Conference Proceeding
... district-wise indicators like population density, literacy sex ratio, etc. He spoke about the various reasons that make the Himalayan river basins a climate hotspot. The variation in rainfall and increasing temperature normals has impacted flow regimes and magnitude along with the timing of peak flo ...
... district-wise indicators like population density, literacy sex ratio, etc. He spoke about the various reasons that make the Himalayan river basins a climate hotspot. The variation in rainfall and increasing temperature normals has impacted flow regimes and magnitude along with the timing of peak flo ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... 1.1 What is climate change? Climate change, defined as any change in the average daily weather pattern over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is alre ...
... 1.1 What is climate change? Climate change, defined as any change in the average daily weather pattern over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is alre ...
Global change and marine communities: Alien species and climate
... coupling). Some examples are given, including a special mention of the situation of the Mediterranean Sea, where so many species have been introduced recently, and where some have spread in very large quantities. An increasing effort by marine scientists is required, not only to monitor the state of ...
... coupling). Some examples are given, including a special mention of the situation of the Mediterranean Sea, where so many species have been introduced recently, and where some have spread in very large quantities. An increasing effort by marine scientists is required, not only to monitor the state of ...
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... 2. Models and simulations This study uses the outputs from the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) CMIP5 multimodel ensemble organized by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Here ...
... 2. Models and simulations This study uses the outputs from the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) CMIP5 multimodel ensemble organized by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Here ...
Local Knowledge and Perception of Climate Change among Apple
... and unconnected, but which must be brought to- economic activity, offers no such promise in gether in this paper to account for the apple growers’ mountainous areas, since the low rural population density plus construction logistics and overhead perceptions and responses. Societies in mountainous ar ...
... and unconnected, but which must be brought to- economic activity, offers no such promise in gether in this paper to account for the apple growers’ mountainous areas, since the low rural population density plus construction logistics and overhead perceptions and responses. Societies in mountainous ar ...
Quantifying the effects of climate variability and human activities on
... period from 1960 to 2009. Figure 3 shows the computed probability series of the step change point years. The intersection of the curves indicates that there are two step change points (in 1993 and 1995 at the 0.01 significance level) for the runoff series. To investigate the effect of climate change ...
... period from 1960 to 2009. Figure 3 shows the computed probability series of the step change point years. The intersection of the curves indicates that there are two step change points (in 1993 and 1995 at the 0.01 significance level) for the runoff series. To investigate the effect of climate change ...
Seasonal Variations in Diurnal Temperature Range From Satellites
... Abstract—The diurnal temperature range (DTR) is an important climate-change variable and, until recently, it was derived from station observations of surface air temperature (Ta ). Station-based observations are sparse and unevenly distributed, making the use of satellites an attractive option for e ...
... Abstract—The diurnal temperature range (DTR) is an important climate-change variable and, until recently, it was derived from station observations of surface air temperature (Ta ). Station-based observations are sparse and unevenly distributed, making the use of satellites an attractive option for e ...
Climate change and challenges for conservation
... the reshuffling of living systems, have led some to ask whether current conservation practices, developed in a pre-climate change context, are up to the task 23. The effectiveness of traditional conservation strategies, such as restoring or preserving habitats and protecting species within static pr ...
... the reshuffling of living systems, have led some to ask whether current conservation practices, developed in a pre-climate change context, are up to the task 23. The effectiveness of traditional conservation strategies, such as restoring or preserving habitats and protecting species within static pr ...
Atmospheric moisture transport: the bridge between ocean
... Considering all the above reasons the Arctic sector emerges as the most sensitive region of the climate system to the effects of global warming, but it also represents an area where current and future changes are bound to affect the climate at a much larger scale (Screen and Simmonds, 2010; Tang et ...
... Considering all the above reasons the Arctic sector emerges as the most sensitive region of the climate system to the effects of global warming, but it also represents an area where current and future changes are bound to affect the climate at a much larger scale (Screen and Simmonds, 2010; Tang et ...
Background Report on ICTs and Climate Change
... There are a number of different causes of climate change, many of which are naturally generated (e.g., variations in solar radiation, volcanic activity, etc). However, it is man-made climate Figure 1: Total Greenhouse Gases (in Gt CO2eq) change that is of major concern because it appears to be leadi ...
... There are a number of different causes of climate change, many of which are naturally generated (e.g., variations in solar radiation, volcanic activity, etc). However, it is man-made climate Figure 1: Total Greenhouse Gases (in Gt CO2eq) change that is of major concern because it appears to be leadi ...
Wildlife in Hot Water - National Wildlife Federation
... “from the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans”3 ...
... “from the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans”3 ...
Effects of climate change on inland waters of the Pacific coastal
... glaciated basins. Climatic anomalies, such as the El NinÄo±Southern Oscillation (ENSO), can produce large interannual dierences in runo. These widely varying climatic conditions make regional forecasts of likely climate change, induced by increased CO2 concentrations, dicult. Numerous small to me ...
... glaciated basins. Climatic anomalies, such as the El NinÄo±Southern Oscillation (ENSO), can produce large interannual dierences in runo. These widely varying climatic conditions make regional forecasts of likely climate change, induced by increased CO2 concentrations, dicult. Numerous small to me ...
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power
... Got Green and Puget Sound Sage facilitated this research process, supporting community members in defining the problem, gathering information, and interpreting results. As is typical in community organizing, many of our members were balancing multiple priorities, including fulltime jobs, families, a ...
... Got Green and Puget Sound Sage facilitated this research process, supporting community members in defining the problem, gathering information, and interpreting results. As is typical in community organizing, many of our members were balancing multiple priorities, including fulltime jobs, families, a ...
Author`s personal copy - Santa Clara University
... Los Angeles, the SWRCB concluded that the water rights licenses of Los Angeles should be amended in several aspects. These changes included the establishment of minimum instream flows for protection of aquatic ecosystems, which limits diversions during the wet and dry seasons based on whether the pr ...
... Los Angeles, the SWRCB concluded that the water rights licenses of Los Angeles should be amended in several aspects. These changes included the establishment of minimum instream flows for protection of aquatic ecosystems, which limits diversions during the wet and dry seasons based on whether the pr ...
Of Montreal and Kyoto: A Tale of Two Protocols
... million cataract cases by that year—figures that would be cut to 200,000 and two million, respectively, by a 50% CFC reduction.22 Of course it is possible to question these numbers; the science does not allow uncontroversial point estimates here, and perhaps EPA had an interest in showing that the a ...
... million cataract cases by that year—figures that would be cut to 200,000 and two million, respectively, by a 50% CFC reduction.22 Of course it is possible to question these numbers; the science does not allow uncontroversial point estimates here, and perhaps EPA had an interest in showing that the a ...
Ecosystem-based adaptation: An approach for building
... protection, fuel-wood, soil stability, and pollination. People who depend directly on natural resources are affected most severely. The draft findings of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on biodiversity and climate change are in full accord with these conclusion ...
... protection, fuel-wood, soil stability, and pollination. People who depend directly on natural resources are affected most severely. The draft findings of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on biodiversity and climate change are in full accord with these conclusion ...
Climate Change and the Monterey Bay Shoreline
... of the land. Such changes vary considerably by geographic location. Over time, the earth’s climate has undergone periodic ice ages and warming periods, as observed in fossil isotopes, ice core samples, and through other measurement techniques. Recent climate change studies use the historical record ...
... of the land. Such changes vary considerably by geographic location. Over time, the earth’s climate has undergone periodic ice ages and warming periods, as observed in fossil isotopes, ice core samples, and through other measurement techniques. Recent climate change studies use the historical record ...
National Security in the 21st Century: How the National Security
... whether anthropogenic climate change is occurring, and will continue to occur in the future; only the ongoing debate of how much change human activity will produce remains.5 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) report finds definitive anthropogenic warming between 3.2°F and 9.2°F o ...
... whether anthropogenic climate change is occurring, and will continue to occur in the future; only the ongoing debate of how much change human activity will produce remains.5 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) report finds definitive anthropogenic warming between 3.2°F and 9.2°F o ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Hurricane
... In order to model hurricanes, it is critical to recognize that they are rare events. An important component of expected hurricane damages is the frequency or probability (π) the hurricane will occur in each place. In this case, we are interested in the probability that a hurricane with particular ch ...
... In order to model hurricanes, it is critical to recognize that they are rare events. An important component of expected hurricane damages is the frequency or probability (π) the hurricane will occur in each place. In this case, we are interested in the probability that a hurricane with particular ch ...
Assessment of climate change impacts on rainfall
... In this study, three nonlinear methods including ANN, KNN, and SVM are used to find the relationship between the large-scale climate variables provided by the National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the rainfall of the Zayandehrood dam basin. Zayandehrood river is the most important ...
... In this study, three nonlinear methods including ANN, KNN, and SVM are used to find the relationship between the large-scale climate variables provided by the National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the rainfall of the Zayandehrood dam basin. Zayandehrood river is the most important ...
3. the climate change policy framework
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
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... subjective assessments individuals develop under uncertainty with available data through a formal learning algorithm, so that probabilities initially assigned on the basis of individual experience and knowledge can be revised and improved when new data becomes available. The updating process, based ...
... subjective assessments individuals develop under uncertainty with available data through a formal learning algorithm, so that probabilities initially assigned on the basis of individual experience and knowledge can be revised and improved when new data becomes available. The updating process, based ...