Climate Change Scenarios + cov.
... needed for impact assessments at a national and regional level. One widely applicable method for adding this detail to global projections is to use a regional climate model (RCM). Other techniques include the use of higher resolution atmospheric GCMs and statistical techniques linking climate inform ...
... needed for impact assessments at a national and regional level. One widely applicable method for adding this detail to global projections is to use a regional climate model (RCM). Other techniques include the use of higher resolution atmospheric GCMs and statistical techniques linking climate inform ...
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... found in Wilks and Wilby (1999). In this study, a weather generator model known as LARS-WG, developed by Semenov et al. (1998), is used as a member of the ensemble downscaling model. The regression based downscaling methods involve developing empirical relationships between large scale GCM data or o ...
... found in Wilks and Wilby (1999). In this study, a weather generator model known as LARS-WG, developed by Semenov et al. (1998), is used as a member of the ensemble downscaling model. The regression based downscaling methods involve developing empirical relationships between large scale GCM data or o ...
Climate Psychology in Cartoons - Association of Energy Engineers
... Point 1: Know your audience ... ... and expect them to have different mental models than scientists’. Newcomers to the climate issue might be sick of getting too much ice in their Dr. Pepper, so explain how sea ice is different ...
... Point 1: Know your audience ... ... and expect them to have different mental models than scientists’. Newcomers to the climate issue might be sick of getting too much ice in their Dr. Pepper, so explain how sea ice is different ...
The Denial of Global Warming
... temperature increase was the prospect of “polar amplification”—that warming would be greater, maybe a lot greater, at the poles. In their model, the poles warmed by 10°C to 12°C—a colossal amount.13 None of this was new. Professional climate modelers had already published papers that said pretty muc ...
... temperature increase was the prospect of “polar amplification”—that warming would be greater, maybe a lot greater, at the poles. In their model, the poles warmed by 10°C to 12°C—a colossal amount.13 None of this was new. Professional climate modelers had already published papers that said pretty muc ...
An Engineer`s Critique of Global Warming `Science`
... are scattered due to chaotic effects. So, scientists propose a theory, model it to predict and then turn the dials to match the model to the historic data. They then use the model to predict the future. A big problem with the Scientist - he falls in love with the theory. If new data does not fit his ...
... are scattered due to chaotic effects. So, scientists propose a theory, model it to predict and then turn the dials to match the model to the historic data. They then use the model to predict the future. A big problem with the Scientist - he falls in love with the theory. If new data does not fit his ...
climatic adaptation of coastal communities on the southwest of taiwan
... research papers on, and assessments of, the impact of global climate change and the adaptation of communities to it. Its 2013 publication, the Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2013), indicated the increasing frequency of extreme climatic events, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves, and the increa ...
... research papers on, and assessments of, the impact of global climate change and the adaptation of communities to it. Its 2013 publication, the Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2013), indicated the increasing frequency of extreme climatic events, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves, and the increa ...
Managing the business risks and opportunities of a changing climate
... Climate change is a business issue. Firms’ reputations, legal responsibilities, regulatory obligations, financial reporting, operations and supply chains can be affected. Global and local changes in temperature, the frequency and severity of extreme weather conditions and the availability of water c ...
... Climate change is a business issue. Firms’ reputations, legal responsibilities, regulatory obligations, financial reporting, operations and supply chains can be affected. Global and local changes in temperature, the frequency and severity of extreme weather conditions and the availability of water c ...
Why We Need A New Direction In Climate Change Science
... ¾ Develop improved land-use and land-cover classifications at high ...
... ¾ Develop improved land-use and land-cover classifications at high ...
On the climate response of the low
... trend in global precipitation over land between 1900 and 1988, of magnitude around 2.4 mm decade1. Spatially, this trend is fairly uniform in the mid- and high-latitudes, although it is negative in some low-latitude regions. Wong et al. (1999) have inferred an increase in high-latitude precipitatio ...
... trend in global precipitation over land between 1900 and 1988, of magnitude around 2.4 mm decade1. Spatially, this trend is fairly uniform in the mid- and high-latitudes, although it is negative in some low-latitude regions. Wong et al. (1999) have inferred an increase in high-latitude precipitatio ...
Climate benefits of changing diet
... Greenhouse gas emissions would need to be reduced substantially to avoid such an increase in global mean temperature. For instance, to limit temperature increase to less than 2◦ C compared to pre-industrial levels (the long-term climate target adopted by the European Union) with a chance of approxim ...
... Greenhouse gas emissions would need to be reduced substantially to avoid such an increase in global mean temperature. For instance, to limit temperature increase to less than 2◦ C compared to pre-industrial levels (the long-term climate target adopted by the European Union) with a chance of approxim ...
how banks can seize opportunities in climate and green
... investment toward low carbon and climate resilient projects and assets. In addition, as part of the agreement, signatories to the agreement have produced nationally determined commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will inevitably incentivize or discourage certain economic activities. W ...
... investment toward low carbon and climate resilient projects and assets. In addition, as part of the agreement, signatories to the agreement have produced nationally determined commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will inevitably incentivize or discourage certain economic activities. W ...
1 Changes in Hurricane Climatology in Recent Decades Anais Orsi
... Evidence for Changes in Hurricane Climatology Both the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons have been exceptional in the number of hurricanes affecting the United States and the damage caused by them, which as led to much speculation in both the print and broadcast media that there has been an increase ...
... Evidence for Changes in Hurricane Climatology Both the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons have been exceptional in the number of hurricanes affecting the United States and the damage caused by them, which as led to much speculation in both the print and broadcast media that there has been an increase ...
Newsletter of the Atmospheric Sciences Section
... http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/Cuba/ The other most significant accomplishment is my contribution to the understanding of the effects of volcanic eruptions on climate, including the winter warming phenomenon. These results are summarized in my most highly cited paper, Robock [2000], and since the ...
... http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/Cuba/ The other most significant accomplishment is my contribution to the understanding of the effects of volcanic eruptions on climate, including the winter warming phenomenon. These results are summarized in my most highly cited paper, Robock [2000], and since the ...
Peak energy and climate change: the double bind
... for oil, either alone or in combination, is compatible with high rates of economic growth [8,9]. Only nuclear fusion would solve the problem, but the technology is not going to be available. In short, oil and gas can hardly be replaced as the backbone of industrial society. If peak energy is the mos ...
... for oil, either alone or in combination, is compatible with high rates of economic growth [8,9]. Only nuclear fusion would solve the problem, but the technology is not going to be available. In short, oil and gas can hardly be replaced as the backbone of industrial society. If peak energy is the mos ...
(2012), Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide
... The covariation of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature in Antarctic ice-core records suggests a close link between CO2 and climate during the Pleistocene ice ages. The role and relative importance of CO2 in producing these climate changes remains unclear, however, in part because the ...
... The covariation of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature in Antarctic ice-core records suggests a close link between CO2 and climate during the Pleistocene ice ages. The role and relative importance of CO2 in producing these climate changes remains unclear, however, in part because the ...
Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic
... of this influence relative to non-Arctic factors, and is it limited to specific regions, seasons, or ...
... of this influence relative to non-Arctic factors, and is it limited to specific regions, seasons, or ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. 2 Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Pek ...
... Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. 2 Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Pek ...
GDI 12 – Pre institute Aff and Case Neg
... consequences of the Great Recession—the housing crisis, the jobs crisis, the fear among businesses to invest their earnings despite record profits—continue to push against faster economic growth and job creation. In short, the economy continues to suffer from a lack of demand. Monetary authorities h ...
... consequences of the Great Recession—the housing crisis, the jobs crisis, the fear among businesses to invest their earnings despite record profits—continue to push against faster economic growth and job creation. In short, the economy continues to suffer from a lack of demand. Monetary authorities h ...
Case study — Monitoring potential impacts of climate change on the
... For example, alpine ecosystems could be transformed by increasing shrub and tree colonisation and growth. Alpine ecosystems are also highly vulnerable, particularly to increased stochastic10 risk of fire. Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands are potentially vulnerable particularly on steeper better dra ...
... For example, alpine ecosystems could be transformed by increasing shrub and tree colonisation and growth. Alpine ecosystems are also highly vulnerable, particularly to increased stochastic10 risk of fire. Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands are potentially vulnerable particularly on steeper better dra ...
Quaternary climate changes explain diversity among reptiles and
... historic climate stability was seen to be greater than variation explained due to factors associated with contemporary climate, despite important shared variance between the two components (Table 2). This was true both for partial regressions using coefficients derived from ordinary least square (OL ...
... historic climate stability was seen to be greater than variation explained due to factors associated with contemporary climate, despite important shared variance between the two components (Table 2). This was true both for partial regressions using coefficients derived from ordinary least square (OL ...
How warm days increase belief in global warming.
... caused by being primed with the term global warming was not supported by our results. Study 2 tested the possibility that participants have limited understanding of climate science and incorrectly believe that today’s local temperature is relevant information to use in global warming judgements. Loc ...
... caused by being primed with the term global warming was not supported by our results. Study 2 tested the possibility that participants have limited understanding of climate science and incorrectly believe that today’s local temperature is relevant information to use in global warming judgements. Loc ...
2. The Irish Response to Climate Change
... In particular, the government had planned to introduce a specific carbon tax but decided not to do so in September 2004, probably because they did not wish to add to the high increases in energy costs that had occurred around that time and because of lobbying from industry.17 This quiet retreat mark ...
... In particular, the government had planned to introduce a specific carbon tax but decided not to do so in September 2004, probably because they did not wish to add to the high increases in energy costs that had occurred around that time and because of lobbying from industry.17 This quiet retreat mark ...