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... temperature at night is just as important as the heat peak during the day for evaluating physiological heat stress for dairy cows. Therefore, monthly average temperatures do not show whether the necessary temperature threshold for a cow to regenerate is attained at some point during the day. Further ...
... temperature at night is just as important as the heat peak during the day for evaluating physiological heat stress for dairy cows. Therefore, monthly average temperatures do not show whether the necessary temperature threshold for a cow to regenerate is attained at some point during the day. Further ...
Atmospheric moisture transport: the bridge between ocean
... al. (2012). Here we will critically analyse some of the previous assessments that have established the link between moisture transport from midlatitudes towards the Arctic region and changes in Arctic SIE. In addition, we will use a sophisticated Lagrangian approach to contrast these existing result ...
... al. (2012). Here we will critically analyse some of the previous assessments that have established the link between moisture transport from midlatitudes towards the Arctic region and changes in Arctic SIE. In addition, we will use a sophisticated Lagrangian approach to contrast these existing result ...
IFAD - unfccc
... named IFAD a GEF executing agency in recognition of its expertise in land degradation. IFAD’s flexible programme approach and long-term lending framework are conducive to close collaboration with the GEF in addressing global environmental concerns while meeting local development needs. In June 2007, ...
... named IFAD a GEF executing agency in recognition of its expertise in land degradation. IFAD’s flexible programme approach and long-term lending framework are conducive to close collaboration with the GEF in addressing global environmental concerns while meeting local development needs. In June 2007, ...
Warming Good - RS - DDI
... are "critical to maintaining biodiversity and supporting fishery catches." Hence, the study’s authors write they are keen to examine what the future might hold in this regard, noting, "effects of climate-driven production change on marine ecosystems and fisheries can be explored using food web model ...
... are "critical to maintaining biodiversity and supporting fishery catches." Hence, the study’s authors write they are keen to examine what the future might hold in this regard, noting, "effects of climate-driven production change on marine ecosystems and fisheries can be explored using food web model ...
Climate Change in the US Northeast
... The pulse of life and economic activity across the Northeast is marked by the region’s dramatic seasonal cycle, changeable weather, and extreme events such as floods and nor’easters. This familiar climate is already changing in noticeable ways. Temperatures have been rising, particularly in winter, ...
... The pulse of life and economic activity across the Northeast is marked by the region’s dramatic seasonal cycle, changeable weather, and extreme events such as floods and nor’easters. This familiar climate is already changing in noticeable ways. Temperatures have been rising, particularly in winter, ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... weather forecasting, disaster prediction, detection, mitigation of negative effect of disasters and data exchange and dissimilation ...
... weather forecasting, disaster prediction, detection, mitigation of negative effect of disasters and data exchange and dissimilation ...
freeze-thaw and precipitation report
... probability of certain rainfall intensities occurring. An IDF curve is created by taking historical data and performing a probability distribution analysis, used to predict the level of precipitation that will occur for a certain frequency of time. Therefore, an IDF curve can tell engineers informat ...
... probability of certain rainfall intensities occurring. An IDF curve is created by taking historical data and performing a probability distribution analysis, used to predict the level of precipitation that will occur for a certain frequency of time. Therefore, an IDF curve can tell engineers informat ...
Velocity of climate change algorithms for guiding conservation and
... The division cancels the °C units, while units of kilometre in the denominator and the units of year in the numerator swap positions. The resulting variable is a speed or velocity measured in units of kilometres per year, and represents an initial rate at which species must migrate over the surface ...
... The division cancels the °C units, while units of kilometre in the denominator and the units of year in the numerator swap positions. The resulting variable is a speed or velocity measured in units of kilometres per year, and represents an initial rate at which species must migrate over the surface ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical), and several comprehensive reviews are available o ...
... The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical), and several comprehensive reviews are available o ...
Climate change going beyond dangerous
... as individuals, companies, nations and a global community and what is actually happening in terms of absolute emissions. Buying a slightly more efficient car or improving the performance of supermarket refrigerators has nothing to do with solutions to climate change if we subsequently drive further ...
... as individuals, companies, nations and a global community and what is actually happening in terms of absolute emissions. Buying a slightly more efficient car or improving the performance of supermarket refrigerators has nothing to do with solutions to climate change if we subsequently drive further ...
Climate Projections FAQ
... partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, ...
... partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, ...
Assessment of the impacts of climate change and weather extremes
... ABSTRACT: The boreal and boreo-nemoral forests in Europe, which occur in northern and northeastern Europe, are dominated by 2 coniferous species, Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. being economically the most important one. Forestry is of major economic importance in this region. Forestry plannin ...
... ABSTRACT: The boreal and boreo-nemoral forests in Europe, which occur in northern and northeastern Europe, are dominated by 2 coniferous species, Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. being economically the most important one. Forestry is of major economic importance in this region. Forestry plannin ...
Climate projections FAQ - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
... partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, ...
... partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, ...
Climate change: The investment perspective
... to complicate or enhance climate-related risks. These factors include oil, gas, coal and energy prices, the potential for emerging renewable technologies to render existing infrastructure uneconomical, and the views of consumers, lobbyists and nongovernmental organizations. As complex as climate ris ...
... to complicate or enhance climate-related risks. These factors include oil, gas, coal and energy prices, the potential for emerging renewable technologies to render existing infrastructure uneconomical, and the views of consumers, lobbyists and nongovernmental organizations. As complex as climate ris ...
Model Part of the Presentation
... In reality, there are a variety of factors that change over time, and can neither be controlled nor measured but nevertheless leave their mark on the experimental output. ...
... In reality, there are a variety of factors that change over time, and can neither be controlled nor measured but nevertheless leave their mark on the experimental output. ...
Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change | US EPA
... DICE, and PAGE models.2 These models are frequently cited in the peer-reviewed literature and used in the IPCC assessment. Each model is given equal weight in the SCC values developed through this process, bearing in mind their different limitations (discussed below). These models are useful because ...
... DICE, and PAGE models.2 These models are frequently cited in the peer-reviewed literature and used in the IPCC assessment. Each model is given equal weight in the SCC values developed through this process, bearing in mind their different limitations (discussed below). These models are useful because ...
The road to Paris and beyond (opens in new window)
... Effective international cooperation can enable the world to (i) develop along a pathway that provides a reasonable chance that global average temperatures will not increase by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels; and (ii) adapt to the climatic changes already locked-in as a result of past and ...
... Effective international cooperation can enable the world to (i) develop along a pathway that provides a reasonable chance that global average temperatures will not increase by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels; and (ii) adapt to the climatic changes already locked-in as a result of past and ...
Cutting the Knot
... a level that threatens global climate catastrophe.2 Indeed, with recent droughts, heat waves and storms consistent with the anticipated impacts of a warming climate, and particularly with new evidence of drastic impacts in the Arctic3, it is quite clear that, even with the global mean surface temper ...
... a level that threatens global climate catastrophe.2 Indeed, with recent droughts, heat waves and storms consistent with the anticipated impacts of a warming climate, and particularly with new evidence of drastic impacts in the Arctic3, it is quite clear that, even with the global mean surface temper ...
Estimating Regions` Relative Vulnerability to Climate Damages in
... population, relating a higher rural share to greater vulnerability (Vincent 2004). The index developed by the Water Systems Analysis Group looks at the relationship between water sensitivity and dependency (Vörösmarty et al. 2000). This relationship represents the “degree to which humans interact wi ...
... population, relating a higher rural share to greater vulnerability (Vincent 2004). The index developed by the Water Systems Analysis Group looks at the relationship between water sensitivity and dependency (Vörösmarty et al. 2000). This relationship represents the “degree to which humans interact wi ...
Pope Benedict XVI
... • "In facing climate change, what we already know requires a response; it cannot be easily dismissed. ...
... • "In facing climate change, what we already know requires a response; it cannot be easily dismissed. ...
Chaparral - California Climate Commons
... specialized adaptations to fire, as well as taxa that are resilient to fire and that have specialized adaptations to coincide seedling recruitment with post-‐fire conditions (Keeley 1991). Chaparral shrubs may ...
... specialized adaptations to fire, as well as taxa that are resilient to fire and that have specialized adaptations to coincide seedling recruitment with post-‐fire conditions (Keeley 1991). Chaparral shrubs may ...
Impact of Climate Change on Annual Cooling and
... changed due to global warming. Therefore, development of future weather data and assessment of the impact on buildings are important for climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this study, we dynamically downscale current (2006–2010) and near future (2031–2035) weather data projected by a globa ...
... changed due to global warming. Therefore, development of future weather data and assessment of the impact on buildings are important for climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this study, we dynamically downscale current (2006–2010) and near future (2031–2035) weather data projected by a globa ...
Climate Warming and Calling Phenology of Frogs near Ithaca, New
... and taxonomic affiliation, between explosive versus prolonged breeding, whether calling occurs immediately upon emergence or is delayed, or whether breeding occurs in temporary versus permanent wetlands. Temperature is the primary driver of seasonal patterns of emergence and reproduction in anurans, ...
... and taxonomic affiliation, between explosive versus prolonged breeding, whether calling occurs immediately upon emergence or is delayed, or whether breeding occurs in temporary versus permanent wetlands. Temperature is the primary driver of seasonal patterns of emergence and reproduction in anurans, ...