Dynamical downscaling from climate
... includes downdrafts and detrainment. CCAM may be employed in quasi-uniform mode, or in stretched mode by utilising the Schmidt (1977) transformation. For this simulation, CCAM is first set up on a quasi-uniform grid having a resolution of about 200 km over the whole globe (Figure 1, top). It is run ...
... includes downdrafts and detrainment. CCAM may be employed in quasi-uniform mode, or in stretched mode by utilising the Schmidt (1977) transformation. For this simulation, CCAM is first set up on a quasi-uniform grid having a resolution of about 200 km over the whole globe (Figure 1, top). It is run ...
DOC - World bank documents
... It might have been better to have called this workshop the “Partnerships in Developing a Market for REDD” demonstrated by the enthusiasm shown during the information marketplace portion of the workshop. Currently, there are at least 15 REDD demonstration projects with varying degrees of implementati ...
... It might have been better to have called this workshop the “Partnerships in Developing a Market for REDD” demonstrated by the enthusiasm shown during the information marketplace portion of the workshop. Currently, there are at least 15 REDD demonstration projects with varying degrees of implementati ...
Kevin Schaefer guest lecture,
... Global Terrestrial Network-Permafrost Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) measures active layer depth (168 sites) Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP) measures permafrost temperature (780 sites) ...
... Global Terrestrial Network-Permafrost Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) measures active layer depth (168 sites) Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP) measures permafrost temperature (780 sites) ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... means is a major contributor to GHG emissions, discussed below), and transportation. However, it is important to acknowledge that new development does not necessarily create entirely new GHG emissions, since most of the persons who will visit or occupy new development will come from other locations ...
... means is a major contributor to GHG emissions, discussed below), and transportation. However, it is important to acknowledge that new development does not necessarily create entirely new GHG emissions, since most of the persons who will visit or occupy new development will come from other locations ...
Multi-gas abatement analysis of the Marrakesh Accords Paul. L
... interference with the climate system, overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels in order to limit high risks, including irreversible impacts of climate change; RECOGNISES that 2°C would already imply significant impacts on ecosystems an ...
... interference with the climate system, overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels in order to limit high risks, including irreversible impacts of climate change; RECOGNISES that 2°C would already imply significant impacts on ecosystems an ...
Improving runoff estimates from regional climate models: a
... of surface runoff over great extensions of land (Fekete et al., 1999), and it can be used to correct bias from RCMs. In light of this situation, it is essential to analyse several alternatives that will enable us to obtain simulated stream flow series and can be introduced in water resources models ...
... of surface runoff over great extensions of land (Fekete et al., 1999), and it can be used to correct bias from RCMs. In light of this situation, it is essential to analyse several alternatives that will enable us to obtain simulated stream flow series and can be introduced in water resources models ...
Arctic Academy Programme (ARKTIKO) 2014 – 2018 Project
... A deeper understanding of the impacts of current and future climate on Earth surface systems (ESS) is fundamental for science and society. This is highly relevant in the Arctic region, where geomorphic ESS processes control landscape dynamics and ecosystem processes. In addition to the nature, the A ...
... A deeper understanding of the impacts of current and future climate on Earth surface systems (ESS) is fundamental for science and society. This is highly relevant in the Arctic region, where geomorphic ESS processes control landscape dynamics and ecosystem processes. In addition to the nature, the A ...
(Impenetrable) Jungle - Villanova University Charles Widger School
... Although scientists, scholars, government officials and private citizens previously questioned the very existence of climate change, today most members of those groups recognize that such a phenomenon is indeed occurring-and at an ever-quickening pace. 18 Statistics and studies indicate an array of ...
... Although scientists, scholars, government officials and private citizens previously questioned the very existence of climate change, today most members of those groups recognize that such a phenomenon is indeed occurring-and at an ever-quickening pace. 18 Statistics and studies indicate an array of ...
Climate Proofing: A Risk-based Approach to Adaptation
... risks to a development project, or any other specified ...
... risks to a development project, or any other specified ...
Information communication technologies for sustainable development
... biodiversity disaster larger than just frogs, salamanders and their ilk, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley.”, Science Daily ...
... biodiversity disaster larger than just frogs, salamanders and their ilk, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley.”, Science Daily ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
Permafrost_breakout
... equivalent calculated assuming 2.7% of total emissions is methane (Schuur et al. 2011) and a global warming potential of 33 (Shindell et al. 2009) b calculated from emission rates in the paper c not available ...
... equivalent calculated assuming 2.7% of total emissions is methane (Schuur et al. 2011) and a global warming potential of 33 (Shindell et al. 2009) b calculated from emission rates in the paper c not available ...
An Examination of the Factors Affecting Relative and Absolute Sea
... Most scientists and, increasingly, most world governments generally now accept that global climate change is occurring and that this change is, in part, driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. This consensus has led to a need to understand the consequences of climate change in order that a ...
... Most scientists and, increasingly, most world governments generally now accept that global climate change is occurring and that this change is, in part, driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. This consensus has led to a need to understand the consequences of climate change in order that a ...
BATES et al 2008 Climate Change and Water
... total water supply. However, in many regions, this benefit is likely to be counterbalanced by the negative effects of increased precipitation variability and seasonal runoff shifts in water supply, water quality and flood risks (high confidence). [3.2.5] ...
... total water supply. However, in many regions, this benefit is likely to be counterbalanced by the negative effects of increased precipitation variability and seasonal runoff shifts in water supply, water quality and flood risks (high confidence). [3.2.5] ...
Understanding the Forecast Second Edition David Archer d
... This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, between winter and summer, or even between daytime and night. One issue this raises is that it is tricky to discern a change in the average, when the variability is so much greater than the trend. Careers ...
... This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, between winter and summer, or even between daytime and night. One issue this raises is that it is tricky to discern a change in the average, when the variability is so much greater than the trend. Careers ...
Climate Change and Water
... total water supply. However, in many regions, this benefit is likely to be counterbalanced by the negative effects of increased precipitation variability and seasonal runoff shifts in water supply, water quality and flood risks (high confidence). [3.2.5] ...
... total water supply. However, in many regions, this benefit is likely to be counterbalanced by the negative effects of increased precipitation variability and seasonal runoff shifts in water supply, water quality and flood risks (high confidence). [3.2.5] ...
explaining extreme events of 2013
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
impacts on forests from Climate Change
... The forests of northern Wisconsin will likely experience dramatic changes over the next 100 years as a result of climate change. This assessment evaluates key forest ecosystem vulnerabilities to climate change across northern Wisconsin under a range of future climate scenarios with a focus on the Ch ...
... The forests of northern Wisconsin will likely experience dramatic changes over the next 100 years as a result of climate change. This assessment evaluates key forest ecosystem vulnerabilities to climate change across northern Wisconsin under a range of future climate scenarios with a focus on the Ch ...
No. 1-2014 - Statkraft
... department will serve Statkraft, SN Power and Agua Imara. “We will gather cutting-edge hydropower development expertise in this department,” says Kosberg. “Our role will be to follow the start-up and establishment of new projects on behalf of the project owner.” The department, which will expand Sta ...
... department will serve Statkraft, SN Power and Agua Imara. “We will gather cutting-edge hydropower development expertise in this department,” says Kosberg. “Our role will be to follow the start-up and establishment of new projects on behalf of the project owner.” The department, which will expand Sta ...
... will rise. A third of our plants and animal species will vanish. There will be famine, particularly in Africa and Central Asia’. The Secretary General was only reflecting on what the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)1 had pointed out earlier on the future effects of clim ...
CRP.2 - the United Nations
... In “Climate Change, an Overview” the UNPFII noted that in that “Coastal indigenous communities are severely threatened by storm related erosion because of melting sea ice. Hence, up to 80% of Alaskan communities, comprised mainly of indigenous peoples, are vulnerable to either coastal or river ero ...
... In “Climate Change, an Overview” the UNPFII noted that in that “Coastal indigenous communities are severely threatened by storm related erosion because of melting sea ice. Hence, up to 80% of Alaskan communities, comprised mainly of indigenous peoples, are vulnerable to either coastal or river ero ...
Licence 1
... emissions, to me is like ...yes, that was the ....................... piece of sense that I'd read about the whole thing for ages. There is no longer this sense of powerlessness which is ....................... I had for so long about it all. » The Big Ask is already supported by more than 60,000 pe ...
... emissions, to me is like ...yes, that was the ....................... piece of sense that I'd read about the whole thing for ages. There is no longer this sense of powerlessness which is ....................... I had for so long about it all. » The Big Ask is already supported by more than 60,000 pe ...
Covenant of Mayors - Visit South Tyneside
... climate change, as past emissions alone will already cause global temperatures to rise by 2oC by the end of this century. Communities have no option but to adapt as this temperature rise cannot be reversed. To avoid dangerous climate change and to limit further temperature rise it has been estimated ...
... climate change, as past emissions alone will already cause global temperatures to rise by 2oC by the end of this century. Communities have no option but to adapt as this temperature rise cannot be reversed. To avoid dangerous climate change and to limit further temperature rise it has been estimated ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2013 www.unep.org
... agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attuned to people’s cultural or material needs than treeless alternatives. Agroforestry also provides significant mitigation benefits by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere in the tree biomass. Annex I countries The ...
... agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attuned to people’s cultural or material needs than treeless alternatives. Agroforestry also provides significant mitigation benefits by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere in the tree biomass. Annex I countries The ...
international indian treaty council
... In “Climate Change, an Overview” the UNPFII noted that in that “Coastal indigenous communities are severely threatened by storm related erosion because of melting sea ice. Hence, up to 80% of Alaskan communities, comprised mainly of indigenous peoples, are vulnerable to either coastal or river ero ...
... In “Climate Change, an Overview” the UNPFII noted that in that “Coastal indigenous communities are severely threatened by storm related erosion because of melting sea ice. Hence, up to 80% of Alaskan communities, comprised mainly of indigenous peoples, are vulnerable to either coastal or river ero ...