concept used in RHINEFLOW (Kwadijk, 1993) and variants of this model, the HBV model (Bergström, 1995) and the TOPMODEL (Beven et al., 1995). Water balance models Kwadijk (1993) and Van Deursen & Kwadijk (1993) developed a raster-based water balance model concept for hydrological modeli ...
Lagged effects of ocean climate change on fulmar population
... colonies22,23. These ®ndings suggest that any effects of climate change on these indices of population size will be dif®cult to detect without a detailed understanding of the underlying demographic processes. Given the observed effects of the winter NAO on attendance at the colony (Fig. 1) and breed ...
... colonies22,23. These ®ndings suggest that any effects of climate change on these indices of population size will be dif®cult to detect without a detailed understanding of the underlying demographic processes. Given the observed effects of the winter NAO on attendance at the colony (Fig. 1) and breed ...
Using expert knowledge to assess uncertainties in future polar bear
... There is a general tendency towards overconfidence when providing estimates for probability distributions (Morgan et al. 2001). The distributions given tend to be too narrow, and do not encompass the true range of uncertainty that may exist. Even if calibration questions are used in a survey to demo ...
... There is a general tendency towards overconfidence when providing estimates for probability distributions (Morgan et al. 2001). The distributions given tend to be too narrow, and do not encompass the true range of uncertainty that may exist. Even if calibration questions are used in a survey to demo ...
Climate Change and International Protocols
... them freely with one another. • For example, if Japan can reduce its GHG emissions by 100 tons at a lower cost than Germany can achieve the same reduction, the two countries can agree on the sale of the permits for this amount from Japan to Germany. Germany gets the credit for the emissions reductio ...
... them freely with one another. • For example, if Japan can reduce its GHG emissions by 100 tons at a lower cost than Germany can achieve the same reduction, the two countries can agree on the sale of the permits for this amount from Japan to Germany. Germany gets the credit for the emissions reductio ...
Climate change and coastal ecosystem in India: Issues in perspectives
... change on fish distribution. However, it is challenging to derive the relationship between climatic factors and fish production. One of the major problems in assessing the impact is the complexity of segregating the climate-induced changes in fish population from other human– induced changes such as ...
... change on fish distribution. However, it is challenging to derive the relationship between climatic factors and fish production. One of the major problems in assessing the impact is the complexity of segregating the climate-induced changes in fish population from other human– induced changes such as ...
Stakeholder mapping report - final version
... Where appropriate, this stakeholder map splits stakeholders into organisations and working groups. Organisations are included where all or part of their operations are targeted at issues related to climate change adaptation. Working groups are identified in order to highlight particular units, often ...
... Where appropriate, this stakeholder map splits stakeholders into organisations and working groups. Organisations are included where all or part of their operations are targeted at issues related to climate change adaptation. Working groups are identified in order to highlight particular units, often ...
Boreal Forest and Climate Change
... If global mean temperature in the 21st century increases by 2.8 C, most of the boreal o forest belt will experience 4-5 C warming, and some northern parts of Canada even more (see figure 4). For high-emission scenarios temperature increases in the boreal region are projected to be even bigger (see ta ...
... If global mean temperature in the 21st century increases by 2.8 C, most of the boreal o forest belt will experience 4-5 C warming, and some northern parts of Canada even more (see figure 4). For high-emission scenarios temperature increases in the boreal region are projected to be even bigger (see ta ...
depletion
... • bright areas represent land surface above or just beneath water line. • feature in bottom middle of image could be surface waves, rising bubbles, floating solids, solids that are suspended just below surface or perhaps something more exotic. ...
... • bright areas represent land surface above or just beneath water line. • feature in bottom middle of image could be surface waves, rising bubbles, floating solids, solids that are suspended just below surface or perhaps something more exotic. ...
Climate change and evolution: disentangling environmental and
... ated selection on breeding time or addressed the critical question as to whether the observed advancement was a product of phenotypic plasticity or microevolution. In fact, there are only two avian studies which have been able to test for genetic basis of breeding time advancements, and neither of t ...
... ated selection on breeding time or addressed the critical question as to whether the observed advancement was a product of phenotypic plasticity or microevolution. In fact, there are only two avian studies which have been able to test for genetic basis of breeding time advancements, and neither of t ...
Planning and Climate Change - Greater Manchester Minerals Plan
... CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING “Climate change represents a potentially catastrophic threat, but it is within our control to address it – and address it we must.”2 ...
... CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING “Climate change represents a potentially catastrophic threat, but it is within our control to address it – and address it we must.”2 ...
Interactive influences of climate change and agriculture on aquatic
... nificant threats to aquatic habitats in the inland Pacific Northwest over the next century. Climate change may impact running water through numerous pathways, including effects on water temperature and stream flow. In certain regions of the Pacific Northwest, agricultural activities, such as crop pr ...
... nificant threats to aquatic habitats in the inland Pacific Northwest over the next century. Climate change may impact running water through numerous pathways, including effects on water temperature and stream flow. In certain regions of the Pacific Northwest, agricultural activities, such as crop pr ...
3. The role of Sustainable Land Management in Sub
... This challenge is being magnified by global climate change in most of SSA. Many climate models predict negative impacts of climate change on agricultural production and food security in large parts of SSA. Higher temperatures throughout all of SSA will cause shorter growing periods, drying of the so ...
... This challenge is being magnified by global climate change in most of SSA. Many climate models predict negative impacts of climate change on agricultural production and food security in large parts of SSA. Higher temperatures throughout all of SSA will cause shorter growing periods, drying of the so ...
Climate Risk Management for Agriculture in Peru
... and set-back development and the fight against poverty for millions of people across the globe. For example it is estimated that over 20 million people in the Mekong Delta and 20 million in Bangladesh could be forced to move as their homes are affected by salt water incursion from rising sea levels. ...
... and set-back development and the fight against poverty for millions of people across the globe. For example it is estimated that over 20 million people in the Mekong Delta and 20 million in Bangladesh could be forced to move as their homes are affected by salt water incursion from rising sea levels. ...
Chapter 8. Stratospheric ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation and
... have not been standardised either over place or time. While there is good agreement between similarly calibrated spectroradiometers, this may not be true when comparing different types of instruments—spectroradiometers, broad-band meters, filter radiometers. There is little or no reliable evidence o ...
... have not been standardised either over place or time. While there is good agreement between similarly calibrated spectroradiometers, this may not be true when comparing different types of instruments—spectroradiometers, broad-band meters, filter radiometers. There is little or no reliable evidence o ...
Knowledge, ignorance and the popular culture: climate change
... knowledge is generally too great given its lack of immediate relevance. Unfortunately, most research on practical issues uses representative samples and does not differentiate need-toknow learning from the acquisition of general knowledge. A third motivation is what can be termed “good citizenship k ...
... knowledge is generally too great given its lack of immediate relevance. Unfortunately, most research on practical issues uses representative samples and does not differentiate need-toknow learning from the acquisition of general knowledge. A third motivation is what can be termed “good citizenship k ...
Long-term grazing exclusion did not provide adequate soil carbon
... is stored in soils as opposed to vegetation. Soils store the largest amount of terrestrial carbon as plant residues and litters. Consequently, there is increasing need to link soil carbon storage in pastoral rangelands to local livelihoods through promotion of carbon-credits. This is because carbon ...
... is stored in soils as opposed to vegetation. Soils store the largest amount of terrestrial carbon as plant residues and litters. Consequently, there is increasing need to link soil carbon storage in pastoral rangelands to local livelihoods through promotion of carbon-credits. This is because carbon ...
Robert J. Erhardt: Curriculum Vitae
... Anderson, T.M., White, S., Davis† , B., Erhardt, R., Palmer, M., Swanson, A., Kosmala, M., and Packer, C. (2016). The spatial distribution of African savannah herbivores: species associations and habitat occupancy in a landscape context. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371:1702. J ...
... Anderson, T.M., White, S., Davis† , B., Erhardt, R., Palmer, M., Swanson, A., Kosmala, M., and Packer, C. (2016). The spatial distribution of African savannah herbivores: species associations and habitat occupancy in a landscape context. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371:1702. J ...
Project Packet
... Weather is the condition of the atmosphere measured in short lengths of time (hours and days). Climate, however, is the average weather over decades and centuries in a specific location. We can look out our window and see how weather changes every day, but we need data that has been tracked over hun ...
... Weather is the condition of the atmosphere measured in short lengths of time (hours and days). Climate, however, is the average weather over decades and centuries in a specific location. We can look out our window and see how weather changes every day, but we need data that has been tracked over hun ...
Think Globally, Act Locally
... Ireland faces strong challenges over the course of the next few years relating to the sustainability of the economy, our natural environment, and the wellbeing of society. Failure to address these challenges will put at risk our ability to prosper both as a society and economy in the future. It is i ...
... Ireland faces strong challenges over the course of the next few years relating to the sustainability of the economy, our natural environment, and the wellbeing of society. Failure to address these challenges will put at risk our ability to prosper both as a society and economy in the future. It is i ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.