Report Workshop on Regional and National Climate
... serious implications for agriculture, human health, and many other human activities. Though GCMs can satisfactorily simulate the atmospheric general circulation at the continental scale, they are not necessarily capable of capturing the detailed processes associated with regional/local climate varia ...
... serious implications for agriculture, human health, and many other human activities. Though GCMs can satisfactorily simulate the atmospheric general circulation at the continental scale, they are not necessarily capable of capturing the detailed processes associated with regional/local climate varia ...
Antarctic climate change and the environment
... With this brief background illustrating both the central role of the Antarctic in the global climate system and oceanic processes, and that of its biology in understanding the potential responses of biota and ecosystems to change processes, the publication of the ACCE report (Turner et al. 2009a) is ...
... With this brief background illustrating both the central role of the Antarctic in the global climate system and oceanic processes, and that of its biology in understanding the potential responses of biota and ecosystems to change processes, the publication of the ACCE report (Turner et al. 2009a) is ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus
... ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical precipitation to changes in relative humidity over land has already been proposed (Chadwick et al. 2013), but here we find it is gradients in fractional cha ...
... ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical precipitation to changes in relative humidity over land has already been proposed (Chadwick et al. 2013), but here we find it is gradients in fractional cha ...
6. Impacts of climate change on Oregon`s coasts and estuaries
... accurately address. For example, Rahmstorf (2007) derived a semi-empirical relationship that connects global sea-level rise to global mean surface temperature and suggested that a projected sea-level rise in 2100 could be as much as 1.4 meters above the 1990 level. More recent semiempirical estimate ...
... accurately address. For example, Rahmstorf (2007) derived a semi-empirical relationship that connects global sea-level rise to global mean surface temperature and suggested that a projected sea-level rise in 2100 could be as much as 1.4 meters above the 1990 level. More recent semiempirical estimate ...
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... in Bremen. This conference is organized by and for PhD students and postdoctoral scientists from the three Excellence Clusters of Bremen (MARUM), Kiel (Future Ocean), and Hamburg (CliSAP), as well as associated institutes, and builds on the success of last year’s PhD Student Conference “Integrated c ...
... in Bremen. This conference is organized by and for PhD students and postdoctoral scientists from the three Excellence Clusters of Bremen (MARUM), Kiel (Future Ocean), and Hamburg (CliSAP), as well as associated institutes, and builds on the success of last year’s PhD Student Conference “Integrated c ...
Implications of recent sea level rise science for low
... We used the National Elevation Dataset (NED; Gesch et al. 2002) with 1 arcsec (∼30 m) horizontal resolution to delineate low-lying coastal areas of the conterminous U.S.A. that may confront SLR issues based on their elevation and eight-way connectivity (Poulter and Halpin 2008) to the sea. Though no ...
... We used the National Elevation Dataset (NED; Gesch et al. 2002) with 1 arcsec (∼30 m) horizontal resolution to delineate low-lying coastal areas of the conterminous U.S.A. that may confront SLR issues based on their elevation and eight-way connectivity (Poulter and Halpin 2008) to the sea. Though no ...
GEBICH3 - Japan Oceanographic Data Center
... Sergey Konovalov briefed the Group on the problems of the chemical data quality control. According to Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and MANUAL OF QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR VALIDATION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA [UNESCO/IOC/IODE, 1993]: The central goal of all earth observation investments and act ...
... Sergey Konovalov briefed the Group on the problems of the chemical data quality control. According to Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and MANUAL OF QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR VALIDATION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA [UNESCO/IOC/IODE, 1993]: The central goal of all earth observation investments and act ...
Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska
... Records from King Salmon’s weather station (80 miles North from Pilot Point) indicate that between 1949 and 2008, average annual temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) with most warming occurring in winter (+8.1°F) and the least in the fall (+0.6°F)(Alaska Climate Research Center). L ...
... Records from King Salmon’s weather station (80 miles North from Pilot Point) indicate that between 1949 and 2008, average annual temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) with most warming occurring in winter (+8.1°F) and the least in the fall (+0.6°F)(Alaska Climate Research Center). L ...
comparison of h2o retrievals from gome and gome-2
... For each of the two GOME H2O retrieval algorithms, a comparison to SSM/I data has been performed in the past (Noël 1999, Wagner 2006). In this study, we have for the first time made a direct comparison of the algorithms: against each other, and against exactly the same data from other instruments. W ...
... For each of the two GOME H2O retrieval algorithms, a comparison to SSM/I data has been performed in the past (Noël 1999, Wagner 2006). In this study, we have for the first time made a direct comparison of the algorithms: against each other, and against exactly the same data from other instruments. W ...
FACING UNCERTAINTY: the value of climate information for
... increasing risks and uncertainty about the future. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the impacts are already being felt and are adding another layer of difficulty for achieving productive and secure livelihoods among the most vulnerable people as well as threatening development more broadly. However, climate c ...
... increasing risks and uncertainty about the future. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the impacts are already being felt and are adding another layer of difficulty for achieving productive and secure livelihoods among the most vulnerable people as well as threatening development more broadly. However, climate c ...
PACES II Programme - Helmholtz
... regions analysed, these are on the one hand those substantially shaped by humanity, e.g. coastal regions, emission centres, areas with crucial functions in food production or in which people are exposed to special risks (e.g. earthquakes or floods). On the other hand, research will focus on regions ...
... regions analysed, these are on the one hand those substantially shaped by humanity, e.g. coastal regions, emission centres, areas with crucial functions in food production or in which people are exposed to special risks (e.g. earthquakes or floods). On the other hand, research will focus on regions ...
Interannual variability in the thermal structure of an oceanic time
... time series of mean sea level anomalies at La Libertad should resemble the results obtained when analyzing anomalies of depthaveraged temperatures from the same period. Detail levels D5, D6, and D7 represent inter-annual time scales associated with average periods of 2.1, 4.3, and 6.3 years, respect ...
... time series of mean sea level anomalies at La Libertad should resemble the results obtained when analyzing anomalies of depthaveraged temperatures from the same period. Detail levels D5, D6, and D7 represent inter-annual time scales associated with average periods of 2.1, 4.3, and 6.3 years, respect ...
Climate Change and Heat Deaths: Newest Estimates
... These results suggest that a ‘‘business as usual’’ approach to greenhouse gas emissions mitigation could result in twice as many heat-related deaths by the end of the century than a lower emissions scenario. Finally, a comparison of future estimates of heat-related mortality during EHEs is presented ...
... These results suggest that a ‘‘business as usual’’ approach to greenhouse gas emissions mitigation could result in twice as many heat-related deaths by the end of the century than a lower emissions scenario. Finally, a comparison of future estimates of heat-related mortality during EHEs is presented ...
From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007
... Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 presents conclusions regarding current and future impacts of, and vulnerabilities to, climate change in Canada. It also discusses adaptation actions being taken now to reduce risks and take advantage of opportunities associated with changing climate, and those that ...
... Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 presents conclusions regarding current and future impacts of, and vulnerabilities to, climate change in Canada. It also discusses adaptation actions being taken now to reduce risks and take advantage of opportunities associated with changing climate, and those that ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus Evapotranspiration
... ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical precipitation to changes in relative humidity over land has already been proposed (Chadwick et al. 2013), but here we find it is gradients in fractional cha ...
... ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical precipitation to changes in relative humidity over land has already been proposed (Chadwick et al. 2013), but here we find it is gradients in fractional cha ...
Reef-Guardians-2016-Year-10-Climate-change
... Background information – climate change What is climate change? Gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This effect keeps the Earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change result ...
... Background information – climate change What is climate change? Gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This effect keeps the Earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change result ...
Interocean Exchange of Thermocline Water - Lamont
... global ocean [Reid and Lynn, 1971]. Warren [1981], reviewing the estimates of NADW formation rate, arrives at a number of ...
... global ocean [Reid and Lynn, 1971]. Warren [1981], reviewing the estimates of NADW formation rate, arrives at a number of ...
Noise and IP data
... graphite. However, many chargeable materials have physical property values that range from nil to large even within the same region. This is because chargeability depends upon many factors, including mineral type, grain size, the ratio of internal surface area to volume, the properties of electrolyt ...
... graphite. However, many chargeable materials have physical property values that range from nil to large even within the same region. This is because chargeability depends upon many factors, including mineral type, grain size, the ratio of internal surface area to volume, the properties of electrolyt ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... Low biological production constrained by water limits the provision of basic materials for a good standard of living. This also limits the livelihood opportunities in drylands and often leads to practices, such as intensified cultivation, that cannot be serviced due to low and further impaired nutri ...
... Low biological production constrained by water limits the provision of basic materials for a good standard of living. This also limits the livelihood opportunities in drylands and often leads to practices, such as intensified cultivation, that cannot be serviced due to low and further impaired nutri ...
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... associated with acting today, and we will know more tomorrow, so there is a value to waiting. However, there is also a potential cost to waiting: increasing environmental damage, such as the melting of polar ice caps, which may be irreversible. Environmental goods that face permanent damage can be t ...
... associated with acting today, and we will know more tomorrow, so there is a value to waiting. However, there is also a potential cost to waiting: increasing environmental damage, such as the melting of polar ice caps, which may be irreversible. Environmental goods that face permanent damage can be t ...
Food security and adaptation in the context of potential CSA
... Conclusions- yield effects • Climatic shock variables significantly change the impacts of practices • Rainfall variability drives yield effects: In high variability areas… • Crop rotation has positive effects • Inorganic fertilizer & hybrids not effective ...
... Conclusions- yield effects • Climatic shock variables significantly change the impacts of practices • Rainfall variability drives yield effects: In high variability areas… • Crop rotation has positive effects • Inorganic fertilizer & hybrids not effective ...
Discourse analysis of media coverage of climate change
... Theory, named after Serbian engineer, Milutin Milankovitch (Weart, 2003), posits three reasons for such changes. The first is the tilt of the earth on its axis, at present 23.5 degrees, can range over a 40,000-year cycle from 22.5 degrees to 24.5 degrees. A second factor is eccentricity, deviations ...
... Theory, named after Serbian engineer, Milutin Milankovitch (Weart, 2003), posits three reasons for such changes. The first is the tilt of the earth on its axis, at present 23.5 degrees, can range over a 40,000-year cycle from 22.5 degrees to 24.5 degrees. A second factor is eccentricity, deviations ...
Robust Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in
... characterises adaptation as “initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or expected climate change effects” (IPCC, 2007b: p. 809). Vulnerability in this sense can be defined as the potential for loss. The EU Commission uses the following terminol ...
... characterises adaptation as “initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or expected climate change effects” (IPCC, 2007b: p. 809). Vulnerability in this sense can be defined as the potential for loss. The EU Commission uses the following terminol ...
key issues relevant to capacity building for climate services
... This section describes some available online resources, particularly those offered by the COMET Program, which could satisfy many aspects of the learning needs for climate services staff, as well as users of climate services. ...
... This section describes some available online resources, particularly those offered by the COMET Program, which could satisfy many aspects of the learning needs for climate services staff, as well as users of climate services. ...
CBDAMPIC
... societal issues of global concern. Most countries are already experiencing disruptive changes consistent with many of the anticipated consequences of global climate change, including extensive coastal erosion, droughts, coral bleaching, more widespread and frequent occurrence of mosquito-borne disea ...
... societal issues of global concern. Most countries are already experiencing disruptive changes consistent with many of the anticipated consequences of global climate change, including extensive coastal erosion, droughts, coral bleaching, more widespread and frequent occurrence of mosquito-borne disea ...
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) is a research program of the World Climate Research Programme intended to observe, comprehend and model the Earth's water cycle. The experiment also observes how much energy the Earth receives, studies how much of that energy reaches surfaces of the Earth and how that energy is transformed. Sunlight's energy evaporates water to produce clouds and rain, and dries out land masses after rain. Rain that falls on land becomes the water budget which can be used by people for agricultural and other processes.GEWEX is a collaboration of researchers worldwide to find better ways of studying the water cycle and how it transforms energy through the atmosphere. If the Earth's climates were identical from year to year, then people could predict when, where and what crops to plant. However, instability created by solar variation, weather trends, and chaotic events create weather that is unpredictable on seasonal scales. Through weather patterns such as droughts and higher rainfall these cycles impact ecosystems and human activities. GEWEX is designed to collect a much greater amount of data, and see if better models of that data can forecast weather and climate change into the future.GEWEX is organized into several structures. As GEWEX was conceived projects were organized by participating factions, this task is now done by the International GEWEX Project Office (IGPO). IGPO oversees major initiatives and coordinates between national projects in an effort to bring about communication of researchers. IGPO claims to support communication exchange between 2000 scientist and is the instrument for publication of major reports. The Scientific Steering Group organizes the projects and assigns them to panels, which oversee progress and provide critique. The Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observations Project (CEOP) the 'Hydrology Project' is a major instrument in GEWEX. This panel includes geographic study areas such as the Climate Prediction Program for the Americas operated by NOAA, but also examines several types of climate zones (e.g. high altitude and semi-arid). Another panel, the GEWEX Radiation Panel oversees the coordinated use of satellites and ground based observation to better estimate energy and water fluxes. One recent result GEWEX's Radiation panel has assessed data on rainfall for the last 25 years and determined that that global rainfall is 2.61 mm/day with a small statistical variation. While the study period is short, after 25 years of measurement regional trends are beginning to appear. The GEWEX Modeling and Prediction Panel takes current models and analyzes the models when climate forcing phenomena occur (global warming as an example of a 'climate forcing' event). GEWEX is now the core project of WCRP.