Climate Change Lecture Notes
... the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere like ____________________________________ . The sunlight (B) _________________________ the surface of the Earth, making the surface of the Earth warmer, both the land and the ocean. The warmer they get, the more heat the land and ocean send away as (A) ________ ...
... the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere like ____________________________________ . The sunlight (B) _________________________ the surface of the Earth, making the surface of the Earth warmer, both the land and the ocean. The warmer they get, the more heat the land and ocean send away as (A) ________ ...
GHG Emissions March 2013 - Senate of the Philippines
... of human activity), that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, the atmosphere itself, and by clouds. These gases surround the planet preventing the loss of heat into outer space. By trapping the heat, they ...
... of human activity), that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, the atmosphere itself, and by clouds. These gases surround the planet preventing the loss of heat into outer space. By trapping the heat, they ...
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... becoming less certain. This is a paradox that has worried me for a while. Some people have used it to pour scorn on the scientists trying to come to grips with the consequences of our meddling with the climate—our planet’s life-support system. They suggest the uncertainty means we don’t need to worr ...
... becoming less certain. This is a paradox that has worried me for a while. Some people have used it to pour scorn on the scientists trying to come to grips with the consequences of our meddling with the climate—our planet’s life-support system. They suggest the uncertainty means we don’t need to worr ...
Climate change and agriculture: Understanding the biological
... So what will all this research deliver in terms of reducing greenhouse gases? Some mitigation options being studied may eventually be used to reduce greenhouse gases, but others may not. Some may be effective in reducing the gases from an animal in the laboratory, but not fit well into farming syst ...
... So what will all this research deliver in terms of reducing greenhouse gases? Some mitigation options being studied may eventually be used to reduce greenhouse gases, but others may not. Some may be effective in reducing the gases from an animal in the laboratory, but not fit well into farming syst ...
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... climate change may alter those patterns in the future is one of the things I have focused on in my research,” remarked Held after hearing of the award. As temperature rises, so too will the quantity of water vapor in the atmosphere, and this gas, in turn, will drive further warming. The result is a ...
... climate change may alter those patterns in the future is one of the things I have focused on in my research,” remarked Held after hearing of the award. As temperature rises, so too will the quantity of water vapor in the atmosphere, and this gas, in turn, will drive further warming. The result is a ...
Agriculture Is Plowing Up the Climate - Max-Planck
... show that, due to the changes in the albedo of the land surface through land use, mankind altered the energy balance in some regions as early as a thousand years ago. In Europe, India and China, in particular, the amount of absorbed solar radiation decreased by around two watts per square meter. A c ...
... show that, due to the changes in the albedo of the land surface through land use, mankind altered the energy balance in some regions as early as a thousand years ago. In Europe, India and China, in particular, the amount of absorbed solar radiation decreased by around two watts per square meter. A c ...
Presentation, Powerpoint 487kb - The Cambridge Trust for New
... 3. On the Green Paradox of Climate Policy (V) • 3. Implementation Lags (Di Maria el al. 2008; Eichner and Pething, 2010) – There is a lag between policy announcement and implementation – In the interim policy agents are still free to emit and to do it for free – The expectation about the green poli ...
... 3. On the Green Paradox of Climate Policy (V) • 3. Implementation Lags (Di Maria el al. 2008; Eichner and Pething, 2010) – There is a lag between policy announcement and implementation – In the interim policy agents are still free to emit and to do it for free – The expectation about the green poli ...
the impact of industrial pollution on global warming: facts, causes
... trapping gases. Whenever these gases enter the atmosphere, it acts similar to a blanket; traps heat into the atmosphere and then alter climate conditions globally12. The greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere as follows: Carbon dioxide releases from burning fossil fuels such as coal and o ...
... trapping gases. Whenever these gases enter the atmosphere, it acts similar to a blanket; traps heat into the atmosphere and then alter climate conditions globally12. The greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere as follows: Carbon dioxide releases from burning fossil fuels such as coal and o ...
PPT - Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group
... temperature for July-August. Increase is greatest at high latitudes. Reason is ice-albedo feedback. Change in northward transport of latent heat by eddies in midtroposphere in future atmosphere. Reduced temperature gradient and more efficient eddy transport of energy poleward ...
... temperature for July-August. Increase is greatest at high latitudes. Reason is ice-albedo feedback. Change in northward transport of latent heat by eddies in midtroposphere in future atmosphere. Reduced temperature gradient and more efficient eddy transport of energy poleward ...
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... human induced emissions of greenhouse gases. This viewpoint has been dominated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which includes eminent scientists from all over the world who have reached agreement that changes to the climate are the result of human intervention. There is, however, co ...
... human induced emissions of greenhouse gases. This viewpoint has been dominated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which includes eminent scientists from all over the world who have reached agreement that changes to the climate are the result of human intervention. There is, however, co ...
Earth System Science - USRA`s Science and Technology Institute
... Enhanced national and international research and other efforts are needed to support climate related policy decisions. These include fundamental climate research, improved observations and modeling, increased computational capability, and very importantly, education of the next generation of climate ...
... Enhanced national and international research and other efforts are needed to support climate related policy decisions. These include fundamental climate research, improved observations and modeling, increased computational capability, and very importantly, education of the next generation of climate ...
But is it adaptation?
... potential impacts of climate change under different rates and magnitude of change? – For example, if the world is making progress towards sustainable development, then what might be the climate change attributable burden of malaria under different RCPs? ...
... potential impacts of climate change under different rates and magnitude of change? – For example, if the world is making progress towards sustainable development, then what might be the climate change attributable burden of malaria under different RCPs? ...
Concluding summary - International Research Institute for Climate
... even more carefully qualified as a result of ongoing global change. 2. In addition to climatic factors, risks and outcomes related to this event will also be a product of many other significant changes in non-climatic factors such as the socio-economic/political context, including population increas ...
... even more carefully qualified as a result of ongoing global change. 2. In addition to climatic factors, risks and outcomes related to this event will also be a product of many other significant changes in non-climatic factors such as the socio-economic/political context, including population increas ...
Where is Canada in 2012? - CEEN 525
... • Will international pressure increase? • Will Canadians make climate change an issue politicians can’t ignore? ...
... • Will international pressure increase? • Will Canadians make climate change an issue politicians can’t ignore? ...
December 2012 News - South Asian Dialogues on Ecological
... Fukushima, Japanese policymakers are trying to figure out what to do about Japan’s power-generation future. In September, the government released a document titled “Revolutionary Energy and Environment Strategy,” which proposes to eliminate all nuclear generation in Japan by 2040. While the general ...
... Fukushima, Japanese policymakers are trying to figure out what to do about Japan’s power-generation future. In September, the government released a document titled “Revolutionary Energy and Environment Strategy,” which proposes to eliminate all nuclear generation in Japan by 2040. While the general ...
The recent pause in global warming (1): What do observations of the
... This paper is the first in a series of three reports from the Met Office Hadley Centre that address the recent pause in global warming and seek to answer the following questions. What have been the recent trends in other indicators of climate over this period; what are the potential drivers of the c ...
... This paper is the first in a series of three reports from the Met Office Hadley Centre that address the recent pause in global warming and seek to answer the following questions. What have been the recent trends in other indicators of climate over this period; what are the potential drivers of the c ...
accuaproject - CREAF
... perform a multidisciplinary integration. We will match and cross human and physical databases. Secondly, the local scale of the study will bring new information and methods which have not been applied in Catalonia yet. ...
... perform a multidisciplinary integration. We will match and cross human and physical databases. Secondly, the local scale of the study will bring new information and methods which have not been applied in Catalonia yet. ...
19. Atmosphere and climate change
... 19. Atmosphere and climate change Rapid economic growth and changing production pattern in the region are causing heightened levels of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions Emissions scenarios leading to greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations in 2100 of about 450 ppm CO2 equivalent or lower are ...
... 19. Atmosphere and climate change Rapid economic growth and changing production pattern in the region are causing heightened levels of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions Emissions scenarios leading to greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations in 2100 of about 450 ppm CO2 equivalent or lower are ...
Prediction as a Technology University of Colorado at Boulder Presented at the
... In a sensitivity study, a subset of the forcings and/or feedback of the climate system may be perturbed to examine its response. The model of the climate system might be incomplete and not include each of the important feedbacks and forcings. ...
... In a sensitivity study, a subset of the forcings and/or feedback of the climate system may be perturbed to examine its response. The model of the climate system might be incomplete and not include each of the important feedbacks and forcings. ...
Is the Earth Getting Warmer
... cooled over thousands of years. This is a natural process that can be caused by many factors, including changes in radiation from the Sun, changes in the Earth’s orbit, and volcanic activity. However, climate change can also be caused by changes in the amount of certain gases in the atmosphere. B ...
... cooled over thousands of years. This is a natural process that can be caused by many factors, including changes in radiation from the Sun, changes in the Earth’s orbit, and volcanic activity. However, climate change can also be caused by changes in the amount of certain gases in the atmosphere. B ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.