The Network Location of the Policy Entrepreneur
... approximately 45% on a subset of 20 actors primarily due to differences in identification of relevant information on web pages (85% were within 2 units). Therefore two raters were assigned to score each actor, and any differences were reconciled through discussion. As an example of our coding, consi ...
... approximately 45% on a subset of 20 actors primarily due to differences in identification of relevant information on web pages (85% were within 2 units). Therefore two raters were assigned to score each actor, and any differences were reconciled through discussion. As an example of our coding, consi ...
Plankton dynamics under different climatic conditions in space and
... The seasonal dynamics of lake plankton communities just described have been partially captured in a conceptual framework, the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) model, published in one of the most highly cited papers in plankton ecology (Sommer et al., 1986). The PEG model has a special emphasis on both p ...
... The seasonal dynamics of lake plankton communities just described have been partially captured in a conceptual framework, the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) model, published in one of the most highly cited papers in plankton ecology (Sommer et al., 1986). The PEG model has a special emphasis on both p ...
Some issues in uncertainty quantification and parameter tuning: a
... uncertainty of climate response to doubling of CO2 forcing (Colman, 2003; Webb et al., 2006; Medeiros and Stevens, 2011). Constrained by different sets of observations, their work provided a six-member ensemble of optimized model configurations with a narrower range of future temperature change proj ...
... uncertainty of climate response to doubling of CO2 forcing (Colman, 2003; Webb et al., 2006; Medeiros and Stevens, 2011). Constrained by different sets of observations, their work provided a six-member ensemble of optimized model configurations with a narrower range of future temperature change proj ...
White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to Agenda 2030
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
Expect Above Average Temperatures: Identifying the Economic
... productivity, health, energy use, and crop yields. All of these dependent variables are either themselves controls or are functions of controls and thus all can be directly influenced by beliefs, even around an optimum. Previous literature has also sought to transform time series variation in weathe ...
... productivity, health, energy use, and crop yields. All of these dependent variables are either themselves controls or are functions of controls and thus all can be directly influenced by beliefs, even around an optimum. Previous literature has also sought to transform time series variation in weathe ...
Present-day and future Antarctic ice sheet climate and surface mass
... experiment (Kay et al. 2014), all of which show a decreasing Antarctic sea ice trend (Fig. 2). The same holds for the CMIP5 climate model ensemble (Zunz et al. 2013) and is therefore certainly not unique. The annual sea-ice minimum (in February) and maximum (in September) (see Fig. 2), defined here ...
... experiment (Kay et al. 2014), all of which show a decreasing Antarctic sea ice trend (Fig. 2). The same holds for the CMIP5 climate model ensemble (Zunz et al. 2013) and is therefore certainly not unique. The annual sea-ice minimum (in February) and maximum (in September) (see Fig. 2), defined here ...
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... The climates of all planets in the solar system are determined by their atmosphere and their relationship to the sun. Because Venus is much closer to the sun than Earth is, it is much hotter. The surface temperature of Venus is 887°F (475°C)–hot enough to melt lead. Venus is subject to an extreme g ...
... The climates of all planets in the solar system are determined by their atmosphere and their relationship to the sun. Because Venus is much closer to the sun than Earth is, it is much hotter. The surface temperature of Venus is 887°F (475°C)–hot enough to melt lead. Venus is subject to an extreme g ...
Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific
... of some Pacific Island countries (PICs) is threatened by climate change. Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are highly exposed to a range of natural hazards of hydro-meteorological origin (such as cyclones, droughts, landslides and floods) and geological origin (including volcanic erup ...
... of some Pacific Island countries (PICs) is threatened by climate change. Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are highly exposed to a range of natural hazards of hydro-meteorological origin (such as cyclones, droughts, landslides and floods) and geological origin (including volcanic erup ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... The weather in Kolkata is influenced by the sea and has a very tropical type of climate with the summer being hot and humid. The maximum temperature rises during the summer months of May-June up to 24°C – 42°C and the minimum temperature falls during winter months of December – January up to 8°C - 2 ...
... The weather in Kolkata is influenced by the sea and has a very tropical type of climate with the summer being hot and humid. The maximum temperature rises during the summer months of May-June up to 24°C – 42°C and the minimum temperature falls during winter months of December – January up to 8°C - 2 ...
Incorporating climate change into recovery planning for threatened
... change as a key threat in existing recovery plans is noteworthy, in so much as, many threatened species are expected to be vulnerable to climate change impacts (e.g. Bagne et al. 2014) due for example to their small population sizes, restricted distributions, or reliance of specific habitats (Thomas ...
... change as a key threat in existing recovery plans is noteworthy, in so much as, many threatened species are expected to be vulnerable to climate change impacts (e.g. Bagne et al. 2014) due for example to their small population sizes, restricted distributions, or reliance of specific habitats (Thomas ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We discuss factors that limit or facilitate species’ responses, such as fishing pressure, the availability of prey, habitat, light and other resources, and dispersal by ocean currents. We find that general trends in specie ...
... the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We discuss factors that limit or facilitate species’ responses, such as fishing pressure, the availability of prey, habitat, light and other resources, and dispersal by ocean currents. We find that general trends in specie ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
... the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We discuss factors that limit or facilitate species’ responses, such as fishing pressure, the availability of prey, habitat, light and other resources, and dispersal by ocean currents. We find that general trends in specie ...
... the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We discuss factors that limit or facilitate species’ responses, such as fishing pressure, the availability of prey, habitat, light and other resources, and dispersal by ocean currents. We find that general trends in specie ...
PDF - Durham Research Online
... Results: A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria but only three evaluated associations between climatic/ abiotic factors and M. sorbens. Limited evidence indicates that M. sorbens abundance has an optimal temperature and humidity range. Thirteen studies reported seasonal patterns but no con ...
... Results: A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria but only three evaluated associations between climatic/ abiotic factors and M. sorbens. Limited evidence indicates that M. sorbens abundance has an optimal temperature and humidity range. Thirteen studies reported seasonal patterns but no con ...
Asset prices and climate policy - Department of Agricultural and
... Climate policy requires costly abatement. Due to inertia in the climate system, those currently alive obtain few of the direct environmental benefits of their abatement. Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) support the view that current generations must care about their successors in order to underta ...
... Climate policy requires costly abatement. Due to inertia in the climate system, those currently alive obtain few of the direct environmental benefits of their abatement. Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) support the view that current generations must care about their successors in order to underta ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... for which the analysis is done. Based on that information an impact assessment is performed and the physical vulnerability of the area is assessed (Figure 3). The two points of view should not be seen as opposite’s but as complimentary. Within adaptation policy the physical vulnerability and social ...
... for which the analysis is done. Based on that information an impact assessment is performed and the physical vulnerability of the area is assessed (Figure 3). The two points of view should not be seen as opposite’s but as complimentary. Within adaptation policy the physical vulnerability and social ...
Climate change impacts on connectivity in the ocean: Implications
... 2007, Guinotte and Fabry 2008). Climate change ...
... 2007, Guinotte and Fabry 2008). Climate change ...
Working Paper 183 - Averchenkova et al (opens in new window)
... responses by MNCs and outcomes of MNC actions (see Figure 1). This is a simple framework, which can be applied at company level (MNC), for a certain sector or to geographical boundaries such as a country, region or city. At a given point in time an MNC may experience multiple drivers and these may v ...
... responses by MNCs and outcomes of MNC actions (see Figure 1). This is a simple framework, which can be applied at company level (MNC), for a certain sector or to geographical boundaries such as a country, region or city. At a given point in time an MNC may experience multiple drivers and these may v ...
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... The value added created by capital is paid to firms as income. Firms receive also transfers from the government and the rest of the world. This income is used to pay capital earnings to the households, institutional taxes to government and profit transfers to the trading partners. Households receive ...
... The value added created by capital is paid to firms as income. Firms receive also transfers from the government and the rest of the world. This income is used to pay capital earnings to the households, institutional taxes to government and profit transfers to the trading partners. Households receive ...
A Story of Gaia - Online - Introduction Overview
... Why understand Gaia? -- James Lovelock, The Revenge of Gaia : Earth's Climate Crisis & the Fate of Humanity “Metaphor is important because to deal with, understand, and even ameliorate the fix we are in over global change requires us to know the true nature of Earth and imagine it as the largest li ...
... Why understand Gaia? -- James Lovelock, The Revenge of Gaia : Earth's Climate Crisis & the Fate of Humanity “Metaphor is important because to deal with, understand, and even ameliorate the fix we are in over global change requires us to know the true nature of Earth and imagine it as the largest li ...
Amplification and dampening of soil respiration by changes in
... the average state and the variability of the climatic system; therefore, the effects of future warming on decomposition should not only focus on trends in the average temperature, but also variability expressed as a change of the probability distribution of temperature. Using analytical and numerica ...
... the average state and the variability of the climatic system; therefore, the effects of future warming on decomposition should not only focus on trends in the average temperature, but also variability expressed as a change of the probability distribution of temperature. Using analytical and numerica ...
Rechtspraak.nl - Print uitspraak
... It is also clear that collective, global actions are required to keep climate change within acceptable limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that ot ...
... It is also clear that collective, global actions are required to keep climate change within acceptable limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that ot ...
- American Meteorological Society
... Adam et al. 2009; Hidalgo et al. 2009; Stewart 2009; Rasmussen et al. 2011). These climate change impacts can be considered predictable, at least to some extent, because of growing confidence that temperatures will increase throughout much of the globe in the coming decades (e.g., Meehl et al. 2007) ...
... Adam et al. 2009; Hidalgo et al. 2009; Stewart 2009; Rasmussen et al. 2011). These climate change impacts can be considered predictable, at least to some extent, because of growing confidence that temperatures will increase throughout much of the globe in the coming decades (e.g., Meehl et al. 2007) ...
A Review of Climate Change Induced Effects on Avian Prey Species
... exists for the eastern fox population. Food sources in both regions differ from each other and vary from summer to winter, but reliable and ample winter time food sources are the most critical for fox population’s survival. A literature review on arctic foxes and their prey species in the face of cl ...
... exists for the eastern fox population. Food sources in both regions differ from each other and vary from summer to winter, but reliable and ample winter time food sources are the most critical for fox population’s survival. A literature review on arctic foxes and their prey species in the face of cl ...