Biomes - SPS186.org
... grasslands are known as savanna in Australia, whereas in southern Africa it is known as certain kinds of veld (from Afrikaans). Sometimes an entire biome may be targeted for protection, especially under an individual nation's biodiversity action plan. Climate is a major factor determining the distri ...
... grasslands are known as savanna in Australia, whereas in southern Africa it is known as certain kinds of veld (from Afrikaans). Sometimes an entire biome may be targeted for protection, especially under an individual nation's biodiversity action plan. Climate is a major factor determining the distri ...
key parameters for trend detection
... Indices of trends, means, seasonal cycles, extreme events derived from daily maximum and minimum temperature observations. Current capability Global annual surface air temperatures over land can be assessed with an accuracy of 0.1 °C, which is adequate to detect global climate change especially si ...
... Indices of trends, means, seasonal cycles, extreme events derived from daily maximum and minimum temperature observations. Current capability Global annual surface air temperatures over land can be assessed with an accuracy of 0.1 °C, which is adequate to detect global climate change especially si ...
Issue 17 - Australian Antarctic Division
... looks at some of the different ways species or ecosystems can be used to help understand and manage human impacts on a number of scales. This includes, on page 20, an environmental assessment of the sewage outfall at Australia’s Davis station. Various biological, physicochemical and ecotoxicological ...
... looks at some of the different ways species or ecosystems can be used to help understand and manage human impacts on a number of scales. This includes, on page 20, an environmental assessment of the sewage outfall at Australia’s Davis station. Various biological, physicochemical and ecotoxicological ...
rapporter.ffi.no
... and boundaries in the Arctic Ocean and its adjacent seas are literally coming to the surface. These developments have led to a marked increase in the number of articles and research reports discussing the implications of climate change for state, societal, and human security in the Arctic. Many of t ...
... and boundaries in the Arctic Ocean and its adjacent seas are literally coming to the surface. These developments have led to a marked increase in the number of articles and research reports discussing the implications of climate change for state, societal, and human security in the Arctic. Many of t ...
Climate change reduces warming potential of nitrous oxide by an
... Due to the long lifetime of N2O, we choose a time horizon of H = 100 years for integrating the radiative forcing. For this time horizon we calculate a N2O GWP of 290 ± 2 CO2-equivalents for the CTRL simulation. This value is similar to the currently assumed present-day N2O GWP of 298 CO2-equivalents ...
... Due to the long lifetime of N2O, we choose a time horizon of H = 100 years for integrating the radiative forcing. For this time horizon we calculate a N2O GWP of 290 ± 2 CO2-equivalents for the CTRL simulation. This value is similar to the currently assumed present-day N2O GWP of 298 CO2-equivalents ...
Climate - MSc Epidemiology
... The Greenhouse Effect 1/3 of solar radiation is reflected back to space and 2/3 are absorbed by the earth‘s surface. To balance the absorbed incoming energy, the earth must radiate the same amount back to space (longer wavelength than solar radiation as earth is colder). Much of this thermal radiat ...
... The Greenhouse Effect 1/3 of solar radiation is reflected back to space and 2/3 are absorbed by the earth‘s surface. To balance the absorbed incoming energy, the earth must radiate the same amount back to space (longer wavelength than solar radiation as earth is colder). Much of this thermal radiat ...
Carbon cycle modelling and the residence time of natural
... start compiling analytical data of contemporary atmospheric CO2. 19 North-European stations measured atmospheric CO2 over a 5 year period from 1955 to 1959. Measuring with a wet-chemical technique the atmospheric CO2 level was found to vary between approximately 270 and 380 ppmv, with annual means o ...
... start compiling analytical data of contemporary atmospheric CO2. 19 North-European stations measured atmospheric CO2 over a 5 year period from 1955 to 1959. Measuring with a wet-chemical technique the atmospheric CO2 level was found to vary between approximately 270 and 380 ppmv, with annual means o ...
Extreme Weather Events in Europe: preparing for climate change
... 3.7 Changes in spatial patterns of precipitation intensity (defined as the annual total precipitation divided by the number of wet days) over land, based on multi-model simulations from nine global coupled climate models 3.8 Example of an extreme precipitation amount experienced over three months in ...
... 3.7 Changes in spatial patterns of precipitation intensity (defined as the annual total precipitation divided by the number of wet days) over land, based on multi-model simulations from nine global coupled climate models 3.8 Example of an extreme precipitation amount experienced over three months in ...
IPCC Robert M. Margolis 1992 MIT-CEEPR 92-011WP
... define climate change as a problem. For example, interpreting the IPCC emissions scenarios as a set of scenarios which cover a range of possible futures, including uncertainty yet independent of policies, says nothing about our ability to use policy responses to avoid climatic disruptions. The firs ...
... define climate change as a problem. For example, interpreting the IPCC emissions scenarios as a set of scenarios which cover a range of possible futures, including uncertainty yet independent of policies, says nothing about our ability to use policy responses to avoid climatic disruptions. The firs ...
multiple demands on water and needs for adaptation to climate
... Temperature exhibits a slight rising trend since 1975. This increasing trend for temperature is expected to continue during the 21st century. Precipitation is expected to decrease, although some regional models claim the opposite. Considering the relationship between precipitation and runoff, correl ...
... Temperature exhibits a slight rising trend since 1975. This increasing trend for temperature is expected to continue during the 21st century. Precipitation is expected to decrease, although some regional models claim the opposite. Considering the relationship between precipitation and runoff, correl ...
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... Wetland is one of the most important ecosystems in the world. It has prominent significance not only in maintaining the regional and global ecological balances, but also providing a living environment for wild animals and plants [1]. Climate change is considered as one of the most important natural ...
... Wetland is one of the most important ecosystems in the world. It has prominent significance not only in maintaining the regional and global ecological balances, but also providing a living environment for wild animals and plants [1]. Climate change is considered as one of the most important natural ...
Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of
... determining that this product conforms with Section 515. For purposes of compliance with Section 515, this CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product is an “interpreted product” as that term is used in NOAA guidelines and is classified as “highly influential”. This document does not express any regulator ...
... determining that this product conforms with Section 515. For purposes of compliance with Section 515, this CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product is an “interpreted product” as that term is used in NOAA guidelines and is classified as “highly influential”. This document does not express any regulator ...
Vulnerability of Marine Turtles to Climate Change
... (180–150 Mya) so have survived past shifts in climate, including glacial periods and warm events and therefore have some capacity for adaptation. The presentday rates of increase of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and associated temperature changes, are very rapid; the capacity of marine ...
... (180–150 Mya) so have survived past shifts in climate, including glacial periods and warm events and therefore have some capacity for adaptation. The presentday rates of increase of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and associated temperature changes, are very rapid; the capacity of marine ...
Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane
... Approximately 90% of atmospheric CH4 is removed by this reaction, so estimates of OH concentrations as a function of time can be used to establish how much methane is removed from the atmosphere. When combined with measurements of the current trends in atmospheric methane concentrations, these estim ...
... Approximately 90% of atmospheric CH4 is removed by this reaction, so estimates of OH concentrations as a function of time can be used to establish how much methane is removed from the atmosphere. When combined with measurements of the current trends in atmospheric methane concentrations, these estim ...
Impacts of climate change on water resources
... Monthly changes in precipitation for different regions in Europe simulated by an ensemble of different RCMs in the project PRUDENCE. ....................................... 16 ...
... Monthly changes in precipitation for different regions in Europe simulated by an ensemble of different RCMs in the project PRUDENCE. ....................................... 16 ...
Land-Based Pollution in the Arctic Ocean
... amplify impacts on human and ecosystem health and wellbeing. For example, the combined impact of contaminants, ozone depletion, and climatic warming may be greater than the sum of its parts. However, there is still much to learn about this complex ecosystem. The 2004 ACIA report concentrated on the ...
... amplify impacts on human and ecosystem health and wellbeing. For example, the combined impact of contaminants, ozone depletion, and climatic warming may be greater than the sum of its parts. However, there is still much to learn about this complex ecosystem. The 2004 ACIA report concentrated on the ...
Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... Figure 8: Proportion of buildings located in each tropical storm and hurricane storm surge zone in coastal Lee County study area .................................................................................................. 32 Figure 9: Monetary value in 2005 dollars of buildings, contents, and ...
... Figure 8: Proportion of buildings located in each tropical storm and hurricane storm surge zone in coastal Lee County study area .................................................................................................. 32 Figure 9: Monetary value in 2005 dollars of buildings, contents, and ...
Arctic oscillation response to the 1991 Pinatubo
... Kinnison et al., 1994; Randel et al., 1995; Rosenfield et al., 1997; Solomon, 1999; Stenchikov et al., 2002; Rozanov et al., 2002]. [5] For the two boreal winters after the Pinatubo eruption, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data (see our earlier study, Stenchikov ...
... Kinnison et al., 1994; Randel et al., 1995; Rosenfield et al., 1997; Solomon, 1999; Stenchikov et al., 2002; Rozanov et al., 2002]. [5] For the two boreal winters after the Pinatubo eruption, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data (see our earlier study, Stenchikov ...
Sea-Level Rise
... rise was 3.2 ±0.4 mm/year from satellite data, and 2.8 ±0.8 mm/year from in-situ measurements such as tide gauges (Church and White, 2011). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) states that human influences are very likely to have contributed to a rise in sea level during the se ...
... rise was 3.2 ±0.4 mm/year from satellite data, and 2.8 ±0.8 mm/year from in-situ measurements such as tide gauges (Church and White, 2011). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) states that human influences are very likely to have contributed to a rise in sea level during the se ...
Microsoft Word - geoadv070108_2.doc
... record from Greenland (Dansgaard et al. 1982), showing a replication of the earlier Camp Century ice core record, that Broecker realized that re-organization of North Atlantic deep water formation might explain the oscillating and rapid climate shifts seen in Greenland during the last glacial period ...
... record from Greenland (Dansgaard et al. 1982), showing a replication of the earlier Camp Century ice core record, that Broecker realized that re-organization of North Atlantic deep water formation might explain the oscillating and rapid climate shifts seen in Greenland during the last glacial period ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... scenarios indicate a drier dry season while others show higher flows during the dry season. What is clear from all model results is that the difference between wet and dry season will become larger compared to the current climate. Especially the wet extremes will become more frequent and more intens ...
... scenarios indicate a drier dry season while others show higher flows during the dry season. What is clear from all model results is that the difference between wet and dry season will become larger compared to the current climate. Especially the wet extremes will become more frequent and more intens ...
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.