The role of HFCs in mitigating 21st century climate change
... model with a 300 m ocean mixed layer and a climate sensitivity of 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) ◦ C/(W m−2 ) to simulate the tempo24 ral evolution of global mean surface temperature. The model also accounts for historical variations in the global mean radiative forcing to the system attributable to natural facto ...
... model with a 300 m ocean mixed layer and a climate sensitivity of 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) ◦ C/(W m−2 ) to simulate the tempo24 ral evolution of global mean surface temperature. The model also accounts for historical variations in the global mean radiative forcing to the system attributable to natural facto ...
Open Access - Lund University Publications
... Comparative study of selected Member States.................................................. 14 5.1 Germany from 1997-2008: The EU’s climate alibi? ....................................... 14 5.2 UK from 1997 to 2008: from coal nation to renewable energy frontrunner?................................. ...
... Comparative study of selected Member States.................................................. 14 5.1 Germany from 1997-2008: The EU’s climate alibi? ....................................... 14 5.2 UK from 1997 to 2008: from coal nation to renewable energy frontrunner?................................. ...
Winter 2009
... Dynamics and Climate Change,” a short program sponsored by the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science (PCTS). The program is a two-week workshop planned for May 4 – 14, 2009 focused on theoretical problems in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics that have potential importance to the problem of global ...
... Dynamics and Climate Change,” a short program sponsored by the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science (PCTS). The program is a two-week workshop planned for May 4 – 14, 2009 focused on theoretical problems in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics that have potential importance to the problem of global ...
... restoring corals and educating the public and developing rescue and evacuation plans. Given the relative importance of tourism to the macroeconomy one possible option is to seek assistance from multilateral funding agencies. It is recommended that the government first undertake a detailed analysis o ...
Tackling climate change in England`s regions
... RSS must contain a commitment to regular monitoring and reviews of climate reduction policy. This is because enhanced scientific knowledge, and/or international obligations, may lead to revision of existing targets, and more stringent (or even, though it is extremely unlikely, less stringent) annual ...
... RSS must contain a commitment to regular monitoring and reviews of climate reduction policy. This is because enhanced scientific knowledge, and/or international obligations, may lead to revision of existing targets, and more stringent (or even, though it is extremely unlikely, less stringent) annual ...
Assessment of Climate Change Impacts in Greece: A General
... most climate change scenarios the mean annual streamflow is expected to increase in northern Europe and decrease in southern Europe [7,8], while a change of 10% is anticipated in mid-latitude Europe although this percentage may be smaller than the one induced by the natural mutli-decadal runoff vari ...
... most climate change scenarios the mean annual streamflow is expected to increase in northern Europe and decrease in southern Europe [7,8], while a change of 10% is anticipated in mid-latitude Europe although this percentage may be smaller than the one induced by the natural mutli-decadal runoff vari ...
Adapting to Rising Sea Level: A Florida Perspective
... Abstract. Global climate change and concomitant rising sea level will have a profound impact on Florida’s coastal and marine systems. Sea-level rise will increase erosion of beaches, cause saltwater intrusion into water supplies, inundate coastal marshes and other important habitats, and make coasta ...
... Abstract. Global climate change and concomitant rising sea level will have a profound impact on Florida’s coastal and marine systems. Sea-level rise will increase erosion of beaches, cause saltwater intrusion into water supplies, inundate coastal marshes and other important habitats, and make coasta ...
Simple indices of global climate variability and change: Part I
... We use data from long control simulations with each of the models that have been performed without any change to the external forcing parameters. They therefore represent the intrinsic variability of the modelled coupled ocean–atmosphere system. The experiments from which we have data available are ...
... We use data from long control simulations with each of the models that have been performed without any change to the external forcing parameters. They therefore represent the intrinsic variability of the modelled coupled ocean–atmosphere system. The experiments from which we have data available are ...
Powerpoint - Steven J Phipps
... • There is evidence that the period a.d. 900–1200 was warm in the North Atlantic. This Medieval Warm Period,coincides with the Viking settlement of Greenland. • The so-called Little Ice Age, from 1400 to 1850,was a cold period for western Europe as alpine glaciers advanced and temperatures fell by a ...
... • There is evidence that the period a.d. 900–1200 was warm in the North Atlantic. This Medieval Warm Period,coincides with the Viking settlement of Greenland. • The so-called Little Ice Age, from 1400 to 1850,was a cold period for western Europe as alpine glaciers advanced and temperatures fell by a ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
... Cubasch, U., G. Waszkewitz, Hegerl, and J. Perlwitz. 1995b. Regional climate changes as simulated in time slice experiments. MPI Report 153. Clim. Change 31:321-304. The concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs have increased since the pre-industria ...
... Cubasch, U., G. Waszkewitz, Hegerl, and J. Perlwitz. 1995b. Regional climate changes as simulated in time slice experiments. MPI Report 153. Clim. Change 31:321-304. The concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs have increased since the pre-industria ...
Atmospheric Heat Fluxes and Restoration of Circumglobal
... retreating to north of the Great Lakes. By about 8,200 years BP, the leading edge of the ice had moved so far north that an ice dam blocking Lakes Agassiz and Ojibway in northern Canada started melting. It eventually collapsed initiating a massive flood of a 100 trillion cubic meters of frigid fresh ...
... retreating to north of the Great Lakes. By about 8,200 years BP, the leading edge of the ice had moved so far north that an ice dam blocking Lakes Agassiz and Ojibway in northern Canada started melting. It eventually collapsed initiating a massive flood of a 100 trillion cubic meters of frigid fresh ...
The Paris Agreement and the new logic of international climate politics
... Paris Agreement manages to remove one of the biggest barriers to international climate cooperation. It recognizes that none of the major powers can be forced into drastic emissions cuts. However, instead of leaving mitigation efforts to an entirely bottom-up logic, it embeds country pledges in an ...
... Paris Agreement manages to remove one of the biggest barriers to international climate cooperation. It recognizes that none of the major powers can be forced into drastic emissions cuts. However, instead of leaving mitigation efforts to an entirely bottom-up logic, it embeds country pledges in an ...
Policy Brief: Opportunities and Challenges for - CCAFS
... triple win for food security, adaptation and mitigation.16 For example, by increasing the organic content of the soil through conservation tillage, its water holding capacity increases, making yields more resilient and reducing erosion. Promoting soil carbon capture also helps mitigate climate chang ...
... triple win for food security, adaptation and mitigation.16 For example, by increasing the organic content of the soil through conservation tillage, its water holding capacity increases, making yields more resilient and reducing erosion. Promoting soil carbon capture also helps mitigate climate chang ...
ENLC FOURTH ANNUAL WORKSHOP AND FIELD TOUR
... 3. Dr. Scott Mensing, UNR, - Pollen Studies into Paleo Vegetation 4. Dr. Franco Biondi, UNR – 5. Brian Amme, BLM Washington Office – Climate Change in Public Land Management 6. Dr. Adrian Harpold, UNR – The Future of Snow Water Resources in the Great Basin. ...
... 3. Dr. Scott Mensing, UNR, - Pollen Studies into Paleo Vegetation 4. Dr. Franco Biondi, UNR – 5. Brian Amme, BLM Washington Office – Climate Change in Public Land Management 6. Dr. Adrian Harpold, UNR – The Future of Snow Water Resources in the Great Basin. ...
... future, agriculture could suffer even more from uneven weather patterns. Excessive rainfall during the harvest season damages crops, and monsoon torrents can wash away irrigation canals and deposit sand and gravel in rice fields. By altering soil temperature and moisture, climate change can also alt ...
Atmospheric Science
... surface, upper air and special observations. Representation and analysis of fields of meteorological elements, synoptic charts, analysis of surface and upper air charts, stream-lines, isotachs and contour analysis; tilt and slope of pressure/weather systems with height. Synoptic weather forecasting: ...
... surface, upper air and special observations. Representation and analysis of fields of meteorological elements, synoptic charts, analysis of surface and upper air charts, stream-lines, isotachs and contour analysis; tilt and slope of pressure/weather systems with height. Synoptic weather forecasting: ...
SNAB Topic 5 On the wild side
... 5.1 What is an ecosystem? Before considering the potential impact of climate change it is necessary to understand what an ecosystem is, and how it functions. In the text book ecosystems and the various ecological terms used to describe their components are discussed, followed by a more detailed cons ...
... 5.1 What is an ecosystem? Before considering the potential impact of climate change it is necessary to understand what an ecosystem is, and how it functions. In the text book ecosystems and the various ecological terms used to describe their components are discussed, followed by a more detailed cons ...
NPS Climate Change Scenario Planning (CCSP) Workshop
... and Aniakchak. Participants included representatives from the parks in question, NPS staff from the Anchorage office, SNAP personnel, and key individuals from other agencies, businesses, and communities with a stake in this region. These individuals contributed a wide range of perspectives and exper ...
... and Aniakchak. Participants included representatives from the parks in question, NPS staff from the Anchorage office, SNAP personnel, and key individuals from other agencies, businesses, and communities with a stake in this region. These individuals contributed a wide range of perspectives and exper ...
Agriculture and climate change: A prairie perspective
... substantive body of literature focusing upon climate change and agriculture, there continues to be a wide range of opinions regarding scenarios of future impacts. In the Prairies, for example, which is an agricultural area of significant global, national and regional importance, the most recent IPCC ...
... substantive body of literature focusing upon climate change and agriculture, there continues to be a wide range of opinions regarding scenarios of future impacts. In the Prairies, for example, which is an agricultural area of significant global, national and regional importance, the most recent IPCC ...
- Energy
... change are highly uncertain. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, WGI, 2007) has pointed once again to myriad gaps in our understanding of the contingent and nonlinear interactions between global climate change, regional land changes, and human v ...
... change are highly uncertain. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, WGI, 2007) has pointed once again to myriad gaps in our understanding of the contingent and nonlinear interactions between global climate change, regional land changes, and human v ...
Winter 2013
... honorary recognition given by the Department of Commerce. The scientists were honored “for using their expertise and creativity to establish innovative new modeling that will lead to greater understanding of the impacts of atmospheric greenhouse gases and aerosols on global climate change.” The awar ...
... honorary recognition given by the Department of Commerce. The scientists were honored “for using their expertise and creativity to establish innovative new modeling that will lead to greater understanding of the impacts of atmospheric greenhouse gases and aerosols on global climate change.” The awar ...
Unabated planetary warming and its ocean structure since 2006
... over outgoing radiation8 driving global warming is too small to measure directly as radiative fluxes9 . About 93% of this net planetary energy increase is stored in the oceans1 , a result of the large heat capacity of sea water relative to air, the ocean’s dominance of the planet’s surface area, and ...
... over outgoing radiation8 driving global warming is too small to measure directly as radiative fluxes9 . About 93% of this net planetary energy increase is stored in the oceans1 , a result of the large heat capacity of sea water relative to air, the ocean’s dominance of the planet’s surface area, and ...
Public Health: Adapting to Climate Change
... Climate change is projected to have sweeping adverse effects on the Earth, imposing diverse threats to ecosystems and people. The threats extend to the health of the public, with warming of the planet projected to have positive and negative consequences that will vary temporally and spatially. Al ...
... Climate change is projected to have sweeping adverse effects on the Earth, imposing diverse threats to ecosystems and people. The threats extend to the health of the public, with warming of the planet projected to have positive and negative consequences that will vary temporally and spatially. Al ...
COP 18 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
... Management of GHG emissions Inventorying the national GHG for the base year 2005 and develop basic emission scenarios Carrying out the targets of GHG emission reduction and GHG absorption increasing by 2020 (base year: 2005) ...
... Management of GHG emissions Inventorying the national GHG for the base year 2005 and develop basic emission scenarios Carrying out the targets of GHG emission reduction and GHG absorption increasing by 2020 (base year: 2005) ...
INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... such as labor force participation, marital status, ethnicity, and religion, have also been included in such demographic models. Indeed, demography is highly relevant to the study of global environmental change since human beings are at the center of the environmental system, both as the driver of an ...
... such as labor force participation, marital status, ethnicity, and religion, have also been included in such demographic models. Indeed, demography is highly relevant to the study of global environmental change since human beings are at the center of the environmental system, both as the driver of an ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).