ATS 2003
... time series of sea level pressure (SLP) fields. We use a temporal resolution of 6 hours for the SLP fields. For each time step the procedure searches for pressure minima extending 720km in radius. The low pressure center is tracked through time by assuming that the closest neighbor in the next time ...
... time series of sea level pressure (SLP) fields. We use a temporal resolution of 6 hours for the SLP fields. For each time step the procedure searches for pressure minima extending 720km in radius. The low pressure center is tracked through time by assuming that the closest neighbor in the next time ...
Australia`s Energy Sector – Drivers for Change
... summarises some of the most important recent developments that will affect the likely scale and rate of sea-level rises, so as to help better inform planning decision making processes. Practitioners in the field should continue to stay up-to-date with the climate science which relates to sea-level r ...
... summarises some of the most important recent developments that will affect the likely scale and rate of sea-level rises, so as to help better inform planning decision making processes. Practitioners in the field should continue to stay up-to-date with the climate science which relates to sea-level r ...
federal actions for a clean growth economy
... before. We see droughts in the Prairies and floods in the Atlantic provinces. Along Prince Edward Island, we see coastal erosion that is quite literally shrinking the province. And, in the Arctic—where average temperature has increased at a rate of nearly three times the global average—ice cover is ...
... before. We see droughts in the Prairies and floods in the Atlantic provinces. Along Prince Edward Island, we see coastal erosion that is quite literally shrinking the province. And, in the Arctic—where average temperature has increased at a rate of nearly three times the global average—ice cover is ...
On the feedback of stratospheric clouds on polar climate
... some locations near the poles. They suggested that these thick PSCs might result from an increase in stratospheric water vapor due to higher fluxes of methane into the stratosphere, perhaps due to increased swamp and wetland area in a warmer world. However, while Eocene polar warmth appears to have ...
... some locations near the poles. They suggested that these thick PSCs might result from an increase in stratospheric water vapor due to higher fluxes of methane into the stratosphere, perhaps due to increased swamp and wetland area in a warmer world. However, while Eocene polar warmth appears to have ...
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
... able to persist in the stratosphere for many decades and upon breakdown release chlorine atoms (Molina and Rowland, 1974). Separate research had already determined that a single atom of chlorine released into the atmosphere is able to destroy tens of thousands of unstable ozone molecules (O3) (Stola ...
... able to persist in the stratosphere for many decades and upon breakdown release chlorine atoms (Molina and Rowland, 1974). Separate research had already determined that a single atom of chlorine released into the atmosphere is able to destroy tens of thousands of unstable ozone molecules (O3) (Stola ...
The IPCC`s Contradictory Global Temperature Data
... Little Ice Age to remove the contrary evidence which refuted the climate models. § This new temperature proxy commonly known as the Hockey Stick Graph attributed all of the observed warming to the post industrial age in support of the climate model premise of fossil fuel emissions causing this obser ...
... Little Ice Age to remove the contrary evidence which refuted the climate models. § This new temperature proxy commonly known as the Hockey Stick Graph attributed all of the observed warming to the post industrial age in support of the climate model premise of fossil fuel emissions causing this obser ...
2009-PIK-Additional Study-WP1
... on impacts and adaptation, 2 out of 8 missions under climate change address impacts and adaptation whereas 5 are looking at mitigation issues. On the national policy level, climate change was assigned to the Ministry of Environment and Forests formerly and has been moved to the Prime Ministers (PM) ...
... on impacts and adaptation, 2 out of 8 missions under climate change address impacts and adaptation whereas 5 are looking at mitigation issues. On the national policy level, climate change was assigned to the Ministry of Environment and Forests formerly and has been moved to the Prime Ministers (PM) ...
Dougal Burnett
... bottom-up approach, it will capture the potential for changes in future energy supply and demand and the consequent impact on electricity and gas system resilience. It will identify climate risks for individual supply and demand factors and, through integrated modelling, allow examination of system- ...
... bottom-up approach, it will capture the potential for changes in future energy supply and demand and the consequent impact on electricity and gas system resilience. It will identify climate risks for individual supply and demand factors and, through integrated modelling, allow examination of system- ...
Alcohol and greenhouse gas emissions: exploring the
... 100 years • 11 of last 12 years have been the warmest on record • Warming of oceans • Faster than average warming in Arctic ...
... 100 years • 11 of last 12 years have been the warmest on record • Warming of oceans • Faster than average warming in Arctic ...
Gippsland Coastal Board v South Gippsland Shire Council
... weight of planning policy discourages residential development in this area. The dwellings are not reasonably required for the operation of agricultural activities conducted on the subject land and consequently are contrary to the purpose of the Farming Zone. The cumulative impact of the development ...
... weight of planning policy discourages residential development in this area. The dwellings are not reasonably required for the operation of agricultural activities conducted on the subject land and consequently are contrary to the purpose of the Farming Zone. The cumulative impact of the development ...
benefit sharing redd+ indonesia - The Forest Carbon Partnership
... • Cancun Agreement : compensation from developed countries to developing countries should be longterm financing In conserving forest resources • Benefit sharing mechanisms is needed as a strategic infrastructure for the success of REDD+ implementation additionality and performance based • Incentive ...
... • Cancun Agreement : compensation from developed countries to developing countries should be longterm financing In conserving forest resources • Benefit sharing mechanisms is needed as a strategic infrastructure for the success of REDD+ implementation additionality and performance based • Incentive ...
TK Biocultural systems and CC Final
... years, which shows the positive influence of environmental factors and farmers (Sihuang Zhang and Yiching Song, forthcoming). In coastal Kenya, Mijikenda sacred forests (or ‘kaya’) conserve plant and animal biodiversity which will provide a valuable source of germplasm for species that can tolerate ...
... years, which shows the positive influence of environmental factors and farmers (Sihuang Zhang and Yiching Song, forthcoming). In coastal Kenya, Mijikenda sacred forests (or ‘kaya’) conserve plant and animal biodiversity which will provide a valuable source of germplasm for species that can tolerate ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... regional climate system and exploration of the range of plausible future climate scenarios. Adaptive primary sector management also needs estimates of impacts guided by the scenarios across primary production planning timeframes, localities and production systems. This knowledge will support a bette ...
... regional climate system and exploration of the range of plausible future climate scenarios. Adaptive primary sector management also needs estimates of impacts guided by the scenarios across primary production planning timeframes, localities and production systems. This knowledge will support a bette ...
hhidalgo_4th_symp
... process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: a) consistent with the type of chan ...
... process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: a) consistent with the type of chan ...
Business Plan Concept Note Algae Biofuel Feedstock Project Robert Tulip, August 2009
... expense of using current technology to scale up to large commercial production levels, and has not yet commercialised its natural advantage on a large scale. 2.3. In this venture, new intellectual property is combined in a proprietary system that will be commercially competitive against all other fu ...
... expense of using current technology to scale up to large commercial production levels, and has not yet commercialised its natural advantage on a large scale. 2.3. In this venture, new intellectual property is combined in a proprietary system that will be commercially competitive against all other fu ...
Building Social Resilience: Protecting and Empowering Those Most
... Poor and marginalized people are more severely affected by natural hazards and climate extremes for several reasons. First, they often face greater exposure to hazards by living in marginal or unsafe areas (for example, on flood plains, riverbanks, or steep slopes). Their vulnerability is greater as ...
... Poor and marginalized people are more severely affected by natural hazards and climate extremes for several reasons. First, they often face greater exposure to hazards by living in marginal or unsafe areas (for example, on flood plains, riverbanks, or steep slopes). Their vulnerability is greater as ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... and beneath the lower bound of the then-projected warming interval (Fig. 1). Global temperature would have to rise over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of th ...
... and beneath the lower bound of the then-projected warming interval (Fig. 1). Global temperature would have to rise over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of th ...
sdc gender equality network newsletter
... national statistics . Livelihoods are based on agriculture, both livestock rearing and farming, and are dependent on natural resources. Weather conditions are harsh, the ecosystem is fragile; all of which combine to make communities and their livelihoods highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate c ...
... national statistics . Livelihoods are based on agriculture, both livestock rearing and farming, and are dependent on natural resources. Weather conditions are harsh, the ecosystem is fragile; all of which combine to make communities and their livelihoods highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate c ...
Chapter 8 Meteorological Environment and Climate
... that seismic events with acceleration coefficients of 0.09 could occur for the Olympic Dam and Darwin areas, and seismic events with accelerations coefficients of 0.11 could occur in the Point Lowly area (McCue et al. 1993). The probability of exceeding these figures is low, at 10% in 50 years. Give ...
... that seismic events with acceleration coefficients of 0.09 could occur for the Olympic Dam and Darwin areas, and seismic events with accelerations coefficients of 0.11 could occur in the Point Lowly area (McCue et al. 1993). The probability of exceeding these figures is low, at 10% in 50 years. Give ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... and beneath the lower bound of the then-projected warming interval (Fig. 1). Global temperature would have to rise over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of th ...
... and beneath the lower bound of the then-projected warming interval (Fig. 1). Global temperature would have to rise over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of th ...
Climate Change Threatens the Survival of Coral Reefs
... Coral reefs are structures created by coral animals and are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. They provide goods and services worth at least US$30 billion per year (and possibly much more) and support (through such activities as fisheries and tourism) at least 500 million ...
... Coral reefs are structures created by coral animals and are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. They provide goods and services worth at least US$30 billion per year (and possibly much more) and support (through such activities as fisheries and tourism) at least 500 million ...
Temperature sensitivity of drought-induced tree mortality portends
... as bark beetles, which are often the proximal cause of mortality in this species and others, are also expected to increase with future warming (7, 9, 38). Our results demonstrate that future warming will exacerbate regional die-off (3, 35) and elevate background mortality rates (13, 16) independentl ...
... as bark beetles, which are often the proximal cause of mortality in this species and others, are also expected to increase with future warming (7, 9, 38). Our results demonstrate that future warming will exacerbate regional die-off (3, 35) and elevate background mortality rates (13, 16) independentl ...
Weather, Climate, and Worldviews: The Sources
... to distrust experts representing those in positions of authority. The potentially hazardous byproducts of industrial technologies (such as greenhouse gas emissions) generated by profit-seeking private businesses are seen to pose particularly high risks. Fatalists are the least ‘‘active’’ cultural ty ...
... to distrust experts representing those in positions of authority. The potentially hazardous byproducts of industrial technologies (such as greenhouse gas emissions) generated by profit-seeking private businesses are seen to pose particularly high risks. Fatalists are the least ‘‘active’’ cultural ty ...
