Earth`s Energy Imbalance and Implications
... Humanity is potentially vulnerable to global temperature change, as discussed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaoti ...
... Humanity is potentially vulnerable to global temperature change, as discussed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaoti ...
Growth and Phenology of Three Dwarf Shrub Species in a Six
... interactive effects [11,41] and we did not find significant persistent effects of the CO2 enrichment; therefore, we pooled across CO2 treatments for all final analyses. Statistical models for phenology and biomass of the study species included warming treatment, plot tree species and their interacti ...
... interactive effects [11,41] and we did not find significant persistent effects of the CO2 enrichment; therefore, we pooled across CO2 treatments for all final analyses. Statistical models for phenology and biomass of the study species included warming treatment, plot tree species and their interacti ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... Increases in drought conditions for some regions Changes in seasonal precipitation and flooding patterns Increases in hurricane intensity Increased intensity of cold-season storms, with increases in winds and in waves and storm surges ...
... Increases in drought conditions for some regions Changes in seasonal precipitation and flooding patterns Increases in hurricane intensity Increased intensity of cold-season storms, with increases in winds and in waves and storm surges ...
Up Against The Wall: The Effects of Climate Warming on Soil
... The net effect of warming on soil microbes tends to be increased microbial activity over the short term, which translates to increased soil respiration [12,57,58]. An early lab incubation study of temperate forest soils demonstrated that this increase in activity can be accompanied by shifts in micr ...
... The net effect of warming on soil microbes tends to be increased microbial activity over the short term, which translates to increased soil respiration [12,57,58]. An early lab incubation study of temperate forest soils demonstrated that this increase in activity can be accompanied by shifts in micr ...
PNNL-director-vist - Civil, Environmental and Architectural
... Actual Average Consumption In the recent decade ...
... Actual Average Consumption In the recent decade ...
Future changes of the atmospheric composition and the impact of
... maximum, and tropical minimum. However, the model tends to overestimate ozone concentrations in the mid-latitudes of the winter northern lower stratosphere due to a too strong polar vortex, so that stratosphere to troposphere ozone exchange leads to too high values in the winter northern upper tropo ...
... maximum, and tropical minimum. However, the model tends to overestimate ozone concentrations in the mid-latitudes of the winter northern lower stratosphere due to a too strong polar vortex, so that stratosphere to troposphere ozone exchange leads to too high values in the winter northern upper tropo ...
Israel`s report to the UNFCCC on climate change, 2000
... the rate of climate change during the last century seems to be faster than any changes that occurred over the past 10,000 years (Houghton et al. 1990), strongly implying an anthropogenic effect. General Circulation Models (GCMs) are the state-of-the-art tool for reconstructing changes in climate sin ...
... the rate of climate change during the last century seems to be faster than any changes that occurred over the past 10,000 years (Houghton et al. 1990), strongly implying an anthropogenic effect. General Circulation Models (GCMs) are the state-of-the-art tool for reconstructing changes in climate sin ...
Methane, the Gakkel Ridge and human survival.
... the sea some 3,000 metres in height. These are extremely large emissions, and beyond anything humanity has ever measured before. The seals that nature had put in place to keep the deep geological methane from seeping out are being breached. In July 2013 Nature reported that the release of 50 gigaton ...
... the sea some 3,000 metres in height. These are extremely large emissions, and beyond anything humanity has ever measured before. The seals that nature had put in place to keep the deep geological methane from seeping out are being breached. In July 2013 Nature reported that the release of 50 gigaton ...
A mechanism for dust-induced destabilization of
... sink, which is dominated by wet deposition, implies that dust input to the atmosphere would only need to be increased by a factor of 2–8 for the upper tropospheric column dust concentrations to reach 5–20 times modern levels, at which point this state would persist. This increase in atmospheric dust ...
... sink, which is dominated by wet deposition, implies that dust input to the atmosphere would only need to be increased by a factor of 2–8 for the upper tropospheric column dust concentrations to reach 5–20 times modern levels, at which point this state would persist. This increase in atmospheric dust ...
Using expert knowledge to assess uncertainties in future polar bear
... sea-ice break-up and formation as well as its distribution in the Arctic. All models used in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment predict a decrease in Arctic sea-ice extent and sea-ice thickness over the 21st century (ACIA 2005). A rapid acceleration in Arctic warming has also been detected in rece ...
... sea-ice break-up and formation as well as its distribution in the Arctic. All models used in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment predict a decrease in Arctic sea-ice extent and sea-ice thickness over the 21st century (ACIA 2005). A rapid acceleration in Arctic warming has also been detected in rece ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE: THE WATER, SALMON, AND
... These two climate patterns are useful for our purposes in at least two ways. First, together they provide some of the best predictability in seasonal forecasts of any middle latitude location. Second, the multi-decadal timescale of the PDO may provide a useful surrogate for anthropogenic climate cha ...
... These two climate patterns are useful for our purposes in at least two ways. First, together they provide some of the best predictability in seasonal forecasts of any middle latitude location. Second, the multi-decadal timescale of the PDO may provide a useful surrogate for anthropogenic climate cha ...
Maurits van der Vlugt
... 2012 king tides in Queensland to give us a sneak-peek of the effects of high sea levels on beaches, infrastructure, and coastal communities. More than 300 people took photographs of the king tides all along the Queensland coast, resulting in a collection of powerful images. The Witness King Tides pr ...
... 2012 king tides in Queensland to give us a sneak-peek of the effects of high sea levels on beaches, infrastructure, and coastal communities. More than 300 people took photographs of the king tides all along the Queensland coast, resulting in a collection of powerful images. The Witness King Tides pr ...
BVOCs emission in a semi-arid grassland under climate warming
... indicator of overgrazing, tends to increase and invade deteriorated grasslands globally under anthropogenic disturbance and increased CO2 concentration. A. frigida coverage increased 20 times in a 5-yr double CO2 enrichment experiment in US shortgrass steppe (Morgan et al., 2007). Temperate semi-ari ...
... indicator of overgrazing, tends to increase and invade deteriorated grasslands globally under anthropogenic disturbance and increased CO2 concentration. A. frigida coverage increased 20 times in a 5-yr double CO2 enrichment experiment in US shortgrass steppe (Morgan et al., 2007). Temperate semi-ari ...
Modeled current and future soil thermal regime for northeast Canada
... [13] The initial profile of soil temperature for the current climate soil model simulation SM_CRCM1 is determined by iteratively running the soil model from chosen conditions, taken as a vertically uniform profile set to the mean annual surface temperature value for the study period (1961 – 1990). C ...
... [13] The initial profile of soil temperature for the current climate soil model simulation SM_CRCM1 is determined by iteratively running the soil model from chosen conditions, taken as a vertically uniform profile set to the mean annual surface temperature value for the study period (1961 – 1990). C ...
Changing Planet: Past, Present, Future Lecture 3 – Earth`s Climate
... from Andy Knoll about how life has evolved throughout Earth history and he referred to climate change throughout that time period. What I want to do is explore a little bit, what is it that actually controls the climate of a planet and how does it vary over time. Then we'll look at our current predi ...
... from Andy Knoll about how life has evolved throughout Earth history and he referred to climate change throughout that time period. What I want to do is explore a little bit, what is it that actually controls the climate of a planet and how does it vary over time. Then we'll look at our current predi ...
The Potential Conseque
... About 11% of the region’s output is currently in sectors considered relatively sensitive to climate,including agriculture,mining,construction,and the tourism related sectors of hotels and amusement/recreation. This share of the region’s output in these sectors is projected to increase to 12% by 2045 ...
... About 11% of the region’s output is currently in sectors considered relatively sensitive to climate,including agriculture,mining,construction,and the tourism related sectors of hotels and amusement/recreation. This share of the region’s output in these sectors is projected to increase to 12% by 2045 ...
Ocean Deoxygenation in a Warming World
... marine organisms, but because measured changes in O2 , together with changes in nutrients, are a useful diagnostic of changing biogeochemistry (Matear et al. 2000, Keeling & Garcia 2002, Joos et al. 2003). Dissolved O2 is the most commonly measured property of seawater that is sensitive to biologica ...
... marine organisms, but because measured changes in O2 , together with changes in nutrients, are a useful diagnostic of changing biogeochemistry (Matear et al. 2000, Keeling & Garcia 2002, Joos et al. 2003). Dissolved O2 is the most commonly measured property of seawater that is sensitive to biologica ...
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... Climate Change: Implications for Ireland’s Marine Environment and Resources Climate has always varied. However, the prospect of continuing global and regional climate change beyond that of normal climatic variation, due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is now a real possibility. ...
... Climate Change: Implications for Ireland’s Marine Environment and Resources Climate has always varied. However, the prospect of continuing global and regional climate change beyond that of normal climatic variation, due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is now a real possibility. ...
Prospectus for Future Research: Temperature Effects
... lead to thermal stratification. Typically nutrients are found in deeper waters but with thermal stratification this then leads to the formation of strong barriers that make it more difficult for organisms to use nutrients, especially plants that need nutrients for photosynthesis (Hader, 2014). Xiany ...
... lead to thermal stratification. Typically nutrients are found in deeper waters but with thermal stratification this then leads to the formation of strong barriers that make it more difficult for organisms to use nutrients, especially plants that need nutrients for photosynthesis (Hader, 2014). Xiany ...
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
... The hottest places on Earth are around the Equator. Here the sun is almost directly overhead. The rays fall straight on to the surface and heat it up. Away from the Equator, the sun is lower in the sky. The rays are weaker so the air does not get so warm. The coldest places are around the North and ...
... The hottest places on Earth are around the Equator. Here the sun is almost directly overhead. The rays fall straight on to the surface and heat it up. Away from the Equator, the sun is lower in the sky. The rays are weaker so the air does not get so warm. The coldest places are around the North and ...
How increasing CO2 leads to an increased negative greenhouse
... investigated this in detail and show that for central Antarctica an increase in CO2 concentration leads to an increased long-wave energy loss to space, which cools the Earth-atmosphere system. These findings for central Antarctica are in contrast to the general warming effect of increasing CO2. 1. In ...
... investigated this in detail and show that for central Antarctica an increase in CO2 concentration leads to an increased long-wave energy loss to space, which cools the Earth-atmosphere system. These findings for central Antarctica are in contrast to the general warming effect of increasing CO2. 1. In ...
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.