EPA Research - 2015 Call Technical Description
... To make an application under this topic area, you must use the following Call Topic Reference: Climate 2015 Call - Project 3 Description Wetlands, primarily peatlands, constitute between 14% and 20% of Ireland’s land area. The estimate varies because of the different ways in which peatland can be de ...
... To make an application under this topic area, you must use the following Call Topic Reference: Climate 2015 Call - Project 3 Description Wetlands, primarily peatlands, constitute between 14% and 20% of Ireland’s land area. The estimate varies because of the different ways in which peatland can be de ...
Using expert knowledge to assess uncertainties in future polar bear
... maps and time series was diagnosed from the large data base of Global Climate Models (GCM) from phase 3 of the World Climate Research Programme’s Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3; http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov). This data base of model simulations has been used extensively in the IPCC Fourth ...
... maps and time series was diagnosed from the large data base of Global Climate Models (GCM) from phase 3 of the World Climate Research Programme’s Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3; http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov). This data base of model simulations has been used extensively in the IPCC Fourth ...
Climate and Carbon Cycle
... However, the estimate of the effects of the above transformations and their influence on the Earth’s albedo is still charged with a considerable error (Fig. 2.3; IPCC 2007; Forster et al. 2007). In contrast to aerosols, characterized by the greatest negative radiation forcing, the greenhouse gases a ...
... However, the estimate of the effects of the above transformations and their influence on the Earth’s albedo is still charged with a considerable error (Fig. 2.3; IPCC 2007; Forster et al. 2007). In contrast to aerosols, characterized by the greatest negative radiation forcing, the greenhouse gases a ...
US CLIVAR Science Plan
... together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted climate information. ...
... together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted climate information. ...
the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... it is a very easy question: the likelihood a nonreligious individual with a mean OSI score will get the “right” answer is 80%—even higher than the likelihood that this person would respond correctly to the relatively simple Electron item. In contrast, for a relatively religious individual with a mea ...
... it is a very easy question: the likelihood a nonreligious individual with a mean OSI score will get the “right” answer is 80%—even higher than the likelihood that this person would respond correctly to the relatively simple Electron item. In contrast, for a relatively religious individual with a mea ...
MNP Report 500116002/2007 Local air pollution and global climate
... transboundary aspects, are global climate change (GCC) and local air pollution (LAP). Both are extensively discussed in the international political arena: the first, notably, in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the second in, for example, the United Nations Econ ...
... transboundary aspects, are global climate change (GCC) and local air pollution (LAP). Both are extensively discussed in the international political arena: the first, notably, in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the second in, for example, the United Nations Econ ...
Migration and Climate Change - Development Research Centre on
... migrants (sometimes called “climate refugees”)—the most widely repeated prediction being 200 million by 2050. But repetition does not make the figure any more accurate. While the scientific argument for climate change is increasingly confident, the consequences of climate change for human population ...
... migrants (sometimes called “climate refugees”)—the most widely repeated prediction being 200 million by 2050. But repetition does not make the figure any more accurate. While the scientific argument for climate change is increasingly confident, the consequences of climate change for human population ...
Marine Ecosystem Sensitivity to Climate Change
... location typically reflects the annual advance and retreat of pack ice at that location. The British Antarctic Survey research station in the South Orkney Islands (Figure 1) has a 90year time series of fast-ice duration in that area. Although fast-ice duration shows high interannual variability, an ...
... location typically reflects the annual advance and retreat of pack ice at that location. The British Antarctic Survey research station in the South Orkney Islands (Figure 1) has a 90year time series of fast-ice duration in that area. Although fast-ice duration shows high interannual variability, an ...
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... purpose of the CDM (to assist non-Annex I in achieving sustainable development). Another aspect of relevance for our analysis is that the ‘non-carbon welfare effects’ associated with the CDM are potentially very important for the non-Annex I countries, when they decide on whether or not to particip ...
... purpose of the CDM (to assist non-Annex I in achieving sustainable development). Another aspect of relevance for our analysis is that the ‘non-carbon welfare effects’ associated with the CDM are potentially very important for the non-Annex I countries, when they decide on whether or not to particip ...
a survey of regional planning for climate adaptation
... It should be noted that when discussing mitigation and adaptation planning at the regional scale, the basic modeling performed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) compares the potential effectiveness of regional with global responses.16 The IPCC used different regional boundaries ...
... It should be noted that when discussing mitigation and adaptation planning at the regional scale, the basic modeling performed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) compares the potential effectiveness of regional with global responses.16 The IPCC used different regional boundaries ...
A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the
... We can adapt to climate change and limit the harm. Or we can fail to adapt and risk much more severe consequences. How we respond to this challenge will shape the future in important ways. The climate is already hazardous and always has been. Variations and extremes of climate disrupt our production ...
... We can adapt to climate change and limit the harm. Or we can fail to adapt and risk much more severe consequences. How we respond to this challenge will shape the future in important ways. The climate is already hazardous and always has been. Variations and extremes of climate disrupt our production ...
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE: THE
... distributed error term. The coefficient of interest is , as it provides an estimate of how, on average, changes in a state’s unemployment rate affect keyword search activity within that state. Advantages of the model are that identification comes from variation within a state, after controlling fo ...
... distributed error term. The coefficient of interest is , as it provides an estimate of how, on average, changes in a state’s unemployment rate affect keyword search activity within that state. Advantages of the model are that identification comes from variation within a state, after controlling fo ...
Unit III - Department of Physical Oceanography, CUSAT
... ** The student will devote the fourth semester on dissertation work related to a relevant area of specialization either in the department or in an industrial/ research/ academic institution outside the University. They will be sent to different outside organizations based upon their performance in t ...
... ** The student will devote the fourth semester on dissertation work related to a relevant area of specialization either in the department or in an industrial/ research/ academic institution outside the University. They will be sent to different outside organizations based upon their performance in t ...
Adaptation Planning – What U.S. States and Localities are Doing
... projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate the continental United States can expect temperature increases of between 5.4ºF and 12.6ºF by the year 2100.1 This warming will have significant consequences, causing a rise in sea-level and the gradual inundation of coasta ...
... projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate the continental United States can expect temperature increases of between 5.4ºF and 12.6ºF by the year 2100.1 This warming will have significant consequences, causing a rise in sea-level and the gradual inundation of coasta ...
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... method of pertubations or delta change, which measures the deviation between the mean monthly values of each variable for the control and the scenario periods. The perturbations are expressed as differences for the temperature and as ratios for the other variables. As the PRUDENCE database provides ...
... method of pertubations or delta change, which measures the deviation between the mean monthly values of each variable for the control and the scenario periods. The perturbations are expressed as differences for the temperature and as ratios for the other variables. As the PRUDENCE database provides ...
Gender perspectives on climate change
... understanding of the issue. The climate has been changing (cooling and heating) for millennia; however, it is in recent years (some point out the Industrial Revolution as a key milestone) that human practices, such as the burning of fossil fuels and land-use changes among many other actions, have le ...
... understanding of the issue. The climate has been changing (cooling and heating) for millennia; however, it is in recent years (some point out the Industrial Revolution as a key milestone) that human practices, such as the burning of fossil fuels and land-use changes among many other actions, have le ...
IPCC SPECIAL REPORT EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
... IPCC IS92 emissions scenarios, the 1996 Plenary of the IPCC requested this Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) (see Appendix I for the Terms of Reference). This report was accepted by the Working Group III (WGIII) plenary session in March 2000. The long-term nature and uncertainty of climat ...
... IPCC IS92 emissions scenarios, the 1996 Plenary of the IPCC requested this Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) (see Appendix I for the Terms of Reference). This report was accepted by the Working Group III (WGIII) plenary session in March 2000. The long-term nature and uncertainty of climat ...
Modifying the 2°C Target - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
... its adoption as a global limit. But the EU not only risks damage to its public image. Since Europeans derive their internal emissions reduction objective of 80–95 percent (compared to 1990 levels) by 2050 directly from the 2°C target, a weakening of the global climate policy target would inevitably ...
... its adoption as a global limit. But the EU not only risks damage to its public image. Since Europeans derive their internal emissions reduction objective of 80–95 percent (compared to 1990 levels) by 2050 directly from the 2°C target, a weakening of the global climate policy target would inevitably ...
SIDS Brochure - the United Nations
... groups from international debates on climate change, the Climate Frontlines Forum - available online in English, French and Spanish - promotes the sharing and exchange of community-level observations, concerns and innovations with respect to climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation. It ...
... groups from international debates on climate change, the Climate Frontlines Forum - available online in English, French and Spanish - promotes the sharing and exchange of community-level observations, concerns and innovations with respect to climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation. It ...
Air-mass Origin in the Arctic. Part II: Response to Increases in
... and ozone-depleting substances under the SRES A1B and A1 scenarios respectively. As for the present-day integration presented in Part I, which was also integrated for 20 model years, sea surface temperatures and sea ice concentrations are taken from an integration of the NCAR Community Climate Syste ...
... and ozone-depleting substances under the SRES A1B and A1 scenarios respectively. As for the present-day integration presented in Part I, which was also integrated for 20 model years, sea surface temperatures and sea ice concentrations are taken from an integration of the NCAR Community Climate Syste ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
Working paper: Preference Attainment: Why are some Countries
... Parties (COP) 15 in Copenhagen. After discussing this issue with various experts, our research team does not deem the Copenhagen Accord as highly influential on party positions. However, it should be noted that the results reported in this paper rely on the assumption that positions remained relativ ...
... Parties (COP) 15 in Copenhagen. After discussing this issue with various experts, our research team does not deem the Copenhagen Accord as highly influential on party positions. However, it should be noted that the results reported in this paper rely on the assumption that positions remained relativ ...
Read and the brochure here
... will have to cope with in the coming decades and it is happening now: global average surface temperatures have increased by almost 1°C relative to 1951–1980 average temperatures. In its Fifth Assessment Report, the IPCC, a group of 1,300 independent scientific experts under the auspices of the Unite ...
... will have to cope with in the coming decades and it is happening now: global average surface temperatures have increased by almost 1°C relative to 1951–1980 average temperatures. In its Fifth Assessment Report, the IPCC, a group of 1,300 independent scientific experts under the auspices of the Unite ...