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Assessing the climate impact of trends in stratospheric water vapor
... tropopause used in the radiative calculations. Furthermore, we show that if recent estimates for the observed water vapor trends are valid globally they could have contributed a radiative forcing of up to 0.29 Wm 2 and a lower-stratospheric cooling of more than 0.8 K over the past 20 years, with the ...
... tropopause used in the radiative calculations. Furthermore, we show that if recent estimates for the observed water vapor trends are valid globally they could have contributed a radiative forcing of up to 0.29 Wm 2 and a lower-stratospheric cooling of more than 0.8 K over the past 20 years, with the ...
The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO2 world
... effects of global warming and ocean acidification (i.e., falling pH and carbonate levels combined with rising CO2 and bicarbonate levels) make it clear that although some taxa will benefit, others will be adversely impacted (Harley et al. 2012; Koch et al. 2013). Benthic phototrophs, that is, fleshy ...
... effects of global warming and ocean acidification (i.e., falling pH and carbonate levels combined with rising CO2 and bicarbonate levels) make it clear that although some taxa will benefit, others will be adversely impacted (Harley et al. 2012; Koch et al. 2013). Benthic phototrophs, that is, fleshy ...
Borehole temperatures and tree rings: Seasonality and
... at the surface. This profile represents a diffused consequence of temperature change at the Earth’s surface over the past century or so. A simple last event model that reproduces this anomaly is a linear increase (i.e., ramp) of 0.8°C starting in 1840 (Table 1). [9] Annual, warm season (April – Sept ...
... at the surface. This profile represents a diffused consequence of temperature change at the Earth’s surface over the past century or so. A simple last event model that reproduces this anomaly is a linear increase (i.e., ramp) of 0.8°C starting in 1840 (Table 1). [9] Annual, warm season (April – Sept ...
this paper
... The subsurface ocean temperature is shaped by both “external” climate forcings (e.g. changes in greenhouse gases, aerosols, solar variations) and the inherent, unforced “internal” variability associated with the climate system. Another important development since Ocean Obs‟99 has been the use of the ...
... The subsurface ocean temperature is shaped by both “external” climate forcings (e.g. changes in greenhouse gases, aerosols, solar variations) and the inherent, unforced “internal” variability associated with the climate system. Another important development since Ocean Obs‟99 has been the use of the ...
Effect of outdoor temperature, heat primes and anchoring on belief
... Nisbet & Myers, 2007). However, recent polls have found that the number of Americans who believe in global warming has declined drastically in the past year. For example, the PewResearch Center (2009) found that the percentage of Americans who agree that there is solid evidence the earth is warming ...
... Nisbet & Myers, 2007). However, recent polls have found that the number of Americans who believe in global warming has declined drastically in the past year. For example, the PewResearch Center (2009) found that the percentage of Americans who agree that there is solid evidence the earth is warming ...
Earth Atmospheric Land Surface Temperature and Station Quality in
... release of the F2011 survey, concluded that the poor siting for stations ranked 3,4,5 showed no evidence of increased temperature trends compared to the trends of the good (rank 1, 2) stations [18]. In this study, we use the station classifications to estimate the extent to which station quality aff ...
... release of the F2011 survey, concluded that the poor siting for stations ranked 3,4,5 showed no evidence of increased temperature trends compared to the trends of the good (rank 1, 2) stations [18]. In this study, we use the station classifications to estimate the extent to which station quality aff ...
Climate Change - WeatherAction
... • systematically removing stations to make the data look colder in the past & warmer now • BUT Whatever they do, even with ‘new’ data the WORLD IS COOLING while CO2 still rises ...
... • systematically removing stations to make the data look colder in the past & warmer now • BUT Whatever they do, even with ‘new’ data the WORLD IS COOLING while CO2 still rises ...
Rose and Rayborn, "The effects of ocean heat uptake on transient
... thereafter. Both models in fact show that the slope continues to decrease throughout the 150-year simulation. The roughly 1 W m−2 difference between the intercepts of the 10-year regression lines (dashed) and the 150-year regression lines (solid) can be interpreted as part of the “rapid adjustment” ...
... thereafter. Both models in fact show that the slope continues to decrease throughout the 150-year simulation. The roughly 1 W m−2 difference between the intercepts of the 10-year regression lines (dashed) and the 150-year regression lines (solid) can be interpreted as part of the “rapid adjustment” ...
Climate Change: An Overview and its Impact on the Living Lakes
... of fairly conventional energy development, i.e., continuing dependence on fossil carbon fuels. This is towards the upper end of the range of global warming rates published in the IPCC 2001 assessment and leads to a carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere by 2100 of about 850ppm (see Figure be ...
... of fairly conventional energy development, i.e., continuing dependence on fossil carbon fuels. This is towards the upper end of the range of global warming rates published in the IPCC 2001 assessment and leads to a carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere by 2100 of about 850ppm (see Figure be ...
When It Rains, It Pours - The Public Interest Network
... United States and across the globe. For example: ...
... United States and across the globe. For example: ...
Pedro DiNezio: Climate Response of the Equatorial Pacific to Global
... 2005) have been linked with equatorial SSTs. Projecting the climate response of the equatorial Pacific into the twenty-first century is thus central for current efforts to understand future regional climate changes. Prior studies have suggested roles for both the atmosphere and ocean in determining ...
... 2005) have been linked with equatorial SSTs. Projecting the climate response of the equatorial Pacific into the twenty-first century is thus central for current efforts to understand future regional climate changes. Prior studies have suggested roles for both the atmosphere and ocean in determining ...
1 1 Final Project Climate Change Part One: pg. 1
... (http://www.nextgenscience.org/msess2-earth-systems) MS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity (http://www.nextgenscience.org/msess3-earth-human-activity) Topic In some ways, the direct effect of humans on our environment as drivers of climate change can be imprecise to track. However, studies show an incre ...
... (http://www.nextgenscience.org/msess2-earth-systems) MS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity (http://www.nextgenscience.org/msess3-earth-human-activity) Topic In some ways, the direct effect of humans on our environment as drivers of climate change can be imprecise to track. However, studies show an incre ...
a new report
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
Quest - Academy of Science of South Africa
... crops are failing. The next good rain in these areas of the country is predicted for March 2016 – too late for many. The El Niño weather system that affects this part of the world every five years or so is cited as the main reason – but El Niño is becoming a stronger weather system as the oceans war ...
... crops are failing. The next good rain in these areas of the country is predicted for March 2016 – too late for many. The El Niño weather system that affects this part of the world every five years or so is cited as the main reason – but El Niño is becoming a stronger weather system as the oceans war ...
Response of subarctic vegetation to transient climatic change on the
... spruce is dominant but propagules of deciduous trees and grasses are present. Similarly, at a time-step of 10 y, the growing season is not assumed to be uniformly warm or precipitation uniformly low during all 10 years. Rather, a `cold' decade is one where there were suf®cient low-temperature season ...
... spruce is dominant but propagules of deciduous trees and grasses are present. Similarly, at a time-step of 10 y, the growing season is not assumed to be uniformly warm or precipitation uniformly low during all 10 years. Rather, a `cold' decade is one where there were suf®cient low-temperature season ...
Can amphibians take the heat? Vulnerability to climate
... near future (Deutsch et al., 2008; Huey et al., 2009; Somero, 2010). An emerging hypothesis from studies of impacts of warming on organisms proposes that ectothermic animals from low latitudes, tropical and subtropical areas, face considerably higher risk from environmental warming than do their tem ...
... near future (Deutsch et al., 2008; Huey et al., 2009; Somero, 2010). An emerging hypothesis from studies of impacts of warming on organisms proposes that ectothermic animals from low latitudes, tropical and subtropical areas, face considerably higher risk from environmental warming than do their tem ...
Climate change and seafood safety: Human health implications
... 2.1. Climate change and the oceans About 520 million people (i.e., around 8% of the world’s population) depend on seafood as a source of protein, income or family stability (FAO, 2009). The oceans and estuaries (i.e., productive coastal environments where rivers meet the sea) that support these fishe ...
... 2.1. Climate change and the oceans About 520 million people (i.e., around 8% of the world’s population) depend on seafood as a source of protein, income or family stability (FAO, 2009). The oceans and estuaries (i.e., productive coastal environments where rivers meet the sea) that support these fishe ...
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.