TOL/Yohe
... • Economic development is estimated to high. E.g. Africa shows only minor signs of convergence. (Agriculture has to increase) • Diseases as consequence of climate change are no problem in developed countries. (which Stern predicts) ...
... • Economic development is estimated to high. E.g. Africa shows only minor signs of convergence. (Agriculture has to increase) • Diseases as consequence of climate change are no problem in developed countries. (which Stern predicts) ...
Seminar Bibliography/Literature List
... Polsky, C., D. Schröter, A. Patt, S. Gaffin, M.L. Martello, R. Neff, A. Pulsipher, H. Selin (2003). Assessing vulnerabilities to the effects of global change: an eight-step approach. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Report No.2003-05. Smith, J.B. et al., 2001: Vulnerability to cli ...
... Polsky, C., D. Schröter, A. Patt, S. Gaffin, M.L. Martello, R. Neff, A. Pulsipher, H. Selin (2003). Assessing vulnerabilities to the effects of global change: an eight-step approach. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Report No.2003-05. Smith, J.B. et al., 2001: Vulnerability to cli ...
Climate change and the groundwater
... and quality of water in aquifers. Climate change refers to the long-term changes in the components of climate such as temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration, etc. The major cause of climate change is the rising level of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere such as CO2, CH4, N2O, water v ...
... and quality of water in aquifers. Climate change refers to the long-term changes in the components of climate such as temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration, etc. The major cause of climate change is the rising level of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere such as CO2, CH4, N2O, water v ...
Aalborg Universitet environmental assessment of spatial plans
... regional and local levels to reduce the adverse impacts of projected climate change and variability, regardless of the scale of mitigation undertaken over the next two to three decades” (Bernstein et al. 2007, p. 56). Climate change is increasingly becoming a concern in spatial planning. As stated ...
... regional and local levels to reduce the adverse impacts of projected climate change and variability, regardless of the scale of mitigation undertaken over the next two to three decades” (Bernstein et al. 2007, p. 56). Climate change is increasingly becoming a concern in spatial planning. As stated ...
The scientific consensus on climate change: How do we know we`re
... adopted the following statement on climate change: “There is now clear evidence that the mean annual temperature at the Earth’s surface, averaged over the entire globe, has been increasing in the past 200 years. There is also clear evidence that the abundance of greenhouse gases has increased over t ...
... adopted the following statement on climate change: “There is now clear evidence that the mean annual temperature at the Earth’s surface, averaged over the entire globe, has been increasing in the past 200 years. There is also clear evidence that the abundance of greenhouse gases has increased over t ...
A Micro-econometric Analysis of Adaptation to Climate Change
... human capital including education and information as well as the ability of decision makers to manage this information and the availability of resources (e.g. Yohe and Tol 2002; IPCC AR4 WGII 2007). Furthermore, choosing an alternative travel destination is generally associated with transaction cost ...
... human capital including education and information as well as the ability of decision makers to manage this information and the availability of resources (e.g. Yohe and Tol 2002; IPCC AR4 WGII 2007). Furthermore, choosing an alternative travel destination is generally associated with transaction cost ...
Robust spatially aggregated projections of climate
... to regional scales as a result of internal variability, even if climate models improve rapidly. A multimember initial condition ensemble carried out with an Earth system model shows that trends towards more intense hot and less intense cold extremes may be masked or even reversed locally for the com ...
... to regional scales as a result of internal variability, even if climate models improve rapidly. A multimember initial condition ensemble carried out with an Earth system model shows that trends towards more intense hot and less intense cold extremes may be masked or even reversed locally for the com ...
Do Western and Eastern Europe have the same
... on autonomous profit-maximizing farm behavior, this leads to a 51 to 59% loss in Eastern European land values. However, if Eastern Europe were to apply and implement the same adaptation options as Western Europe by 2100, it could avoid a large decrease in land value and even benefit from climate cha ...
... on autonomous profit-maximizing farm behavior, this leads to a 51 to 59% loss in Eastern European land values. However, if Eastern Europe were to apply and implement the same adaptation options as Western Europe by 2100, it could avoid a large decrease in land value and even benefit from climate cha ...
freshwater ecosystems
... evaluated as candidates for future invasion on the basis of habitat requirements (trophic interactions, reproductive biology, thermal niche). Of the 58 species considered, 27 (mostly Cyprinidae and Centrarchidae) were deemed likely to invade Great Lakes habitats if global warming released the temper ...
... evaluated as candidates for future invasion on the basis of habitat requirements (trophic interactions, reproductive biology, thermal niche). Of the 58 species considered, 27 (mostly Cyprinidae and Centrarchidae) were deemed likely to invade Great Lakes habitats if global warming released the temper ...
Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement
... metaphors, allusions, and examples that trigger a new way of thinking about the personal relevance of climate change. Framing—as a concept and an area of research—spans several social science disciplines. Frames are interpretive storylines that set a specific train of thought in motion, communicatin ...
... metaphors, allusions, and examples that trigger a new way of thinking about the personal relevance of climate change. Framing—as a concept and an area of research—spans several social science disciplines. Frames are interpretive storylines that set a specific train of thought in motion, communicatin ...
Melting of Polar Icecaps – Impact on Fisheries
... associated rapid sea level rise. However current estimates from the IPCC suggest that sea level rise from all causes including thermal expansion and glacial melt will be between 9 and 88cm between 1990 and 2100 (assuming a global average surface temperature rise of between 1.4 and 5.8 °C), but the d ...
... associated rapid sea level rise. However current estimates from the IPCC suggest that sea level rise from all causes including thermal expansion and glacial melt will be between 9 and 88cm between 1990 and 2100 (assuming a global average surface temperature rise of between 1.4 and 5.8 °C), but the d ...
Insights and responses from respondents on what
... Minibuzz viewers of Gr climate change shows • 1x Research call back made to 400 randomly selected Minibuzz viewers after all 13 shows had aired • Selection of research participants was made using an electronic randomizer from lists of phone numbers of persons who watched and voted on the show • Rese ...
... Minibuzz viewers of Gr climate change shows • 1x Research call back made to 400 randomly selected Minibuzz viewers after all 13 shows had aired • Selection of research participants was made using an electronic randomizer from lists of phone numbers of persons who watched and voted on the show • Rese ...
The Australian Aerosol and Climate Research Program: A
... significant (net negative) contribution by aerosol to global climate forcing, with this forcing being highly uncertain. Reduction of the uncertainty in the aerosol forcing estimate is required to correspondingly improve projections of future climate. The review of “Future Climate Change Research and ...
... significant (net negative) contribution by aerosol to global climate forcing, with this forcing being highly uncertain. Reduction of the uncertainty in the aerosol forcing estimate is required to correspondingly improve projections of future climate. The review of “Future Climate Change Research and ...
Dynamic Earth - The State Museum of Pennsylvania
... What is the carbon cycle? Elemental carbon exists on Earth in a variety of molecular forms. The carbon cycle describes the chemical reactions that propel carbon-containing molecules through the different parts of the Earth system-air, water, land and life. From a climate perspective, the carbon cyc ...
... What is the carbon cycle? Elemental carbon exists on Earth in a variety of molecular forms. The carbon cycle describes the chemical reactions that propel carbon-containing molecules through the different parts of the Earth system-air, water, land and life. From a climate perspective, the carbon cyc ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LARGE SCALE OCEAN
... In the Atlantic at 25°N (roughly between the Canaries and the Bahamas) there is a northward transport of heat of 1.3 PW (1 PW is 10 to the power 15 Watts, which is roughly the same as the power output from one million power stations). The heat transport is a balance of the northward flow of a warm ...
... In the Atlantic at 25°N (roughly between the Canaries and the Bahamas) there is a northward transport of heat of 1.3 PW (1 PW is 10 to the power 15 Watts, which is roughly the same as the power output from one million power stations). The heat transport is a balance of the northward flow of a warm ...
2000 year atmospheric history of methyl chloride from a South Pole
... [18] Although the underlying cause is not known, ice core CH3Cl variability over the last two millennia suggests a positive relationship between atmospheric CH3Cl and global mean temperature that has not been observed before. The validity of this relationship should be confirmed by analyzing multipl ...
... [18] Although the underlying cause is not known, ice core CH3Cl variability over the last two millennia suggests a positive relationship between atmospheric CH3Cl and global mean temperature that has not been observed before. The validity of this relationship should be confirmed by analyzing multipl ...
Working Paper No 4 Kyoto Protocol Dilemma: Better to have a weak
... coordinate policy measures. Expansion in state-funded energy R&D, financed by a small carbon tax. Technology targets and technology transfer to developing countries, financed as foreign aid rather than through a trading system. ...
... coordinate policy measures. Expansion in state-funded energy R&D, financed by a small carbon tax. Technology targets and technology transfer to developing countries, financed as foreign aid rather than through a trading system. ...
Climate Change and Marine Mammals
... Figure 10.14. Multi-model mean sea ice concentration (%) for January to March (JFM) and June to September (JAS), in the Arctic (top) and Antarctic (bottom) for the periods (a) 1980 to 2000 and b) 2080 to 2100 for the SRES A1B scenario. The dashed white line indicates the present-day 15% average sea ...
... Figure 10.14. Multi-model mean sea ice concentration (%) for January to March (JFM) and June to September (JAS), in the Arctic (top) and Antarctic (bottom) for the periods (a) 1980 to 2000 and b) 2080 to 2100 for the SRES A1B scenario. The dashed white line indicates the present-day 15% average sea ...
ENSEMBLES_DoW_vn.4_RT5_and_RT6_overview
... Tropics, and their impact upon the radiation budget will also be considered. The feedback between sea surface temperature, surface fluxes, convection and clouds will then be investigated by using observations and meteorological reanalyses. It is proposed to evaluate the feedback in the 20th century ...
... Tropics, and their impact upon the radiation budget will also be considered. The feedback between sea surface temperature, surface fluxes, convection and clouds will then be investigated by using observations and meteorological reanalyses. It is proposed to evaluate the feedback in the 20th century ...
Land Use in Computable General Equilibrium Models: An Overview*
... CLUE are for China (Verburg et al., 1999) and for tropical South America (Wassenaar et al., 2007). The latter model works at the impressive spatial resolution of 3x3 km. SALU and IMAGE are examples of rule-based models. For instance, demand-driven expansion of agricultural production is met on the ...
... CLUE are for China (Verburg et al., 1999) and for tropical South America (Wassenaar et al., 2007). The latter model works at the impressive spatial resolution of 3x3 km. SALU and IMAGE are examples of rule-based models. For instance, demand-driven expansion of agricultural production is met on the ...
Tierney 1..8 - Science Advances
... rather, they suggest slightly wetter conditions on average, with an increase in both the short and long rains (fig. S7). However, there is relatively low model agreement regarding these changes (ca. 60%, see the Supplementary Materials), suggesting that in the historical model simulations, internal ...
... rather, they suggest slightly wetter conditions on average, with an increase in both the short and long rains (fig. S7). However, there is relatively low model agreement regarding these changes (ca. 60%, see the Supplementary Materials), suggesting that in the historical model simulations, internal ...
1851–2004 annual heat budget of the continental
... Meteorological record shows a long-term weak cooling trend followed by a moderate warming starting in the 1960s. Consequently, there was a small degree of long-term lithosphere cooling followed by a less than a half century of moderate lithosphere warming. Over the past one and a half centuries, the ...
... Meteorological record shows a long-term weak cooling trend followed by a moderate warming starting in the 1960s. Consequently, there was a small degree of long-term lithosphere cooling followed by a less than a half century of moderate lithosphere warming. Over the past one and a half centuries, the ...
