The relationship between anthropogenic dust and population over
... It is well known that anthropogenic activities play an important role in drylands’ climate change. Salinization, desertification, loss of vegetative cover, loss of biodiversity, and other forms of environmental deterioration are partly caused by anthropogenic activities (Huang et al., 2016a, b). Wit ...
... It is well known that anthropogenic activities play an important role in drylands’ climate change. Salinization, desertification, loss of vegetative cover, loss of biodiversity, and other forms of environmental deterioration are partly caused by anthropogenic activities (Huang et al., 2016a, b). Wit ...
spatial variability of plant functional types of trees along northeast
... Classification of plant functional types The complexity of each species’ response to environmental change can be obviously reduced by treating a smaller number of PFTs. Experience indicates that this grouping can work well for specific ecosystems but that the groups often have characteristics unique ...
... Classification of plant functional types The complexity of each species’ response to environmental change can be obviously reduced by treating a smaller number of PFTs. Experience indicates that this grouping can work well for specific ecosystems but that the groups often have characteristics unique ...
Simulating Transient Climate Evolution of the Last
... Through the late Quaternary period of past one million years, the Earth has experienced rather regular ice age cycles once every 100,000 years [Hays et al., 1976]. Various natural archives of the Earth have preserved rich climatic information for these ice age cycles. Scientists take advantage of th ...
... Through the late Quaternary period of past one million years, the Earth has experienced rather regular ice age cycles once every 100,000 years [Hays et al., 1976]. Various natural archives of the Earth have preserved rich climatic information for these ice age cycles. Scientists take advantage of th ...
Phenology, biomass and community composition changes in European shrublands submitted to
... 2- Effects of experimental warming and drought on photosynthesis shoot elongation and biomass accumulation in the dominant species of a Mediterranean shrubland. 3- Acceleration of the onset of shrubland species spring growth in response to an experimental warming along a north-south gradient in Euro ...
... 2- Effects of experimental warming and drought on photosynthesis shoot elongation and biomass accumulation in the dominant species of a Mediterranean shrubland. 3- Acceleration of the onset of shrubland species spring growth in response to an experimental warming along a north-south gradient in Euro ...
Simulating northern peatland-atmosphere carbon
... hydrologically conservative and the combination of changes in temperature, precipitation and double CO2 concentration is much different than the sensitivity of peatlands to each environmental variable on their own. Finally, I used CLASS3W-MWM to do a first-order experiment on how the CO2 exchange in ...
... hydrologically conservative and the combination of changes in temperature, precipitation and double CO2 concentration is much different than the sensitivity of peatlands to each environmental variable on their own. Finally, I used CLASS3W-MWM to do a first-order experiment on how the CO2 exchange in ...
Coastal Hazard Guide - Victorian Coastal Council
... The Guide has been developed to improve the understanding of coastal hazards, the effect that climate change may have on these hazards, and approaches that may be used to manage the effects of these hazards. The Guide provides a compendium of information on coastal hazards and a consistent basis for ...
... The Guide has been developed to improve the understanding of coastal hazards, the effect that climate change may have on these hazards, and approaches that may be used to manage the effects of these hazards. The Guide provides a compendium of information on coastal hazards and a consistent basis for ...
Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet
... where Xn is the normalized value, Xi,s is the individual value for year i within data set s, ls is the mean value for data set s, and sds is the standard deviation of data set s. We normalized to allow for the comparison of attributes with different units and thus different magnitudes of variance in ...
... where Xn is the normalized value, Xi,s is the individual value for year i within data set s, ls is the mean value for data set s, and sds is the standard deviation of data set s. We normalized to allow for the comparison of attributes with different units and thus different magnitudes of variance in ...
thailand - Technology Needs Assessment
... Thailand today faces a number of challenges affected by climate change. These include everincreasing natural and human-made disaster – such as, extreme weather events, land-slide, flood, draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophi ...
... Thailand today faces a number of challenges affected by climate change. These include everincreasing natural and human-made disaster – such as, extreme weather events, land-slide, flood, draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophi ...
Document
... 2015 was an important period in SPREP’s history, it has also been an important period for the Pacific region. It will be remembered as the year the Pacific made clear to the world that addressing climate change is an urgent and critical priority, and it culminated in the world coming together to end ...
... 2015 was an important period in SPREP’s history, it has also been an important period for the Pacific region. It will be remembered as the year the Pacific made clear to the world that addressing climate change is an urgent and critical priority, and it culminated in the world coming together to end ...
Puerto Rico`s State of the Climate
... of current and potential impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal communities, infrastructure, ecosystems, habitats, and populations of coastal and marine species. Other partner organizations, as well as researchers from Federal and Commonwealth agencies, universities, non-governmenta ...
... of current and potential impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal communities, infrastructure, ecosystems, habitats, and populations of coastal and marine species. Other partner organizations, as well as researchers from Federal and Commonwealth agencies, universities, non-governmenta ...
Investigating the response of subtropical forests to environmental
... Climate change has occurred naturally throughout Earth’s history, although the unprecedented rate of current change can be attributed to the impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by more than a third during the industrialised era (Le Treut e ...
... Climate change has occurred naturally throughout Earth’s history, although the unprecedented rate of current change can be attributed to the impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by more than a third during the industrialised era (Le Treut e ...
Reducing subsistence farmers` vulnerability to climate change:
... transformation in the developing world by encouraging and enabling smallholders to increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes. This will help to improve food security, nutrition, income and health; provide shelter and energy; and lead to greater environmental sustainability.We are one of ...
... transformation in the developing world by encouraging and enabling smallholders to increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes. This will help to improve food security, nutrition, income and health; provide shelter and energy; and lead to greater environmental sustainability.We are one of ...
A new approach to mapping permafrost and change incorporating
... they therefore have limited utility for practical land use planning and engineering applications or as a basis for assessing the impact of climate change on permafrost. Permafrost distribution can be mapped at high spatial resolution by interpreting aerial photographs for some regions (Vitt et al., ...
... they therefore have limited utility for practical land use planning and engineering applications or as a basis for assessing the impact of climate change on permafrost. Permafrost distribution can be mapped at high spatial resolution by interpreting aerial photographs for some regions (Vitt et al., ...
Ecuador`s Banana Sector under Climate Change
... in Ecuador and elsewhere; (ii) climate change impacts on yields and diseases incidence; (iii) quantifying carbon footprint and GHG emissions associated with banana production, including the stages from transportation to consumption. The socio-economic analysis examined the national social policies t ...
... in Ecuador and elsewhere; (ii) climate change impacts on yields and diseases incidence; (iii) quantifying carbon footprint and GHG emissions associated with banana production, including the stages from transportation to consumption. The socio-economic analysis examined the national social policies t ...
MASTER THESIS`S 2010
... demonstrated that, in terms of leaf chemistry, angiosperms are more responsive to elevated O 3 than gymnosperms (Valkama et al., 2007). The variation between species in responses to elevated O 3 among angiosperms can be exemplified by nutrient concentrations being reduced in Betula pendula and Popul ...
... demonstrated that, in terms of leaf chemistry, angiosperms are more responsive to elevated O 3 than gymnosperms (Valkama et al., 2007). The variation between species in responses to elevated O 3 among angiosperms can be exemplified by nutrient concentrations being reduced in Betula pendula and Popul ...
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species Species
... The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has conducted research for the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) into the effects of climate change on species protected under the convention. ...
... The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has conducted research for the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) into the effects of climate change on species protected under the convention. ...
Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for... cooperation on CCS demonstration
... in different contexts, including whether and how CCS could be included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Discussions on CCS and the CDM have been suffering from considerable controversies (de Coninck, 2008) and recent results of the UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) meeting in P ...
... in different contexts, including whether and how CCS could be included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Discussions on CCS and the CDM have been suffering from considerable controversies (de Coninck, 2008) and recent results of the UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) meeting in P ...
Tracking phenological shifts and evolutionary impacts related to
... the stranger’s admiration – and regret. The weather is always doing something there; always attending strictly to business; always getting up new designs and trying them on the people to see how they will go.” Mark Twain 1835-1910: Speech to New England Society, 22 December 1876. “The researches of ...
... the stranger’s admiration – and regret. The weather is always doing something there; always attending strictly to business; always getting up new designs and trying them on the people to see how they will go.” Mark Twain 1835-1910: Speech to New England Society, 22 December 1876. “The researches of ...
Atmospheric CO2 fluctuations during the last millennium
... in carbon cycle dynamics. Ruddiman (2003) argued that decadal- to centennial-scale CO2 anomalies of 4–10 ppmv observed in ice-core records could be the result of widespread reforestation of agricultural areas in Europe and Asia, which were abandoned after outbreaks of epidemic diseases. However, al ...
... in carbon cycle dynamics. Ruddiman (2003) argued that decadal- to centennial-scale CO2 anomalies of 4–10 ppmv observed in ice-core records could be the result of widespread reforestation of agricultural areas in Europe and Asia, which were abandoned after outbreaks of epidemic diseases. However, al ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... 3-13: Average 90th percentile of maximum air temperature (°C) for 1986-2005 (top left), and 50th (top right), 10th (bottom left) and 90th (bottom right) percentile changes for 2046-2065 relative to 1986-2005 for RCP4.5 (left) and RCP8.5 (right) based upon the six CCAM simulations. ................. ...
... 3-13: Average 90th percentile of maximum air temperature (°C) for 1986-2005 (top left), and 50th (top right), 10th (bottom left) and 90th (bottom right) percentile changes for 2046-2065 relative to 1986-2005 for RCP4.5 (left) and RCP8.5 (right) based upon the six CCAM simulations. ................. ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... example, H in Eq. (1) is clearly a geometrical property of the glacier but bt combines climatic and geometric properties. We therefore propose an improved derivation of the volume response time in Raper et al. (1996), where the climate and geometric parameters are separated, and the latter are clear ...
... example, H in Eq. (1) is clearly a geometrical property of the glacier but bt combines climatic and geometric properties. We therefore propose an improved derivation of the volume response time in Raper et al. (1996), where the climate and geometric parameters are separated, and the latter are clear ...
lakshadweep action plan on climate change
... Table 1.2.1 Details of the Island Clusters in Lakshadweep ........................................................................ 6 Table 1.2.2 Area and Location of Reefs ..................................................................................................... 6 Table 1.2.3 Area and Loc ...
... Table 1.2.1 Details of the Island Clusters in Lakshadweep ........................................................................ 6 Table 1.2.2 Area and Location of Reefs ..................................................................................................... 6 Table 1.2.3 Area and Loc ...
Freshwater Ecosystems and Fisheries
... Arctic will have far-reaching impacts, affecting aquatic species at various trophic levels, the physical and chemical environment that makes up their habitat, and the processes that act on and within freshwater ecosystems. Interactions of climatic variables, such as temperature and precipitation, wi ...
... Arctic will have far-reaching impacts, affecting aquatic species at various trophic levels, the physical and chemical environment that makes up their habitat, and the processes that act on and within freshwater ecosystems. Interactions of climatic variables, such as temperature and precipitation, wi ...
Regional climate change and adaptation — The Alps facing
... 1.1 The Alps — a highly vulnerable region and the water towers of Europe.....................17 1.2 Study objectives and regional focus.....................................................................17 1.3 EU policy background.................................................................. ...
... 1.1 The Alps — a highly vulnerable region and the water towers of Europe.....................17 1.2 Study objectives and regional focus.....................................................................17 1.3 EU policy background.................................................................. ...
The impact of polar stratospheric ozone loss on Southern
... to ozone depletion, several authors have explored the impacts on the Southern Ocean (Sigmond and Fyfe, 2010; Sigmond et al., 2011). In order to assess the impacts of Antarctic ozone depletion on climate, these studies have either used prescribed ozone climatologies or varied either GHGs or ODSs whil ...
... to ozone depletion, several authors have explored the impacts on the Southern Ocean (Sigmond and Fyfe, 2010; Sigmond et al., 2011). In order to assess the impacts of Antarctic ozone depletion on climate, these studies have either used prescribed ozone climatologies or varied either GHGs or ODSs whil ...