Influence of parallel computational uncertainty on simulations of the
... We designed the parallel computational uncertainly experiments to mimic the round-off error due to using different CPU configuration based on the state-of-art climate model of CCSM3. For the monthly time series of Global-SST and Nino-SST, the results show that the influence of the parallel computati ...
... We designed the parallel computational uncertainly experiments to mimic the round-off error due to using different CPU configuration based on the state-of-art climate model of CCSM3. For the monthly time series of Global-SST and Nino-SST, the results show that the influence of the parallel computati ...
Climate change in North Africa and the Middle East: towards
... While the demand for agricultural products increased sixfold from 1961 to 2011 in the MENA region, as a result of the population’s growth combined with a pronounced nutritional transition, the domestic supply rised only fourfold, partly due to the region’s severely limited land and water resources. ...
... While the demand for agricultural products increased sixfold from 1961 to 2011 in the MENA region, as a result of the population’s growth combined with a pronounced nutritional transition, the domestic supply rised only fourfold, partly due to the region’s severely limited land and water resources. ...
Prospering in a Changing Climate
... agenda. It will need to be incorporated into all our policy and planning processes and embedded into public and private risk management frameworks. Adaptation will play a complementary and equally important role to mitigation in our efforts to respond effectively to climate change. The majority of e ...
... agenda. It will need to be incorporated into all our policy and planning processes and embedded into public and private risk management frameworks. Adaptation will play a complementary and equally important role to mitigation in our efforts to respond effectively to climate change. The majority of e ...
Deltas - World Water Council
... lifetime of infrastructure, because the physical conTo promote sustainable development of deltas, a ditions may become more severe compared to the conditions for which the infrastructure has been de- clear vision has to be developed on how to respond to the various drivers of change as well as on ho ...
... lifetime of infrastructure, because the physical conTo promote sustainable development of deltas, a ditions may become more severe compared to the conditions for which the infrastructure has been de- clear vision has to be developed on how to respond to the various drivers of change as well as on ho ...
Complaint
... 16. The burning of fossil fuels results in the emission of greenhouse gases that become trapped in the atmosphere. As these gases accumulate, they prevent heat from radiating back into outer space and lead to increased average temperatures on the surface of the Earth. See Exhibit A. 17. This inc ...
... 16. The burning of fossil fuels results in the emission of greenhouse gases that become trapped in the atmosphere. As these gases accumulate, they prevent heat from radiating back into outer space and lead to increased average temperatures on the surface of the Earth. See Exhibit A. 17. This inc ...
NITIN GAWALI & PATIL PRAVIN
... change and the other environmental problems we are faced with. It is fast becoming very evident that humans have caused most of the past century’s warming through the release of heat - trapping gases called green house gases, as we power our modern lives. Their levels are higher now than in the last ...
... change and the other environmental problems we are faced with. It is fast becoming very evident that humans have caused most of the past century’s warming through the release of heat - trapping gases called green house gases, as we power our modern lives. Their levels are higher now than in the last ...
REVIEW SUMMARY Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and
... The 21st century is projected to witness unprecedented climatic changes, with greater warming often reported for high latitudes. Yet, climate change can be measured in a variety of ways, reflecting distinct dimensions of change with unequal spatial patterns across the world. Polar climates are proje ...
... The 21st century is projected to witness unprecedented climatic changes, with greater warming often reported for high latitudes. Yet, climate change can be measured in a variety of ways, reflecting distinct dimensions of change with unequal spatial patterns across the world. Polar climates are proje ...
submissions guide - Nature Conservation Council of NSW
... through pollution reduction programs, requiring ‘best practice’ pollution control and requiring strategies to control blast fumes from open cut coal mines (Action 2.4.4 p.41-43). There are NO proposed measures to strengthen air pollution control. In reality, open cut coal mines routinely expose comm ...
... through pollution reduction programs, requiring ‘best practice’ pollution control and requiring strategies to control blast fumes from open cut coal mines (Action 2.4.4 p.41-43). There are NO proposed measures to strengthen air pollution control. In reality, open cut coal mines routinely expose comm ...
Developing an `integrated` approach to
... The 1990s were the warmest decade of the last millennium, and 1998 the warmest year. Mean air temperatures in the Arctic have increased by about 5°C over the last 100 years, and the extent of sea ice has decreased by 14% since the 1970s. These increases represent larger changes than any century-long ...
... The 1990s were the warmest decade of the last millennium, and 1998 the warmest year. Mean air temperatures in the Arctic have increased by about 5°C over the last 100 years, and the extent of sea ice has decreased by 14% since the 1970s. These increases represent larger changes than any century-long ...
Note on Access to Technology, IPR and Climate Change by Martin
... technologies. For example: (a) An exemption for patents on climate-friendly technologies and products; (b) An exemption on patents in developing countries only, while patents can still be granted in developed countries, to allow for recovery of innovation cost, and provide incentive; (c) Developing ...
... technologies. For example: (a) An exemption for patents on climate-friendly technologies and products; (b) An exemption on patents in developing countries only, while patents can still be granted in developed countries, to allow for recovery of innovation cost, and provide incentive; (c) Developing ...
UNFCCC/Kyoto Protocol
... transaction costs) many small projects deliver significant local sustainable development benefits small-scale technologies are some of the most promising for solving the long term problem of climate change (e.g. solar; wind; fuel cells) CDM might lose public support if rules are biased toward large ...
... transaction costs) many small projects deliver significant local sustainable development benefits small-scale technologies are some of the most promising for solving the long term problem of climate change (e.g. solar; wind; fuel cells) CDM might lose public support if rules are biased toward large ...
... Many studies in recent years have demonstrated long-term temporal trends in biological parameters that can only be explained by climate change. Bird phenology has received great attention, as it studies one of the most conspicuous, popular, and easily observable phenomena in nature. There are many s ...
Technology Development and Transfer in the Context of Climate
... The international mechanism could lead to rewards/credits for participation in development and transfer climate friendly technologies through a link with Parties commitment in terms of quantified emission limitation and reduction obligations. Promoting and providing direct incentives for technology ...
... The international mechanism could lead to rewards/credits for participation in development and transfer climate friendly technologies through a link with Parties commitment in terms of quantified emission limitation and reduction obligations. Promoting and providing direct incentives for technology ...
Adaptation Learning Highways: Working with
... Community members are encouraged to share their concerns and facilitators draw out coping and adaptation mechanisms. Ideally, each focus group discussion focuses on a theme, which means that exchanges need to be held on multiple occasions. The discussion should result in a participatory verification ...
... Community members are encouraged to share their concerns and facilitators draw out coping and adaptation mechanisms. Ideally, each focus group discussion focuses on a theme, which means that exchanges need to be held on multiple occasions. The discussion should result in a participatory verification ...
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... absence of such success, systems will find themselves in uncharted territory and subjected to adverse and potentially irreversible consequences that will leave future generations with an Earth that is less rich than today, at least in an ecological sense. While international greenhouse gas mitigatio ...
... absence of such success, systems will find themselves in uncharted territory and subjected to adverse and potentially irreversible consequences that will leave future generations with an Earth that is less rich than today, at least in an ecological sense. While international greenhouse gas mitigatio ...
Phenological trends among Australian alpine species: using
... Abstract. Global temperatures are increasing at an unprecedented rate and the analysis of long-term phenological records has provided some of the most compelling evidence for the effect of these changes on species. In regions where systematically collected data on the timing of life-cycle events is ...
... Abstract. Global temperatures are increasing at an unprecedented rate and the analysis of long-term phenological records has provided some of the most compelling evidence for the effect of these changes on species. In regions where systematically collected data on the timing of life-cycle events is ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES William D. Nordhaus
... But these points are not the nub of the matter. Rather, and this is the final comment, the Review’s radical revision arises because of an extreme assumption about discounting. Discounting is a factor in climate-change policy – indeed in all investment decisions – which involves the relative weight ...
... But these points are not the nub of the matter. Rather, and this is the final comment, the Review’s radical revision arises because of an extreme assumption about discounting. Discounting is a factor in climate-change policy – indeed in all investment decisions – which involves the relative weight ...
Climate Change Attribution Using Empirical Decomposition of
... Just as in the solar data, the 60-year cycle has about three times the peak-to-trough amplitude (~0.24ºC) of the 20 year cycle (~0.08 ºC). The model fit is R2 = 0.53. Comparing the residuals over the entire period depicted in Fig 2b, they appear stationary up to 1950, but there is a visible positiv ...
... Just as in the solar data, the 60-year cycle has about three times the peak-to-trough amplitude (~0.24ºC) of the 20 year cycle (~0.08 ºC). The model fit is R2 = 0.53. Comparing the residuals over the entire period depicted in Fig 2b, they appear stationary up to 1950, but there is a visible positiv ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... impacts. Water managers, in particular, are interested in whether flood risk and water availability in specific catchments will change. Global climate models with resolutions ranging from about 310 × 200 km² (resolution T42 in central Europe) to 125 × 80 km² (resolution T106) are unsuitable for desc ...
... impacts. Water managers, in particular, are interested in whether flood risk and water availability in specific catchments will change. Global climate models with resolutions ranging from about 310 × 200 km² (resolution T42 in central Europe) to 125 × 80 km² (resolution T106) are unsuitable for desc ...
Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in
... Preparation of its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC Secretariat 3. Realization of the above project 4. Creation of the National Action Plan for the Climate Change 5. Creation of the Study on the Conditions for ratification of Kyoto protocol, and the Strategy of its ratification, includin ...
... Preparation of its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC Secretariat 3. Realization of the above project 4. Creation of the National Action Plan for the Climate Change 5. Creation of the Study on the Conditions for ratification of Kyoto protocol, and the Strategy of its ratification, includin ...
Climate Resilient Development - EDA
... as water, fodder, and biodiversity for their livelihoods . Today uncertainties associated with climate variability poses great risks to the economic development all over the world. India has reasons to be concerned about climate change. Its large population depends upon climate-sensitive sectors lik ...
... as water, fodder, and biodiversity for their livelihoods . Today uncertainties associated with climate variability poses great risks to the economic development all over the world. India has reasons to be concerned about climate change. Its large population depends upon climate-sensitive sectors lik ...