(Michael Oppenheimer) (January 2014)
... 1975 The formation of CO and thermal balance in interstellar clouds (with A.Dalgarno). Ap. J., 200, 419. 1975 Comets and interstellar masers. Nature, 254, 677. 1975 Gas phase chemistry in comets. Ap. J., 196, 251. 1975 A bound state expansion method for calculating resonance and non-resonance contri ...
... 1975 The formation of CO and thermal balance in interstellar clouds (with A.Dalgarno). Ap. J., 200, 419. 1975 Comets and interstellar masers. Nature, 254, 677. 1975 Gas phase chemistry in comets. Ap. J., 196, 251. 1975 A bound state expansion method for calculating resonance and non-resonance contri ...
Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and
... done at present); identification of appropriate duration of trials (likely to be longer than current trials, due to the importance of capturing extreme events); and definition of appropriate methods for incorporating climate information into crop breeding programmes, depending on the specific needs ...
... done at present); identification of appropriate duration of trials (likely to be longer than current trials, due to the importance of capturing extreme events); and definition of appropriate methods for incorporating climate information into crop breeding programmes, depending on the specific needs ...
Climate change vulnerability assessment for aquatic ecosystems in
... systems. The wetland, stream, and lake ecosystems in the Clay Belt (Ecodistrict 3E-1) of northeastern Ontario are also being affected by climate change. The objectives of this study were to assess the vulnerability of several aquatic ecosystem indicators to inform the development of climate change a ...
... systems. The wetland, stream, and lake ecosystems in the Clay Belt (Ecodistrict 3E-1) of northeastern Ontario are also being affected by climate change. The objectives of this study were to assess the vulnerability of several aquatic ecosystem indicators to inform the development of climate change a ...
Federal Adaptation Policy Framework
... of climate change, as they are experiencing changes that are more extreme and occurring at a faster rate than the rest of Canada. The impacts of many recent severe weather events demonstrate that Canadian communities, critical infrastructure and human health are vulnerable to climate change. Some of ...
... of climate change, as they are experiencing changes that are more extreme and occurring at a faster rate than the rest of Canada. The impacts of many recent severe weather events demonstrate that Canadian communities, critical infrastructure and human health are vulnerable to climate change. Some of ...
Cooling the Earth with Crops
... These biogeophysical warming and precipitation effects are in addition to the strong carbon feedbacks from deforestation in the tropics. It is estimated that 55% of the worlds terrestrial carbon is stored in tropical forests and are therefore an important store and sink of carbon.9 Deforestation and ...
... These biogeophysical warming and precipitation effects are in addition to the strong carbon feedbacks from deforestation in the tropics. It is estimated that 55% of the worlds terrestrial carbon is stored in tropical forests and are therefore an important store and sink of carbon.9 Deforestation and ...
Climate Change in the Daurian Steppe
... to understand. With the climate of the Dauria region already one of extremes in temperature and water availability, an understanding of the likely impacts of climate change on this system is central to undertaking conservation actions given the massive influence of the natural wet-dry cycle on the D ...
... to understand. With the climate of the Dauria region already one of extremes in temperature and water availability, an understanding of the likely impacts of climate change on this system is central to undertaking conservation actions given the massive influence of the natural wet-dry cycle on the D ...
Cop Action Guide II - Friends of the Earth
... of slipping out of reach. Campaign actions now are vital to tell the truth about carbon offsetting – and to make a strong and fair agreement possible within the coming months. We must challenge the richest countries, and show solidarity with those negotiators from developing countries who are holdin ...
... of slipping out of reach. Campaign actions now are vital to tell the truth about carbon offsetting – and to make a strong and fair agreement possible within the coming months. We must challenge the richest countries, and show solidarity with those negotiators from developing countries who are holdin ...
Climate Change
... and increase the rains (and therefore the flooding) associated with these storms. More generally, atmospheric temperature differences (which are influenced by the amount of heat rising from the surface of the land or water, as well as by solar ...
... and increase the rains (and therefore the flooding) associated with these storms. More generally, atmospheric temperature differences (which are influenced by the amount of heat rising from the surface of the land or water, as well as by solar ...
Climate change effects on human health
... allow comparison with the future decades. The mean estimate of heat-related mortality increases by approximately 66%, 257% and 535% in the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s, respectively, from a current baseline of around 2000 deaths. The mean estimate of cold-related mortality will increase by approximately 3 ...
... allow comparison with the future decades. The mean estimate of heat-related mortality increases by approximately 66%, 257% and 535% in the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s, respectively, from a current baseline of around 2000 deaths. The mean estimate of cold-related mortality will increase by approximately 3 ...
Presentazione standard di PowerPoint
... The carbon sink efficiency of the southern European forests may be reduced by drought and, as a consequence, may contribute to the reduction in carbon sink in the Northern hemisphere ...
... The carbon sink efficiency of the southern European forests may be reduced by drought and, as a consequence, may contribute to the reduction in carbon sink in the Northern hemisphere ...
(Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: What Way
... the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, complex and changing social contexts. As Lucien Boia observes in his book Weather in the ...
... the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, complex and changing social contexts. As Lucien Boia observes in his book Weather in the ...
Endnotes - CSIRO Publishing
... changes in the Australian region. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 89: 57–67. 5. Alexander L, Hope P, Collins D, Trewin B, Lynch A et al. (2007) Trends in Australia’s climate means and extremes: a global context. Australian Meteorological Magazine 56: 1–18. 6. Trewin B and Vermont H (2010) Change ...
... changes in the Australian region. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 89: 57–67. 5. Alexander L, Hope P, Collins D, Trewin B, Lynch A et al. (2007) Trends in Australia’s climate means and extremes: a global context. Australian Meteorological Magazine 56: 1–18. 6. Trewin B and Vermont H (2010) Change ...
On Modeling and Interpreting the Economics of Catastrophic
... changes. Let ⌬ ln CO 2 be sustained relative change in atmospheric carbon dioxide while ⌬T is equilibrium temperature response. Narrowly defined, climate sensitivity (here denoted S 1 ) converts ⌬ ln CO 2 into ⌬T by the formula ⌬T ⬇ (S 1 /ln 2) ⫻ ⌬ ln CO 2 . As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... changes. Let ⌬ ln CO 2 be sustained relative change in atmospheric carbon dioxide while ⌬T is equilibrium temperature response. Narrowly defined, climate sensitivity (here denoted S 1 ) converts ⌬ ln CO 2 into ⌬T by the formula ⌬T ⬇ (S 1 /ln 2) ⫻ ⌬ ln CO 2 . As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Discounting and climate change - a non-marginal policy choice
... capita on a path where greenhouse gas emissions are uncontrolled (i=b where b stands for ‘business-asusual’), resulting in climate change that has a non-marginal effect on consumption per capita and hence utility per capita both through the costs of adaptation and especially through residual impacts ...
... capita on a path where greenhouse gas emissions are uncontrolled (i=b where b stands for ‘business-asusual’), resulting in climate change that has a non-marginal effect on consumption per capita and hence utility per capita both through the costs of adaptation and especially through residual impacts ...
Post-1_SYRCL_TechnicalEvlalofClimateChangeData_02-24-14
... 7.) AECOM. Draft 2030 General Plan Update EIR, Yuba County. The Yuba County General Plan Update EIR (the Update EIR) includes an extensive section on the cumulative development impacts on climate from implementing the General Plan. It discusses the various greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sectors, such ...
... 7.) AECOM. Draft 2030 General Plan Update EIR, Yuba County. The Yuba County General Plan Update EIR (the Update EIR) includes an extensive section on the cumulative development impacts on climate from implementing the General Plan. It discusses the various greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sectors, such ...
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... (wheat, rice, maize, soybeans, barley and sorghum) (Lobell and Field, 2007). Projected future changes in global climate conditions are expected to further decrease world crop yields even taking beneficial direct effects of CO2 fertilization and adaptation measures into account (Parry et al., 2004). ...
... (wheat, rice, maize, soybeans, barley and sorghum) (Lobell and Field, 2007). Projected future changes in global climate conditions are expected to further decrease world crop yields even taking beneficial direct effects of CO2 fertilization and adaptation measures into account (Parry et al., 2004). ...
Weitzman2009-Modeling-Economics-ClimateChange.pdf
... changes. Let ⌬ ln CO 2 be sustained relative change in atmospheric carbon dioxide while ⌬T is equilibrium temperature response. Narrowly defined, climate sensitivity (here denoted S 1 ) converts ⌬ ln CO 2 into ⌬T by the formula ⌬T ⬇ (S 1 /ln 2) ⫻ ⌬ ln CO 2 . As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... changes. Let ⌬ ln CO 2 be sustained relative change in atmospheric carbon dioxide while ⌬T is equilibrium temperature response. Narrowly defined, climate sensitivity (here denoted S 1 ) converts ⌬ ln CO 2 into ⌬T by the formula ⌬T ⬇ (S 1 /ln 2) ⫻ ⌬ ln CO 2 . As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
... 12.3 The progress, however, is uneven, insuff icient, and threatened by prospective future losses. Weather chronicles show each passing year being marked by some disasters or catastrophic events and increasing weather variability. A warming climatic system is expected to impact the availability of b ...
... 12.3 The progress, however, is uneven, insuff icient, and threatened by prospective future losses. Weather chronicles show each passing year being marked by some disasters or catastrophic events and increasing weather variability. A warming climatic system is expected to impact the availability of b ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... Natural factors are still affecting the planet’s climate today. The difference is that, since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, humans have been increasingly affecting global climate, to the point where we are now the primary cause of recent and projected future change. Records from ice co ...
... Natural factors are still affecting the planet’s climate today. The difference is that, since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, humans have been increasingly affecting global climate, to the point where we are now the primary cause of recent and projected future change. Records from ice co ...
2. arctic warming and its consequences have major implications for
... A second pathway by which Arctic processes can amplify changes in global climate is through alterations in ocean circulation patterns. One of the ways the Sun's energy is transported from the equator toward the poles is through the globally interconnected movement of ocean waters known as the thermo ...
... A second pathway by which Arctic processes can amplify changes in global climate is through alterations in ocean circulation patterns. One of the ways the Sun's energy is transported from the equator toward the poles is through the globally interconnected movement of ocean waters known as the thermo ...
Ocean Plankton and Climate Change
... naturalist with a tow-net, if he can sample the plankton at different times of the year, will find contrasts between spring, summer, autumn and winter almost as striking as those in the vegetation on land.” There is not, however,“a simple and gradual increase in the plankton as spring advances into ...
... naturalist with a tow-net, if he can sample the plankton at different times of the year, will find contrasts between spring, summer, autumn and winter almost as striking as those in the vegetation on land.” There is not, however,“a simple and gradual increase in the plankton as spring advances into ...
Temperature Sensitivity of Guatemala`s Rio Dulce to Climate Change
... with RCP 2.6 being the lowest and RCP 8.5 the highest. I extracted changes in precipitation and air temperature associated with RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 for the summer months for the time spans of 2016-2035, 2046-2065, and 2081-2100 (Table 1). I then applied these six scenarios and their corresponding me ...
... with RCP 2.6 being the lowest and RCP 8.5 the highest. I extracted changes in precipitation and air temperature associated with RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 for the summer months for the time spans of 2016-2035, 2046-2065, and 2081-2100 (Table 1). I then applied these six scenarios and their corresponding me ...
OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE and AIR QUALITY
... emissions of CO2 by 34% reduction of Business As Usual by 2020 and 42% by 2025 – Copenhagen Accord 2009 – ...
... emissions of CO2 by 34% reduction of Business As Usual by 2020 and 42% by 2025 – Copenhagen Accord 2009 – ...
The Early Twentieth-Century Warming in the Arctic—A Possible
... Fig 7) the actual forcing was negative over parts of the Northern Hemisphere (greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols, 1950–90) but the actual warming was among the largest in these areas. Similarly, the forcing was positive for the Southern Hemisphere (practically only greenhouse gases), yet here the ...
... Fig 7) the actual forcing was negative over parts of the Northern Hemisphere (greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols, 1950–90) but the actual warming was among the largest in these areas. Similarly, the forcing was positive for the Southern Hemisphere (practically only greenhouse gases), yet here the ...
Special Council Meeting - 3-5 February, 2010
... additional $50,000 had been approved to hold the CSO Forum. New Zealand ((CID) sought clarification on whether the $610,167 included monies owed to UNITEC. This was confirmed by Ernst and Young. Samoa (SUNGO) commended and congratulated the Board, the auditors and Ms Duituturaga. SUNGO questioned ho ...
... additional $50,000 had been approved to hold the CSO Forum. New Zealand ((CID) sought clarification on whether the $610,167 included monies owed to UNITEC. This was confirmed by Ernst and Young. Samoa (SUNGO) commended and congratulated the Board, the auditors and Ms Duituturaga. SUNGO questioned ho ...