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... European landscape spatial changes in land use or spatial cohesion of habitat networks might provide a solutions to loss of biodiversity due to temperature rise. The challenge is to translate these threats to biodiversity into tangible and quantifiable factors which can be used by policymakers if th ...
... European landscape spatial changes in land use or spatial cohesion of habitat networks might provide a solutions to loss of biodiversity due to temperature rise. The challenge is to translate these threats to biodiversity into tangible and quantifiable factors which can be used by policymakers if th ...
SEACAMd
... • Medium confidence in an moderate increase in rainfall over continental Southeast Asia. • To the south there is generally a drying although this may not be significant relative to the natural decadal variations in this region. ...
... • Medium confidence in an moderate increase in rainfall over continental Southeast Asia. • To the south there is generally a drying although this may not be significant relative to the natural decadal variations in this region. ...
Earth`s energy imbalance and implications
... “Slow feedbacks” may lag global temperature change by decades, centuries, millennia, or longer time scales. Studies of paleoclimate, Earth’s climate history, reveal that the principal slow feedbacks are changes of continental ice sheet area (affecting surface reflectivity or albedo, literally “white ...
... “Slow feedbacks” may lag global temperature change by decades, centuries, millennia, or longer time scales. Studies of paleoclimate, Earth’s climate history, reveal that the principal slow feedbacks are changes of continental ice sheet area (affecting surface reflectivity or albedo, literally “white ...
CHANGING HOW EARTH SYSTEM MODELING IS DONE TO
... details then the model may be less accurate than had an alternative atmospheric model formulation been adopted to allow other component processes to be represented more accurately. The adequacy of a model structure, including the level of detail, can be assessed by the degree to which predictions ca ...
... details then the model may be less accurate than had an alternative atmospheric model formulation been adopted to allow other component processes to be represented more accurately. The adequacy of a model structure, including the level of detail, can be assessed by the degree to which predictions ca ...
Publications
... Research, 80(12):1617-1649, 1975. Hahn, D.G., and S. Manabe, The Role of Mountains in the South Asian Monsoon Circulation, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 32(8):1515-1541, 1975. Manabe, S., and D.G. Hahn, Simulation of the Tropical Climate of an Ice Age, Journal of Geophysical Research, 82(27): ...
... Research, 80(12):1617-1649, 1975. Hahn, D.G., and S. Manabe, The Role of Mountains in the South Asian Monsoon Circulation, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 32(8):1515-1541, 1975. Manabe, S., and D.G. Hahn, Simulation of the Tropical Climate of an Ice Age, Journal of Geophysical Research, 82(27): ...
Agenda Setting and Issue Definition at the Micro Level: Giving
... (Takahashi & Meisner, 2012). In March 2009, and more recently in August 2010, the committee was formally modified to incorporate most of the organizations and sectors involved in the issue. Finally, in December 2010, the Ministry of the Environment presented the Mitigation and Adaptation Action Plan ...
... (Takahashi & Meisner, 2012). In March 2009, and more recently in August 2010, the committee was formally modified to incorporate most of the organizations and sectors involved in the issue. Finally, in December 2010, the Ministry of the Environment presented the Mitigation and Adaptation Action Plan ...
ab c The cold calculus of cash and carbon
... clear that global warming is “unequivocal” and that “human activities are extremely likely to be the dominant cause” (see IPCC: Science, Impact, Forecasts, 27 September 2013). The IPCC report also provided greater clarity on the available carbon budget to achieve the 2°C target. The IPCC set a one t ...
... clear that global warming is “unequivocal” and that “human activities are extremely likely to be the dominant cause” (see IPCC: Science, Impact, Forecasts, 27 September 2013). The IPCC report also provided greater clarity on the available carbon budget to achieve the 2°C target. The IPCC set a one t ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change into National Urban Policies Background Paper
... 1. Limited local and national capacities to address climate change challenges, aggravated by limited documentation and dissemination of good practices and regional support; 2. Limited funding for climate change responses, particularly at the local level; 3. Lack of political will since climate chan ...
... 1. Limited local and national capacities to address climate change challenges, aggravated by limited documentation and dissemination of good practices and regional support; 2. Limited funding for climate change responses, particularly at the local level; 3. Lack of political will since climate chan ...
Modeling Uncertainty in Climate Change
... Scientific Assessment Reports from the first to the fifth. However, these have mainly examined differences among models as a tool for assessing uncertainties about future projections. As we indicate below, our results suggest that parametric uncertainty is quantitatively more important than diffe ...
... Scientific Assessment Reports from the first to the fifth. However, these have mainly examined differences among models as a tool for assessing uncertainties about future projections. As we indicate below, our results suggest that parametric uncertainty is quantitatively more important than diffe ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... anticipated increases in temperature have relatively low biodiversity today, such as the Arctic or the Sahara and Namibian deserts; however, of the world’s biodiversity hot spots, the Amazon is expected to experience particularly pronounced warming. Anticipated impacts of the predicted climate chang ...
... anticipated increases in temperature have relatively low biodiversity today, such as the Arctic or the Sahara and Namibian deserts; however, of the world’s biodiversity hot spots, the Amazon is expected to experience particularly pronounced warming. Anticipated impacts of the predicted climate chang ...
Impact of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet interactions on climate
... given climate cannot be evaluated. Consequently, the IPCC AR4 definition of ‘equilibrium climate sensitivity’ (Randall et al. 2007) cannot be applied. Since we are interested in the climate sensitivity of our model on a millennial time scale including the dynamic effect of the ice sheets, the altern ...
... given climate cannot be evaluated. Consequently, the IPCC AR4 definition of ‘equilibrium climate sensitivity’ (Randall et al. 2007) cannot be applied. Since we are interested in the climate sensitivity of our model on a millennial time scale including the dynamic effect of the ice sheets, the altern ...
David A. Dana Michael P. Vandenbergh Learning about Climate Change Adaptation
... B. It doesn’t matter what we do now, climate change has already passed the point of no return. C. If we don’t act on climate change now we can always act in the future. D. Through efforts to adapt we can still avoid most of the damage caused by climate change. E. It is likely that the effects ...
... B. It doesn’t matter what we do now, climate change has already passed the point of no return. C. If we don’t act on climate change now we can always act in the future. D. Through efforts to adapt we can still avoid most of the damage caused by climate change. E. It is likely that the effects ...
... rely on fish for their protein intake and livelihoods. Of the estimated 41 million people working as fishers and fish farmers in 2007, the great majority, many on a small scale, are in developing Asia (FAO, 2007). The actual impact of climate change on fisheries is very difficult to predict, given t ...
Ideological cultures and media discourses on
... 2. Science, ideology and the media Studies of the relation of science and the media were for long dominated by a “transmissional” notion of communication. The “canonical view,” typically conceptualizing science communication as “popularization,” was centered on issues of quantity and rigor: how much ...
... 2. Science, ideology and the media Studies of the relation of science and the media were for long dominated by a “transmissional” notion of communication. The “canonical view,” typically conceptualizing science communication as “popularization,” was centered on issues of quantity and rigor: how much ...
SAP Highlevel presentation
... climate effects of HFCs Possible to retain a <1% contribution in 2050 by using lowGWP HFCs (GWP <20) and other alternatives, even for the upper range emissions Scenarios. Such alternatives appear to be available. Replacement of current mix of high-GWP HFCs with lowGWP compounds and not-in-kind ...
... climate effects of HFCs Possible to retain a <1% contribution in 2050 by using lowGWP HFCs (GWP <20) and other alternatives, even for the upper range emissions Scenarios. Such alternatives appear to be available. Replacement of current mix of high-GWP HFCs with lowGWP compounds and not-in-kind ...
The Changing Himalayas - India Environment Portal
... on Earth, and the largest areas covered by glaciers and permafrost outside the polar regions. The water resources from this area drain through ten of the largest rivers in Asia, in the basins of which more than 1.3 billion people find their livelihoods. The region and its water resources play an imp ...
... on Earth, and the largest areas covered by glaciers and permafrost outside the polar regions. The water resources from this area drain through ten of the largest rivers in Asia, in the basins of which more than 1.3 billion people find their livelihoods. The region and its water resources play an imp ...
Chapter One - Brookings Institution
... known as the “decision context”) can be a way to facilitate better outcomes. In many cases, however, the decision context is a serious constraint on available management options. The multiple layers of regulatory authority and intersecting and overlapping jurisdictions in the water world result in c ...
... known as the “decision context”) can be a way to facilitate better outcomes. In many cases, however, the decision context is a serious constraint on available management options. The multiple layers of regulatory authority and intersecting and overlapping jurisdictions in the water world result in c ...
Climate Change Effects on Avian Migration
... Global climate has been warming rapidly since the 1970s (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC 2007). The recent warming is faster and globally coherent compared to earlier trends that have occurred for example in the North Atlantic region (Folland et al. 2001). Furthermore, the greenh ...
... Global climate has been warming rapidly since the 1970s (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC 2007). The recent warming is faster and globally coherent compared to earlier trends that have occurred for example in the North Atlantic region (Folland et al. 2001). Furthermore, the greenh ...
- Wiley Online Library
... change is the most important factor for the annual air temperature in the arid region of northwest China to have been rising faster than other areas. 3.2. Potential Causes of Winter Temperature Change [21] The Pearson’s correlation coefficient values (Table 1) show that the winter temperature of the ...
... change is the most important factor for the annual air temperature in the arid region of northwest China to have been rising faster than other areas. 3.2. Potential Causes of Winter Temperature Change [21] The Pearson’s correlation coefficient values (Table 1) show that the winter temperature of the ...
Greenhouse Alliances – Responding to the Challenge of Climate
... Purpose of this Paper This paper outlines the case for why, in a time when deep and immediate action is needed to reduce to half the chance of climate catastrophe, locally-driven organisations such as Greenhouse Alliances should be strengthened to tackle the task ahead. It discusses the Alliances’ a ...
... Purpose of this Paper This paper outlines the case for why, in a time when deep and immediate action is needed to reduce to half the chance of climate catastrophe, locally-driven organisations such as Greenhouse Alliances should be strengthened to tackle the task ahead. It discusses the Alliances’ a ...
Positive feedback between future climate change
... [Hansen et al., 1984], we define the gain of the climate system carbon cycle feedback, g, as ∂ ∗ T /∂C × ∂ ∗ C/∂T where the first term represents the overall physical sensitivity of temperature to atmospheric CO2 , and the second term represents the overall sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 to temperatur ...
... [Hansen et al., 1984], we define the gain of the climate system carbon cycle feedback, g, as ∂ ∗ T /∂C × ∂ ∗ C/∂T where the first term represents the overall physical sensitivity of temperature to atmospheric CO2 , and the second term represents the overall sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 to temperatur ...
NAME - UW Atmospheric Sciences
... Paraguay, and Uruguay, and VAMOS/PLATIN Current Status: The project was presented to GEF for final approval (tentatively by July 2006) Project Total Cost: GEF has placed $15M on Reserve; Countries and Other Sources may contribute 2:1 for a potential total of US $45M. The LPB (former PLATIN) group ha ...
... Paraguay, and Uruguay, and VAMOS/PLATIN Current Status: The project was presented to GEF for final approval (tentatively by July 2006) Project Total Cost: GEF has placed $15M on Reserve; Countries and Other Sources may contribute 2:1 for a potential total of US $45M. The LPB (former PLATIN) group ha ...
PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
... [IPCC] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Emission factor database. http://www.ipccnggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/main.php [IPCC] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2006. Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Landuse. Paris: OECD. ...
... [IPCC] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Emission factor database. http://www.ipccnggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/main.php [IPCC] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2006. Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Landuse. Paris: OECD. ...