The Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect
... that would later be called, by an inaccurate analogy, the "greenhouse effect." The equations and data available to 19th-century scientists were far too poor to allow an accurate calculation. Yet the physics was straightforward enough to show that a bare, airless rock at the Earth's distance from the ...
... that would later be called, by an inaccurate analogy, the "greenhouse effect." The equations and data available to 19th-century scientists were far too poor to allow an accurate calculation. Yet the physics was straightforward enough to show that a bare, airless rock at the Earth's distance from the ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Cross
... are dominated by massive corals while corals with high morphological complexity are underrepresented compared with control sites (D; median pH ~8.0). Reef development ceases at pHT values below 7.7. pHT: pH on the total scale. E: temporal trend in coral cover for the whole Great Barrier Reef over th ...
... are dominated by massive corals while corals with high morphological complexity are underrepresented compared with control sites (D; median pH ~8.0). Reef development ceases at pHT values below 7.7. pHT: pH on the total scale. E: temporal trend in coral cover for the whole Great Barrier Reef over th ...
Regional climate model applications on subregional scales over the
... have the potential to add one more level of uncertainty to the downscaled projections. Citation: Bhaskaran, B., A. Ramachandran, R. Jones, and W. Moufouma-Okia (2012), Regional climate model applications on sub-regional scales over the Indian monsoon region: The role of domain size on downscaling un ...
... have the potential to add one more level of uncertainty to the downscaled projections. Citation: Bhaskaran, B., A. Ramachandran, R. Jones, and W. Moufouma-Okia (2012), Regional climate model applications on sub-regional scales over the Indian monsoon region: The role of domain size on downscaling un ...
Climate Change Policies in New York State
... assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the most definitive statement of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. The potential adverse impacts of climate change are significant and far reaching, making climate change the most challenging energy-related e ...
... assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the most definitive statement of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. The potential adverse impacts of climate change are significant and far reaching, making climate change the most challenging energy-related e ...
Phenological events along the elevation gradient
... the outstanding question is how future climate change will affect the phenology of the whole ecosystem under different climate change scenarios. Climate is probably the most important determinant of vegetation patterns globally and has significant influence on the distribution, structure and ecology ...
... the outstanding question is how future climate change will affect the phenology of the whole ecosystem under different climate change scenarios. Climate is probably the most important determinant of vegetation patterns globally and has significant influence on the distribution, structure and ecology ...
Urbanization and Climate Change in Small iSland developing StateS
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but their size, geography and relatively insularity and remoteness make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with the possible outcomes being far worse than other countries (UN- OHRLLS 2012). Global climate change is increasing the frequency ...
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but their size, geography and relatively insularity and remoteness make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with the possible outcomes being far worse than other countries (UN- OHRLLS 2012). Global climate change is increasing the frequency ...
Normative aspects of climate adaptation policies
... national, regional, private, administrative, and environmental legal regimes. At each of these levels, the actors contribute a variety of values, interests, resources, and perspectives. The problem cuts across the jurisdictions and routines of organizations and sectors. Moreover, the dynamism of the ...
... national, regional, private, administrative, and environmental legal regimes. At each of these levels, the actors contribute a variety of values, interests, resources, and perspectives. The problem cuts across the jurisdictions and routines of organizations and sectors. Moreover, the dynamism of the ...
Climatic variation and simulated patterns in seedling establishment
... structure was selected to correspond to rooting distributions and soil characteristics representative of mixed B. gracilis-B. eriopoda stands at this site (Table 2). Root biomass by depth was obtained for each species using soil pits (Hochstrasser & Coffin 1997), and then averaged across species for ...
... structure was selected to correspond to rooting distributions and soil characteristics representative of mixed B. gracilis-B. eriopoda stands at this site (Table 2). Root biomass by depth was obtained for each species using soil pits (Hochstrasser & Coffin 1997), and then averaged across species for ...
CSPR Briefing CS PR B
... presented below are visible also in the other scenarios, but mostly with higher increases than presented here. For summer temperatures (June-August), the selected scenario shows an increasing trend for the Scandinavian region up to the end of this century with an increase of 1-4°C (up to the period ...
... presented below are visible also in the other scenarios, but mostly with higher increases than presented here. For summer temperatures (June-August), the selected scenario shows an increasing trend for the Scandinavian region up to the end of this century with an increase of 1-4°C (up to the period ...
Signs of Climate Change in Nordic Nature
... Not only is the Earth’s climate changing, our natural world is also being affected by the impact of rising temperatures and changes in climatic conditions. In order to track such climate-related changes in Nordic ecosystems, we have identified a number of climate change sensitive indicators. We prese ...
... Not only is the Earth’s climate changing, our natural world is also being affected by the impact of rising temperatures and changes in climatic conditions. In order to track such climate-related changes in Nordic ecosystems, we have identified a number of climate change sensitive indicators. We prese ...
Climate Change, Public Health and Health Inequalities
... Put simply, climates around the world are changing as a result of rising global temperatures. There may still be disagreement about what has caused this phenomenon, but there is little doubt about its effect on our weather and ecosystems. ...
... Put simply, climates around the world are changing as a result of rising global temperatures. There may still be disagreement about what has caused this phenomenon, but there is little doubt about its effect on our weather and ecosystems. ...
AFRICA`S BEST READ - Department of Environmental Affairs
... They were drawn from public nominations as well as from input given by ...
... They were drawn from public nominations as well as from input given by ...
key issues relevant to capacity building for climate services
... three of these resources are on climaterelated topics, and many of these are designed directly to address the knowledge and skills required for providing and using climate information. (See Annex I for this list of resources) Topics include climate variability and oscillations, climato ...
... three of these resources are on climaterelated topics, and many of these are designed directly to address the knowledge and skills required for providing and using climate information. (See Annex I for this list of resources) Topics include climate variability and oscillations, climato ...
Making the Connection: Population Dynamics and Climate
... Nations will have to pursue many strategies to reduce emissions, build resilience, and adapt to climate change. Together these strategies are sometimes referred to as “climate compatible development”—defined as development that minimizes the harm caused by climate impacts, while maximizing the many ...
... Nations will have to pursue many strategies to reduce emissions, build resilience, and adapt to climate change. Together these strategies are sometimes referred to as “climate compatible development”—defined as development that minimizes the harm caused by climate impacts, while maximizing the many ...
SIDS Brochure - the United Nations
... safeguarding the taarab, a traditional form of Swahili music, was implemented by facilitating exchange visits between musicians from Comoros and Zanzibar (Tanzania), allowing them to share their musical experience and to revitalize their historical cultural relationship, and resulting in a DVD docum ...
... safeguarding the taarab, a traditional form of Swahili music, was implemented by facilitating exchange visits between musicians from Comoros and Zanzibar (Tanzania), allowing them to share their musical experience and to revitalize their historical cultural relationship, and resulting in a DVD docum ...
Climate Change and Extreme Events
... through their complex and shifting interactions that alter space–time patterns of hydrological variability and induce uncertainty in the decision making processes. Limitations of traditional hydrological analyses and model approaches based on concepts of stationarity of hydrological events need to b ...
... through their complex and shifting interactions that alter space–time patterns of hydrological variability and induce uncertainty in the decision making processes. Limitations of traditional hydrological analyses and model approaches based on concepts of stationarity of hydrological events need to b ...
What Are Climate Forcings?
... space, leaving the temperature of the Earth’s surface roughly constant. Without atmospheric absorption and reradiation of infrared energy the average surface air temperature of the Earth would be about 30° C lower. ...
... space, leaving the temperature of the Earth’s surface roughly constant. Without atmospheric absorption and reradiation of infrared energy the average surface air temperature of the Earth would be about 30° C lower. ...
EPA Research - 2015 Call Technical Description
... context. Peatlands also constitute a very large store of carbon. Management of peatland is of particular interest because of the potential impact of management on this carbon store. In general, drainage of peatland leads to very significant carbon losses, in the form of emissions of carbon dioxide t ...
... context. Peatlands also constitute a very large store of carbon. Management of peatland is of particular interest because of the potential impact of management on this carbon store. In general, drainage of peatland leads to very significant carbon losses, in the form of emissions of carbon dioxide t ...
Using a maximum simplicity paleoclimate model to simulate
... In this apparent confusion of notions, the introduction of the thermal-bipolar seesaw, a slight extension of the original concept, proved helpful (Stocker and Johnsen, 2003). The temporal behaviour of the south is not in simple correlation to that of the north, but is an integration in time due to t ...
... In this apparent confusion of notions, the introduction of the thermal-bipolar seesaw, a slight extension of the original concept, proved helpful (Stocker and Johnsen, 2003). The temporal behaviour of the south is not in simple correlation to that of the north, but is an integration in time due to t ...
Upper limit for sea level projections by 2100
... of the ice sheet contribution to global sea level rise from process based models led to only a likely range (66%) and with medium confidence being given for sea level projections in the recently released AR5 IPCC report (Church et al 2013a). This range leaves roughly a 30% chance of sea level rise be ...
... of the ice sheet contribution to global sea level rise from process based models led to only a likely range (66%) and with medium confidence being given for sea level projections in the recently released AR5 IPCC report (Church et al 2013a). This range leaves roughly a 30% chance of sea level rise be ...
Changes in terrestrial aridity for the period 850–2080 from the
... [Scheff and Frierson, 2014]. Though the actual LH and SH are usually different from those with an assumed saturated water vapor at the surface, their sum is conserved for a given Rn G because LH + SH = Rn G. 2.2. CESM Data and Analysis We use the CESM-LME simulations for 850–2005 [Otto-Bliesner ...
... [Scheff and Frierson, 2014]. Though the actual LH and SH are usually different from those with an assumed saturated water vapor at the surface, their sum is conserved for a given Rn G because LH + SH = Rn G. 2.2. CESM Data and Analysis We use the CESM-LME simulations for 850–2005 [Otto-Bliesner ...
http://en.openei.org/w/images/2/29/GhanaGreen.pdf
... change in the future. However, climate change is, by its very nature, unpredictable. Given this uncertainty, the NCCPF needs to prepare Ghana for a range of possible futures, providing a bulwark against the climate shocks that already confront us, and helping us to seize any opportunities that clima ...
... change in the future. However, climate change is, by its very nature, unpredictable. Given this uncertainty, the NCCPF needs to prepare Ghana for a range of possible futures, providing a bulwark against the climate shocks that already confront us, and helping us to seize any opportunities that clima ...
here - Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
... needs to strive to achieve the delicate balance between a simple reporting and review structure that facilitates commitments from the widest possible range of parties while also promoting robust climate change mitigation and adaptation: ...
... needs to strive to achieve the delicate balance between a simple reporting and review structure that facilitates commitments from the widest possible range of parties while also promoting robust climate change mitigation and adaptation: ...