Bony et al., 2006
... although these processes might have a substantial impact on the magnitude, the pattern, or the timing of climate warming (NRC 2003). Water vapor constitutes a powerful greenhouse gas, and therefore an increase of water vapor with temperature will oppose the increase in radiative cooling due to incre ...
... although these processes might have a substantial impact on the magnitude, the pattern, or the timing of climate warming (NRC 2003). Water vapor constitutes a powerful greenhouse gas, and therefore an increase of water vapor with temperature will oppose the increase in radiative cooling due to incre ...
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... • Scales: Cloud Resolving/Mesoscale/Regional/Global – Global= General Circulation Models (GCM’s) Gettelman: November 2006 ...
... • Scales: Cloud Resolving/Mesoscale/Regional/Global – Global= General Circulation Models (GCM’s) Gettelman: November 2006 ...
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of
... risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habitats most at risk. Unfortunately, the required data (e.g. optimal physiological temperatures) are rarely available. Here, we evaluate the reliability of potential proxies (e.g. critical temperatures) that are o ...
... risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habitats most at risk. Unfortunately, the required data (e.g. optimal physiological temperatures) are rarely available. Here, we evaluate the reliability of potential proxies (e.g. critical temperatures) that are o ...
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming
... risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habitats most at risk. Unfortunately, the required data (e.g. optimal physiological temperatures) are rarely available. Here, we evaluate the reliability of potential proxies (e.g. critical temperatures) that are o ...
... risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habitats most at risk. Unfortunately, the required data (e.g. optimal physiological temperatures) are rarely available. Here, we evaluate the reliability of potential proxies (e.g. critical temperatures) that are o ...
Mesozoic Climates. - Return to Home Page
... the Earth via volcanic eruptions, and by respiration, soil processes, combustion of carbon compounds and oceanic evaporation. Conversely, it is dissolved in the oceans and consumed during plant photosynthesis. Currently, there are 359 parts per million by volume (ppmv) of CO2 in the atmosphere (Schi ...
... the Earth via volcanic eruptions, and by respiration, soil processes, combustion of carbon compounds and oceanic evaporation. Conversely, it is dissolved in the oceans and consumed during plant photosynthesis. Currently, there are 359 parts per million by volume (ppmv) of CO2 in the atmosphere (Schi ...
Sea Level Rise on the Florida Keys
... derived from airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data for Big Pine Key. Future shoreline locations and distribution of major habitats of Big Pine Key in the year 2100 were estimated using sea level rise scenarios described in the scientific literature. Estimation of property value losses fo ...
... derived from airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data for Big Pine Key. Future shoreline locations and distribution of major habitats of Big Pine Key in the year 2100 were estimated using sea level rise scenarios described in the scientific literature. Estimation of property value losses fo ...
Consistent increase in Indian monsoon rainfall and its variability
... range of responses within an RCP (Schewe et al., 2011). Historical simulations are based on solar and volcanic forcing, land use, observed concentrations of greenhouse gases, and reconstructed aerosol emissions. Future projections are based on the four Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (M ...
... range of responses within an RCP (Schewe et al., 2011). Historical simulations are based on solar and volcanic forcing, land use, observed concentrations of greenhouse gases, and reconstructed aerosol emissions. Future projections are based on the four Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (M ...
Impacts of precipitation seasonality and ecosystem types
... hydraulic conductance [Sun et al., 2008]. Attributes concerning the absorption of solar radiation and the exchange of mass and energy with the atmosphere also vary greatly among ecosystems; this is attributed to different community structures, which directly affect ecosystem ET [Baldocchi et al., 20 ...
... hydraulic conductance [Sun et al., 2008]. Attributes concerning the absorption of solar radiation and the exchange of mass and energy with the atmosphere also vary greatly among ecosystems; this is attributed to different community structures, which directly affect ecosystem ET [Baldocchi et al., 20 ...
Confronting Climate Change in the US Northeast
... of New Hampshire), Stephen D. McCormick (USGS, Turners Falls, MA), Sarah Nicholls (Michigan State University), Alan Nogee (Union of Concerned Scientists), David A. Orwig (Harvard Forest, Harvard University), Bart Ostro (CalEPA), Yude Pan (USDA Forest Service), Mark Pelling (King’s College, London), ...
... of New Hampshire), Stephen D. McCormick (USGS, Turners Falls, MA), Sarah Nicholls (Michigan State University), Alan Nogee (Union of Concerned Scientists), David A. Orwig (Harvard Forest, Harvard University), Bart Ostro (CalEPA), Yude Pan (USDA Forest Service), Mark Pelling (King’s College, London), ...
“Duck Factory” of North America - American Meteorological Society
... basins in small depressions left behind by the most recent Pleistocene glaciation. The PPR provides immense biological and ecosystem services to our society (Johnson et al. 2010). First and foremost, the region acts as an ideal waterfowl breeding habitat, producing 50%–80% of North American ducks in ...
... basins in small depressions left behind by the most recent Pleistocene glaciation. The PPR provides immense biological and ecosystem services to our society (Johnson et al. 2010). First and foremost, the region acts as an ideal waterfowl breeding habitat, producing 50%–80% of North American ducks in ...
MCCIP Briefing Note Ocean uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2)
... the atmosphere, with some regions acting as net sinks and others as net sources. The global net exchange of CO2 between the ocean and the atmosphere is currently estimated to be an ocean uptake of 2.2 ± 0.5 billion tonnes of carbon per year (Denman et al., 2007), which is approximately 2% of the gro ...
... the atmosphere, with some regions acting as net sinks and others as net sources. The global net exchange of CO2 between the ocean and the atmosphere is currently estimated to be an ocean uptake of 2.2 ± 0.5 billion tonnes of carbon per year (Denman et al., 2007), which is approximately 2% of the gro ...
How will ocean acidification affect marine photosynthetic organisms
... reported in the literature so far about how OA will affect calcification rates in coccolithophores, which has been put down to strain-specific responses, therefore this hypothesis was examined (Langer et al. 2009). Four strains of E. huxleyi (RCC1212, RCC1216, RCC1238 and RCC1256) were exposed to pC ...
... reported in the literature so far about how OA will affect calcification rates in coccolithophores, which has been put down to strain-specific responses, therefore this hypothesis was examined (Langer et al. 2009). Four strains of E. huxleyi (RCC1212, RCC1216, RCC1238 and RCC1256) were exposed to pC ...
... Singer (Douglass et al., 2007; hereinafter DCPS07) revisits earlier comparisons of simulated and observed tropospheric temperature changes performed by Santer et al. (2005, 2006), and concludes that ‘models and observations disagree to a statistically significant extent.’ This contradicts the findin ...
The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy
... heaviest toll — both in demographic and economic terms — and both are expected effects of future climate change. Indeed, even though global warming is unprecedented, many of its effects will be experienced as local and regional phenomena, suggesting that past human behavior may well be predictive of ...
... heaviest toll — both in demographic and economic terms — and both are expected effects of future climate change. Indeed, even though global warming is unprecedented, many of its effects will be experienced as local and regional phenomena, suggesting that past human behavior may well be predictive of ...
The Age of Consequences - The Web site cannot be found
... heaviest toll — both in demographic and economic terms — and both are expected effects of future climate change. Indeed, even though global warming is unprecedented, many of its effects will be experienced as local and regional phenomena, suggesting that past human behavior may well be predictive of ...
... heaviest toll — both in demographic and economic terms — and both are expected effects of future climate change. Indeed, even though global warming is unprecedented, many of its effects will be experienced as local and regional phenomena, suggesting that past human behavior may well be predictive of ...
Modeling dynamics of tundra plant communities on the Yamal
... nutrient cycling and trophic interactions (Walker et al 2006, Post et al 2009). Repeat photography has documented expansion of shrubs, particularly deciduous shrubs such as Salix and Alnus spp. over the past 50 years in northern Alaska, likely caused by a warming of the arctic climate (Tape et al 20 ...
... nutrient cycling and trophic interactions (Walker et al 2006, Post et al 2009). Repeat photography has documented expansion of shrubs, particularly deciduous shrubs such as Salix and Alnus spp. over the past 50 years in northern Alaska, likely caused by a warming of the arctic climate (Tape et al 20 ...
Carbon and climate system coupling on timescales from the
... The radiative perturbations resulting from changing trace gas levels can be amplified further by other elements in the climate system associated with, for example, sea-ice and land-ice, land albedo-vegetation, and cloud and water vapor feedbacks. Thus variations in atmospheric CO2 and CH4 can lead t ...
... The radiative perturbations resulting from changing trace gas levels can be amplified further by other elements in the climate system associated with, for example, sea-ice and land-ice, land albedo-vegetation, and cloud and water vapor feedbacks. Thus variations in atmospheric CO2 and CH4 can lead t ...
Chapter 10
... Past and present climate trends and variability in Asia are generally characterised by increasing surface air temperature which is more pronounced during winter than in summer. Increasing trends have been observed across the seven subregions of Asia. The observed increases in some parts of Asia duri ...
... Past and present climate trends and variability in Asia are generally characterised by increasing surface air temperature which is more pronounced during winter than in summer. Increasing trends have been observed across the seven subregions of Asia. The observed increases in some parts of Asia duri ...
Cloud Feedbacks Found to Amplify Global Warming
... e.g., Albrecht et al. 1988). The simulation of these marine clouds has been a particular challenge for global and regional models (e.g., Bretherton et al. 2004; Wang et al. 2004a,b). This results in a particularly high uncertainty of the climate feedback of these low-level marine clouds (e.g., Bony ...
... e.g., Albrecht et al. 1988). The simulation of these marine clouds has been a particular challenge for global and regional models (e.g., Bretherton et al. 2004; Wang et al. 2004a,b). This results in a particularly high uncertainty of the climate feedback of these low-level marine clouds (e.g., Bony ...
Suggestions for monitoring of biological effects of
... this area, especially OSPAR.” In the 2015 letter of allocation from Ministry of Climate and Environment, NPI was assigned as follows: “NPI shall, in collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency, work to identify biological effect indicators for ocean acidification in the ocean and on the coas ...
... this area, especially OSPAR.” In the 2015 letter of allocation from Ministry of Climate and Environment, NPI was assigned as follows: “NPI shall, in collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency, work to identify biological effect indicators for ocean acidification in the ocean and on the coas ...
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... they can be used as an emergency measure to reduce the global average temperature quickly, and second that they can be used to “buy time” by slowing down the increase in temperature so that new abatement or emission reducing technologies can be developed. On the other hand, there are many arguments ...
... they can be used as an emergency measure to reduce the global average temperature quickly, and second that they can be used to “buy time” by slowing down the increase in temperature so that new abatement or emission reducing technologies can be developed. On the other hand, there are many arguments ...
Mk3.5 simulations
... Expect a well initialised model to provide improved projections over this time scale than a non-initialised model (inform initial state versus underlying trend) ...
... Expect a well initialised model to provide improved projections over this time scale than a non-initialised model (inform initial state versus underlying trend) ...
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.