Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) rainfall curves, for data series
... Figure 10 IDF curve for the city of Dar Es Salaam (a) and variation of growing factor KT (b). ...
... Figure 10 IDF curve for the city of Dar Es Salaam (a) and variation of growing factor KT (b). ...
Camille Parmesan Education
... Parmesan, C, SM Skevington, J-F Guegan, P Jutro, S Kellert, A Mazumder, M Roué, M Sharma (2009). Biodiversity and Human Health: The Decision Making Process. Ch. 4 in: SCOPE Assessment: Biodiversity, Global Change and Human Health: from Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. O. Sala, C. Parmesan a ...
... Parmesan, C, SM Skevington, J-F Guegan, P Jutro, S Kellert, A Mazumder, M Roué, M Sharma (2009). Biodiversity and Human Health: The Decision Making Process. Ch. 4 in: SCOPE Assessment: Biodiversity, Global Change and Human Health: from Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. O. Sala, C. Parmesan a ...
Black carbon aerosols and the third polar ice cap
... Note that although only the BC emissions from fossil/biofuel sources are different between the simulations used here, small differences in aerosol concentrations do occur, most notably for sulfate. These are due to feedbacks to aerosols (especially for the sulfur chemistry cycle) from the various ph ...
... Note that although only the BC emissions from fossil/biofuel sources are different between the simulations used here, small differences in aerosol concentrations do occur, most notably for sulfate. These are due to feedbacks to aerosols (especially for the sulfur chemistry cycle) from the various ph ...
Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water
... For over a century, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and its predecessor the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) have provided leadership in the international coordination of scientific assessments, research and development, in particular concerning societal issues related to ...
... For over a century, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and its predecessor the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) have provided leadership in the international coordination of scientific assessments, research and development, in particular concerning societal issues related to ...
mass balance of the cryosphere - Assets
... reflectance characteristics. The albedo of clean snow ranges from 80 to 97%, while that of clean ice varies between 34 and 51% (Paterson, 1994). This is many times greater than the albedos of other naturally occurring surfaces, such as water (∼1%), forest (10 to 25%) and bare soil (5 to 20%). This co ...
... reflectance characteristics. The albedo of clean snow ranges from 80 to 97%, while that of clean ice varies between 34 and 51% (Paterson, 1994). This is many times greater than the albedos of other naturally occurring surfaces, such as water (∼1%), forest (10 to 25%) and bare soil (5 to 20%). This co ...
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... higher than in the first case. These results seem at odds with simple explanations of rational self-interest. Two theoretical approaches have been proposed as an explanation. The first explanation is a preference for fairness, equity and reciprocity. In this explanation the followers adapt their ow ...
... higher than in the first case. These results seem at odds with simple explanations of rational self-interest. Two theoretical approaches have been proposed as an explanation. The first explanation is a preference for fairness, equity and reciprocity. In this explanation the followers adapt their ow ...
IGCC-AIGCC Response to TCFD Public Consultation
... Both)a)user)and)preparer) Other!(please!specify)! ...
... Both)a)user)and)preparer) Other!(please!specify)! ...
Climate Change: Issues and Events
... Is 90 million USD a lot of money? Yes and no! Yes- taking into account where we were three years ago and where we are today. No- if one was to take into account the kind of challenges that climate change poses in our region and resources needed. In the long-term, the programme aims at enhancing sust ...
... Is 90 million USD a lot of money? Yes and no! Yes- taking into account where we were three years ago and where we are today. No- if one was to take into account the kind of challenges that climate change poses in our region and resources needed. In the long-term, the programme aims at enhancing sust ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... The following are the likely consequences of warming by a few degrees Celsius — that is, what we may expect if humanity manages to begin restraining its emissions soon, so that greenhouse gases do not rise beyond twice the pre-industrial level. Without strong action the doubling will come well befor ...
... The following are the likely consequences of warming by a few degrees Celsius — that is, what we may expect if humanity manages to begin restraining its emissions soon, so that greenhouse gases do not rise beyond twice the pre-industrial level. Without strong action the doubling will come well befor ...
Project Name
... recently adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCC and made available to support the implementation of specific adaptation measures, clearly identified as national priorities, to address impacts from climate change. The guidelines require the establishment of “pilot or demonstratio ...
... recently adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCC and made available to support the implementation of specific adaptation measures, clearly identified as national priorities, to address impacts from climate change. The guidelines require the establishment of “pilot or demonstratio ...
... Eastern United States and Canada have a higher population density than most of the rest of the countries and a longer period of settlement by Europeans. As a result, this region has highly modified landscapes and watersheds. The trend to increasing populations will likely exacerbate the effects of c ...
General Outline for the Bachelor of Science Degree
... Study of atmospheric change, how humans are affecting it, the consequences, and what we can do and are doing about it. Phenomena included are air pollution, acid deposition, urban climate, global warming, and ozone depletion. Prerequisites: completion of Basic Skills and Knowledge of Foundations cou ...
... Study of atmospheric change, how humans are affecting it, the consequences, and what we can do and are doing about it. Phenomena included are air pollution, acid deposition, urban climate, global warming, and ozone depletion. Prerequisites: completion of Basic Skills and Knowledge of Foundations cou ...
Sea-level rise around the Australian coastline and the changing
... global context. Despite this controversy there are only a few peer-reviewed studies published on the rate of 20th century sea-level change around Australia (e.g. Lambeck 2002). Here, we use the longer Australian tide-gauge records, together with sea-level estimates from a global reconstruction of se ...
... global context. Despite this controversy there are only a few peer-reviewed studies published on the rate of 20th century sea-level change around Australia (e.g. Lambeck 2002). Here, we use the longer Australian tide-gauge records, together with sea-level estimates from a global reconstruction of se ...
Workshop summary
... the individual, community, national and regional levels. Capacity building – With regard to climate change and the implications for regional food systems, the group felt that regional capacity was still low. The group suggested creating an ASEAN climate change experts network or centre as a possible ...
... the individual, community, national and regional levels. Capacity building – With regard to climate change and the implications for regional food systems, the group felt that regional capacity was still low. The group suggested creating an ASEAN climate change experts network or centre as a possible ...
a chapter for the Handbook of Macroeconomics
... potentially react to resource scarcity by saving on the scarce resource instead of saving on other inputs. Thus, we apply the notion of “directed technical change” in this context and propose it as an interesting avenue for conducting further macroeconomic research within the area of sustainability ...
... potentially react to resource scarcity by saving on the scarce resource instead of saving on other inputs. Thus, we apply the notion of “directed technical change” in this context and propose it as an interesting avenue for conducting further macroeconomic research within the area of sustainability ...
Globally averaged temperatures have increased since the mid
... species in central Greenland ice cores have been used to determine the source of BC in snow over the past 215 years (McConnell et al., 2007). Chemical analyses combined with air mass back-trajectory modeling indicate that eastern North American boreal forest fires were the major source of BC in Gree ...
... species in central Greenland ice cores have been used to determine the source of BC in snow over the past 215 years (McConnell et al., 2007). Chemical analyses combined with air mass back-trajectory modeling indicate that eastern North American boreal forest fires were the major source of BC in Gree ...
Decadal-Scale Temperature Trends in the Southern Hemisphere
... the Hadley Centre climate model, Banks and Wood (2002) predicted that after 30 years of anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing, warming should be detectable in the upper 1500 m of the Southern Ocean. Similarly, on the basis of South Atlantic results from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Co ...
... the Hadley Centre climate model, Banks and Wood (2002) predicted that after 30 years of anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing, warming should be detectable in the upper 1500 m of the Southern Ocean. Similarly, on the basis of South Atlantic results from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Co ...
Streamflow hydrology in the boreal region under the influences of
... under an ice cover and a spring freshet caused by snowmelt in May and June (figure 4). Instead of a declining summer flow, however, discharge continues to increase in the summer as run-off from glacier melt feeds the headwater streams. These features produce a regime with a proglacial flavour. Lakes ...
... under an ice cover and a spring freshet caused by snowmelt in May and June (figure 4). Instead of a declining summer flow, however, discharge continues to increase in the summer as run-off from glacier melt feeds the headwater streams. These features produce a regime with a proglacial flavour. Lakes ...
The politics of accuracy in judging global warming films
... The case was initially thrown out after a paper review, but following a renewed application it was heard before Justice Burton in the High Court at the end of September 2007. Burton found that although the film drew heavily on scientific research, it was a political film – a claim not challenged by ...
... The case was initially thrown out after a paper review, but following a renewed application it was heard before Justice Burton in the High Court at the end of September 2007. Burton found that although the film drew heavily on scientific research, it was a political film – a claim not challenged by ...
Effective media reporting of sea level rise projections: 1989–2009
... data. In addition, any numbers reported for only one part of the world oceans (e.g. Chesapeake Bay) were not included. We acknowledge that this search methodology would exclude media reports that, for example, use the term ‘ocean levels’ or some other phrase for sea level rise, but in piloting the s ...
... data. In addition, any numbers reported for only one part of the world oceans (e.g. Chesapeake Bay) were not included. We acknowledge that this search methodology would exclude media reports that, for example, use the term ‘ocean levels’ or some other phrase for sea level rise, but in piloting the s ...
Document
... Climate change is an extraordinarily complex problem about which many uncertainties (in the Knightian sense of the term13) persist. The international community is endeavoring to resolve a global-cost problem (i.e., a social-cost problem affecting the entire world) that is not yet, and may never be, ...
... Climate change is an extraordinarily complex problem about which many uncertainties (in the Knightian sense of the term13) persist. The international community is endeavoring to resolve a global-cost problem (i.e., a social-cost problem affecting the entire world) that is not yet, and may never be, ...
Global Warming False Alarms
... which led the world in its industrial revolution, would run out of coal in the course of the century and dismissed any hope of finding substitutes including oil, which, ironically, was just about to start on its explosive growth. Yet, in the same vein, in 1914 the United States Bureau of Mines forec ...
... which led the world in its industrial revolution, would run out of coal in the course of the century and dismissed any hope of finding substitutes including oil, which, ironically, was just about to start on its explosive growth. Yet, in the same vein, in 1914 the United States Bureau of Mines forec ...
Interpreting bargaining strategies of developing countries in climate
... countries, and in particular emerging economies, is expected to substantially increase in the future, whereas emissions from developed countries are projected to remain fairly stable. In Figure 1, we report the CO2 emission flows target scenario of ensuring a stable concentration of GHGs in the atmo ...
... countries, and in particular emerging economies, is expected to substantially increase in the future, whereas emissions from developed countries are projected to remain fairly stable. In Figure 1, we report the CO2 emission flows target scenario of ensuring a stable concentration of GHGs in the atmo ...
Global Warming False Alarms - Institute of Economic Affairs
... which led the world in its industrial revolution, would run out of coal in the course of the century and dismissed any hope of finding substitutes including oil, which, ironically, was just about to start on its explosive growth. Yet, in the same vein, in 1914 the United States Bureau of Mines forec ...
... which led the world in its industrial revolution, would run out of coal in the course of the century and dismissed any hope of finding substitutes including oil, which, ironically, was just about to start on its explosive growth. Yet, in the same vein, in 1914 the United States Bureau of Mines forec ...
manukan island sabah
... information. The top elevation of layer one corresponds with island land elevation. The bottom of layer two is set at an elevation of 7.0 m below the mean sea level. Model input parameters are given in Table 1. Based on groundwater data availability, one day was chosen as the time step in this study ...
... information. The top elevation of layer one corresponds with island land elevation. The bottom of layer two is set at an elevation of 7.0 m below the mean sea level. Model input parameters are given in Table 1. Based on groundwater data availability, one day was chosen as the time step in this study ...