Modeling and forecasting extreme hot events in the central
... We emphasize that: (i) the Tx and Tn evolution is nonhomogeneous in the different seasons; during the period 1976–97, for example, the Tx mean value increases 1.43 °C/decade in spring, 0.96 °C/dec. in summer and 0.51 °C/dec. in winter, being stable in autumn; (ii) for the same time period, a general ...
... We emphasize that: (i) the Tx and Tn evolution is nonhomogeneous in the different seasons; during the period 1976–97, for example, the Tx mean value increases 1.43 °C/decade in spring, 0.96 °C/dec. in summer and 0.51 °C/dec. in winter, being stable in autumn; (ii) for the same time period, a general ...
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... supersaturated. But these were steady states, not perturbations. More rapid additions of carbon dioxide during extreme events in Earth history, including the end-Permian mass extinction (251 million years ago) and the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 56 million years ago) may have driven surf ...
... supersaturated. But these were steady states, not perturbations. More rapid additions of carbon dioxide during extreme events in Earth history, including the end-Permian mass extinction (251 million years ago) and the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 56 million years ago) may have driven surf ...
Mechanisms of elevation-dependent warming over the Tibetan
... As the highest and largest highland in the world, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) profoundly impacts regional and global climates through thermal and mechanical forcing (An et al. 2001; Yanai and Wu 2006). At the same time, the TP is sensitive and vulnerable to climatic change (Messerli and Ives 1997); as ...
... As the highest and largest highland in the world, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) profoundly impacts regional and global climates through thermal and mechanical forcing (An et al. 2001; Yanai and Wu 2006). At the same time, the TP is sensitive and vulnerable to climatic change (Messerli and Ives 1997); as ...
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... The climate is changing in many ways, and there is a growing body of literature documenting these changes. Recent observations reported in the National Climate Assessment Public Review Version (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) show that the Northeast of the U.S. is warming and that heavy downpours are increasing ...
... The climate is changing in many ways, and there is a growing body of literature documenting these changes. Recent observations reported in the National Climate Assessment Public Review Version (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) show that the Northeast of the U.S. is warming and that heavy downpours are increasing ...
Doney_2002_JGOFS_Syn..
... Close linkages between modeling and data analysis activities are clearly required. Practical biogeochemical models should be grounded in and thoroughly evaluated against field observations; and data synthesis should be directed toward addressing the known issues of current models (e.g., identifying c ...
... Close linkages between modeling and data analysis activities are clearly required. Practical biogeochemical models should be grounded in and thoroughly evaluated against field observations; and data synthesis should be directed toward addressing the known issues of current models (e.g., identifying c ...
Will groundwater ease freshwater stress under climate change?
... Global temperature changes are accompanied by changes in other climatic variables. Patterns of precipitation change are more spatially and temporally variable than temperature change. Based on sparse observation records, there is no statistically significant long-term trend in the time series of glo ...
... Global temperature changes are accompanied by changes in other climatic variables. Patterns of precipitation change are more spatially and temporally variable than temperature change. Based on sparse observation records, there is no statistically significant long-term trend in the time series of glo ...
Cause of the widening of the tropical belt since 1958
... Received 22 September 2008; revised 9 December 2008; accepted 30 December 2008; published 5 February 2009. ...
... Received 22 September 2008; revised 9 December 2008; accepted 30 December 2008; published 5 February 2009. ...
Extreme Events
... By the end of the 21st century, the increase in the number of very wet days is greater in the south‑west and north‑east, with up to 7 days more per year on average. The increases in wet days are driven predominantly by the number of winter rainfall events, with smaller increases in autumn and spring ...
... By the end of the 21st century, the increase in the number of very wet days is greater in the south‑west and north‑east, with up to 7 days more per year on average. The increases in wet days are driven predominantly by the number of winter rainfall events, with smaller increases in autumn and spring ...
Nunavut - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
... Evidence of global warming is projected to become most apparent first in Arctic and subArctic regions. Rising temperatures have already created a variety of changes in the environment, and these changes are expected to intensify. Some of these shifts include changes in the characteristics of the eco ...
... Evidence of global warming is projected to become most apparent first in Arctic and subArctic regions. Rising temperatures have already created a variety of changes in the environment, and these changes are expected to intensify. Some of these shifts include changes in the characteristics of the eco ...
Yes Impact – Water Wars
... Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion of the ocean, in addition to melting of land ice. Amounts and patterns of precipitation are changing. The total annual power of hurricanes has already increased markedly since 1975 because their average intensity and average duration have increased (in ...
... Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion of the ocean, in addition to melting of land ice. Amounts and patterns of precipitation are changing. The total annual power of hurricanes has already increased markedly since 1975 because their average intensity and average duration have increased (in ...
Sensitivity and the Carbon Budget - Apollo
... They based their assessment on the effects of the known fast feedbacks like increase in water vapour with rising temperature, reduction in reflection from shrinking areas of sea-ice, and changes in cloud effects. They estimated that the global feedback system amplified the effects of CO2 on its own ...
... They based their assessment on the effects of the known fast feedbacks like increase in water vapour with rising temperature, reduction in reflection from shrinking areas of sea-ice, and changes in cloud effects. They estimated that the global feedback system amplified the effects of CO2 on its own ...
Texas Coastal Bend Regional Climate Change Vulnerability
... Past trends provide strong support for the direct correlation between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature variations (Figure 5; National Research Council 2010). Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases trap and re-emit heat into Earth’s system. With higher concentrations of GHG in the ...
... Past trends provide strong support for the direct correlation between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature variations (Figure 5; National Research Council 2010). Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases trap and re-emit heat into Earth’s system. With higher concentrations of GHG in the ...
Climate Risk and Business
... in regions prone to tropical or extra-tropical cyclones, in areas where permafrost is thawing, or on lakes or rivers whose levels are changing. ...
... in regions prone to tropical or extra-tropical cyclones, in areas where permafrost is thawing, or on lakes or rivers whose levels are changing. ...
Climate change prediction over complex areas: spatial variability of
... should help to improve our understanding of the ability of RCMs to reproduce observed climates, and lead to the identification of sectors where climate changes could affect large populations or very sensitive ecosystems. Such is the case in the Mediterranean mountain areas. The aim of this paper is ...
... should help to improve our understanding of the ability of RCMs to reproduce observed climates, and lead to the identification of sectors where climate changes could affect large populations or very sensitive ecosystems. Such is the case in the Mediterranean mountain areas. The aim of this paper is ...
Climate change prediction over complex areas: spatial variability of
... should help to improve our understanding of the ability of RCMs to reproduce observed climates, and lead to the identification of sectors where climate changes could affect large populations or very sensitive ecosystems. Such is the case in the Mediterranean mountain areas. The aim of this paper is ...
... should help to improve our understanding of the ability of RCMs to reproduce observed climates, and lead to the identification of sectors where climate changes could affect large populations or very sensitive ecosystems. Such is the case in the Mediterranean mountain areas. The aim of this paper is ...
EXAMINING THE UNINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE
... wrote that “any text that was considered inconsistent with their interests and positions in multilateral negotiations was treated as unacceptable.” The bias is there for all to see. Following the 2007 assessment, key IPCC claims about the melting of Himalayan glaciers, the decline of crop yields, a ...
... wrote that “any text that was considered inconsistent with their interests and positions in multilateral negotiations was treated as unacceptable.” The bias is there for all to see. Following the 2007 assessment, key IPCC claims about the melting of Himalayan glaciers, the decline of crop yields, a ...
Temperature Sensitivity of Guatemala`s Rio Dulce to Climate Change
... (GCMs) of climate change scenarios predict an increase in air temperature for the remainder of this century (IPCC 2013). This increase will directly affect the meteorological and upstream boundary conditions of the deterministic temperature model, and produce higher river temperatures (Fischer et al ...
... (GCMs) of climate change scenarios predict an increase in air temperature for the remainder of this century (IPCC 2013). This increase will directly affect the meteorological and upstream boundary conditions of the deterministic temperature model, and produce higher river temperatures (Fischer et al ...
Summer Season Water Temperature Modeling under the Climate
... Received: 2 November 2016; Accepted: 10 May 2017; Published: 14 May 2017 ...
... Received: 2 November 2016; Accepted: 10 May 2017; Published: 14 May 2017 ...
challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
... confirm this, particularly when zonally averaged (see Fig. 2, bottom) and show rainfall generally increasing at latitudes and seasons that currently have high rainfall and less in dry regions (Collins et al. 2013). This “wet get wetter, dry get drier” paradigm involves a range of atmospheric process ...
... confirm this, particularly when zonally averaged (see Fig. 2, bottom) and show rainfall generally increasing at latitudes and seasons that currently have high rainfall and less in dry regions (Collins et al. 2013). This “wet get wetter, dry get drier” paradigm involves a range of atmospheric process ...
Future Change of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone
... Possible future change in tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the North Atlantic (NA) was investigated by comparison of 25-yr simulations of the present-day climate and future change under the A1B emission scenario using a 20-km-mesh Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) and Japan Meteorological A ...
... Possible future change in tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the North Atlantic (NA) was investigated by comparison of 25-yr simulations of the present-day climate and future change under the A1B emission scenario using a 20-km-mesh Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) and Japan Meteorological A ...
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.