land use and climate changes and their impacts on runoff in the
... events for small-scale catchments, effects of forests on floods are likely to be minimal for large scale catchments (Calder, 2007). In addition, effects of forests on dry season flows (low flows) remain unclear. The effects of land use on annual and monthly runoff were analysed in this study, whereas fl ...
... events for small-scale catchments, effects of forests on floods are likely to be minimal for large scale catchments (Calder, 2007). In addition, effects of forests on dry season flows (low flows) remain unclear. The effects of land use on annual and monthly runoff were analysed in this study, whereas fl ...
AHDR-‐II FACT SHEET: POPULATION AND
... Climate change may increase resource development costs on land; 2) The recent dramatic increase in commodity prices is not likely persist, long term. Historically, high prices for any resource have encouraged ...
... Climate change may increase resource development costs on land; 2) The recent dramatic increase in commodity prices is not likely persist, long term. Historically, high prices for any resource have encouraged ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are antic ...
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are antic ...
Climate change impacts on mass movements
... Significant changes may also be expected in precipitation, as the capacity of air to hold moisture is a function of temperature. In general terms global warming is therefore likely to lead to an overall greater frequency and magnitude of heavy precipitation events (e.g., Fowler and Hennessy, 1995; O' ...
... Significant changes may also be expected in precipitation, as the capacity of air to hold moisture is a function of temperature. In general terms global warming is therefore likely to lead to an overall greater frequency and magnitude of heavy precipitation events (e.g., Fowler and Hennessy, 1995; O' ...
Climate Change and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
... change, related to higher or lower streamflow, sea level rise, larger waves, or changes in the magnitude, intensity or location of storms are likely to influence freshwater and nearshore and shallow water habitats most directly. In all cases, though, there was no clear trend related to these changes ...
... change, related to higher or lower streamflow, sea level rise, larger waves, or changes in the magnitude, intensity or location of storms are likely to influence freshwater and nearshore and shallow water habitats most directly. In all cases, though, there was no clear trend related to these changes ...
Course on review of higher tiers non
... in climate sensitivity, climate efficacies, ocean heat uptake; Develop Probability Density Functions for metrics, and for GWPs and GTPs in particular, encompassing all sources of uncertainties; Characterize uncertainty associated with ocean heat uptake, climate sensitivity, carbon cycle response and ...
... in climate sensitivity, climate efficacies, ocean heat uptake; Develop Probability Density Functions for metrics, and for GWPs and GTPs in particular, encompassing all sources of uncertainties; Characterize uncertainty associated with ocean heat uptake, climate sensitivity, carbon cycle response and ...
THERMAL METROLOGY FOR METEOROLOGY AND
... Acquisition accuracy needs to remain stable especially in the range closely above-below 0 ºC to evaluate thermal cycle occurrence and frequency. Periodic recalibration of temperature probes is required possibly on the field. Quantify effects of unfrozen water near melting/freezing temperature. Burie ...
... Acquisition accuracy needs to remain stable especially in the range closely above-below 0 ºC to evaluate thermal cycle occurrence and frequency. Periodic recalibration of temperature probes is required possibly on the field. Quantify effects of unfrozen water near melting/freezing temperature. Burie ...
Global Change – The IGBP Series
... Yet there were opportunities. The unease over global change was being translated, by Presidential Science Advisor D. Allan Bromley, into a ‘U.S. Global Change Program’ that offered the promise of political support. There were advances being made in trace metal clean techniques that yielded new insig ...
... Yet there were opportunities. The unease over global change was being translated, by Presidential Science Advisor D. Allan Bromley, into a ‘U.S. Global Change Program’ that offered the promise of political support. There were advances being made in trace metal clean techniques that yielded new insig ...
U.S. Senate Report
... several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magnitudes similar to that reported by IPCC to have occurred since the Industrial revolution (about 0.8C in 150 years or even 0.4C in the last 35 years) have occurred in Earth's clima ...
... several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magnitudes similar to that reported by IPCC to have occurred since the Industrial revolution (about 0.8C in 150 years or even 0.4C in the last 35 years) have occurred in Earth's clima ...
Obliquity pacing of the late Pleistocene glacial terminations
... promotes basal melting. Enhanced lubrication of the ice-bedrock interface may trigger deglaciation by increasing ice-flux into the ocean or toward lower latitudes, as well as by increasing the thinning rate and causing inward migration of the ablation zone20 . Note that ∼10ky is required for surface ...
... promotes basal melting. Enhanced lubrication of the ice-bedrock interface may trigger deglaciation by increasing ice-flux into the ocean or toward lower latitudes, as well as by increasing the thinning rate and causing inward migration of the ablation zone20 . Note that ∼10ky is required for surface ...
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins
... live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion people) live near a coastline, but this proportion is expected to rise rapidly (IPCC, 2001b). This social pressure for coastal development is largely oblivious to th ...
... live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion people) live near a coastline, but this proportion is expected to rise rapidly (IPCC, 2001b). This social pressure for coastal development is largely oblivious to th ...
On the persistent spread in snow-albedo feedback
... that the strength of SAF is primarily determined by two terms, a coefficient representing the variations in planetary albedo with surface albedo (qap/qas) and another representing the change in surface albedo associated with a 1oC increase in Ts (Das =DT s ). (While Q appears in Eq. (1), the variat ...
... that the strength of SAF is primarily determined by two terms, a coefficient representing the variations in planetary albedo with surface albedo (qap/qas) and another representing the change in surface albedo associated with a 1oC increase in Ts (Das =DT s ). (While Q appears in Eq. (1), the variat ...
Soil temperature response to 21st century global warming: the role
... Abstract. Northern peatlands contain a large terrestrial carbon pool that plays an important role in the Earth’s carbon cycle. A considerable fraction of this carbon pool is currently in permafrost and is biogeochemically relatively inert; this will change with increasing soil temperatures as a resu ...
... Abstract. Northern peatlands contain a large terrestrial carbon pool that plays an important role in the Earth’s carbon cycle. A considerable fraction of this carbon pool is currently in permafrost and is biogeochemically relatively inert; this will change with increasing soil temperatures as a resu ...
Read the report - Alaska Geobotany Center
... velop!sustainable!approaches!for!future!development.!These!include!but!a!are!not!limZ ited!to:!1)!integrated,!interdisciplinary,!wholeZsystem!approaches!for!examining!the!drivers! and!effects!of!infrastructure!and!climate!change;!this!echoes!the!conclusions!from!the!2003! report!by!the!U.S.!National ...
... velop!sustainable!approaches!for!future!development.!These!include!but!a!are!not!limZ ited!to:!1)!integrated,!interdisciplinary,!wholeZsystem!approaches!for!examining!the!drivers! and!effects!of!infrastructure!and!climate!change;!this!echoes!the!conclusions!from!the!2003! report!by!the!U.S.!National ...
RAPPOR T Effects of climate change in the Kolubara and Toplica
... and Toplica (2231 km2) catchments in Serbia has been performed. HBV models calibrated based on observed hydrometeorological data from the catchments form the basis of the study. Three time periods are considered, namely 1961-1990 (control period), 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). ...
... and Toplica (2231 km2) catchments in Serbia has been performed. HBV models calibrated based on observed hydrometeorological data from the catchments form the basis of the study. Three time periods are considered, namely 1961-1990 (control period), 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). ...
Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
... zones and marine ecosystems. This improvement has been far from uniform, either thematically or in regional coverage, and there are still substantial gaps in our understanding. The First and Second Assessment Reports on ocean systems (Tsyban et al., 1990; Ittekkot et al., 1996) conclude that global ...
... zones and marine ecosystems. This improvement has been far from uniform, either thematically or in regional coverage, and there are still substantial gaps in our understanding. The First and Second Assessment Reports on ocean systems (Tsyban et al., 1990; Ittekkot et al., 1996) conclude that global ...
A Review of Drought in the Middle East and Southwest Asia
... predictability, and trends of droughts in this region is, therefore, a critically important problem. ...
... predictability, and trends of droughts in this region is, therefore, a critically important problem. ...
Modelling the Miocene climatic optimum, Part 1: land and atmosphere
... modern boundary conditions. Seasonal poleward displacements of the subtropical jet streams ...
... modern boundary conditions. Seasonal poleward displacements of the subtropical jet streams ...
Indian Ocean Territory Climate Change Risk Assessment
... CKI has elevations between 1 – 4 m above sea level. Any change in the mean sea level, combined with the effects of storm surge associated with large storms or cyclones are likely to have dramatic consequences, especially for settlements on Home and West Islands. Under current conditions, two out of ...
... CKI has elevations between 1 – 4 m above sea level. Any change in the mean sea level, combined with the effects of storm surge associated with large storms or cyclones are likely to have dramatic consequences, especially for settlements on Home and West Islands. Under current conditions, two out of ...
Physical impacts of climate change
This article is about the physical impacts of climate change. For some of these physical impacts, their effect on social and economic systems are also described.