Multi-Basin Modelling of Future Hydrological Fluxes in the Indian
... tackle the problem of RCM misrepresentation is to bias correct the RCM data to make them reproduce historical observed statistics to the degree possible [17]. Different approaches to bias correction have been made, with various complexity [18]. Simpler methods include shifting long-term annual or se ...
... tackle the problem of RCM misrepresentation is to bias correct the RCM data to make them reproduce historical observed statistics to the degree possible [17]. Different approaches to bias correction have been made, with various complexity [18]. Simpler methods include shifting long-term annual or se ...
Interaction between Climate Change and the Cryosphere
... The overarching objectives of the programme are to: • reinforce Earth System research cooperation in the Nordic region and beyond • improve our understanding of cryospheric stability and dynamics • specify cryosphere parameters in Earth System models • fund research on scientific issues of great ...
... The overarching objectives of the programme are to: • reinforce Earth System research cooperation in the Nordic region and beyond • improve our understanding of cryospheric stability and dynamics • specify cryosphere parameters in Earth System models • fund research on scientific issues of great ...
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... devising tools that make better targeting possible. The new tools consist of geographic information systems linked with computer models that simulate changes in crops, weather and other conditions. In one pioneering application, CGIAR scientists predicted the impact of climate change on maize produc ...
... devising tools that make better targeting possible. The new tools consist of geographic information systems linked with computer models that simulate changes in crops, weather and other conditions. In one pioneering application, CGIAR scientists predicted the impact of climate change on maize produc ...
Mechanisms for millennial-scale global synchronization during the
... [5] The analysis is based on a series of global atmosphereocean-sea ice model simulations performed with the coupled model ECBilt-Clio. The atmospheric component ECBILT [Opsteegh et al., 1998] of our coupled model is a three-layer model with a quasi-geostrophic adiabatic core [Marshall and Molteni, ...
... [5] The analysis is based on a series of global atmosphereocean-sea ice model simulations performed with the coupled model ECBilt-Clio. The atmospheric component ECBILT [Opsteegh et al., 1998] of our coupled model is a three-layer model with a quasi-geostrophic adiabatic core [Marshall and Molteni, ...
Bhutan local coping strategy. Country Presentation on Bhutan
... Bhutan is a small country located in the Eastern Himalayas with an area of 38,394 km2 and estimated population of 800,000 (in 2002). As a mountainous country, the elevation ranges from 150 meters in the southern foothills to 7500 meters of the northern peaks, all within a range of just 150 kms. The ...
... Bhutan is a small country located in the Eastern Himalayas with an area of 38,394 km2 and estimated population of 800,000 (in 2002). As a mountainous country, the elevation ranges from 150 meters in the southern foothills to 7500 meters of the northern peaks, all within a range of just 150 kms. The ...
Assessing the adequacy of current fisheries
... Given the broad range of fishery types and locations selected, we could not compare model performance across case studies and concede that different model types might have performed better if applied to the various case studies. This analysis uses a retrospective approach to evaluate the performance ...
... Given the broad range of fishery types and locations selected, we could not compare model performance across case studies and concede that different model types might have performed better if applied to the various case studies. This analysis uses a retrospective approach to evaluate the performance ...
Dark Skies: Volcanic Contributions to Climate Change
... Volcanoes have a significant long and short term effect on the global climate and environment. Over time, they influence the chemical composition of the atmosphere. Short term effects include local devastation and a measurable decrease in the global temperature. Ash and gas produced by volcanic erup ...
... Volcanoes have a significant long and short term effect on the global climate and environment. Over time, they influence the chemical composition of the atmosphere. Short term effects include local devastation and a measurable decrease in the global temperature. Ash and gas produced by volcanic erup ...
Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change
... ships moved faster, increasing the ventilation. By 1940 the adjustments were 0.4°C for the global average and approached 1°C in winter over the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio where surface heat fluxes are greatest. Folland (2005) verified these spatially and temporally complex adjustments by comparing the ...
... ships moved faster, increasing the ventilation. By 1940 the adjustments were 0.4°C for the global average and approached 1°C in winter over the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio where surface heat fluxes are greatest. Folland (2005) verified these spatially and temporally complex adjustments by comparing the ...
Grand Minimum of the Total Solar Irradiance Leads to the Little Ice Age
... Significant climate variations during the past 7.5 millennia indicate that bicentennial quasiperiodic TSI variations define a corresponding cyclic mechanism of climatic changes from global warmings to Little Ice Ages and set the timescales of practically all physical processes taking place in the Su ...
... Significant climate variations during the past 7.5 millennia indicate that bicentennial quasiperiodic TSI variations define a corresponding cyclic mechanism of climatic changes from global warmings to Little Ice Ages and set the timescales of practically all physical processes taking place in the Su ...
How to Integrate Climate and Conflict Risks in Development
... conflict risks into their assessments, the two organisations are thus unlikely to be able to address combined conflict and climate risks in a consistent manner. Conflict proofing climate programming Besides the importance of including careful analysis of the conflict dimension in resilience and vuln ...
... conflict risks into their assessments, the two organisations are thus unlikely to be able to address combined conflict and climate risks in a consistent manner. Conflict proofing climate programming Besides the importance of including careful analysis of the conflict dimension in resilience and vuln ...
Climate Change Communication Guide
... gradually expand to other areas if possible. 3) Build on their perceptions that energy conservation makes sense financially (cost-savings). 4) Lead by example - explain what is being done in the park to conserve energy and how much money it saves. Demonstrate that these are positive, simple actions ...
... gradually expand to other areas if possible. 3) Build on their perceptions that energy conservation makes sense financially (cost-savings). 4) Lead by example - explain what is being done in the park to conserve energy and how much money it saves. Demonstrate that these are positive, simple actions ...
Making land-use climate
... planning and management by local governments in the Philippines that incorporates climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Collaboration among local government agencies at the river basin / watershed level is critical to an effective response to weather-related disasters, especially floo ...
... planning and management by local governments in the Philippines that incorporates climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Collaboration among local government agencies at the river basin / watershed level is critical to an effective response to weather-related disasters, especially floo ...
Introduction - San Jose State University
... – would enhance cloud production The question then is how would clouds change – Current understanding is that This processes would increase cloud albedo This idea of enhanced cloud formation by increases in aerosols is termed – The ‘indirect effect’ of aerosols Understanding of these processes ...
... – would enhance cloud production The question then is how would clouds change – Current understanding is that This processes would increase cloud albedo This idea of enhanced cloud formation by increases in aerosols is termed – The ‘indirect effect’ of aerosols Understanding of these processes ...
Climate Thermodynamics
... problem with the state u given and F the forcing being sought. Consider now the following approaches to modelling and simulating global climate: • (A) Thermodynamics with radiative forcing (NSE with SBL forcing). • (B) Radiation dQ ∼ 4dT as differentiated form of (SBL). • (C) Radiation dQ ∼ 4dT com ...
... problem with the state u given and F the forcing being sought. Consider now the following approaches to modelling and simulating global climate: • (A) Thermodynamics with radiative forcing (NSE with SBL forcing). • (B) Radiation dQ ∼ 4dT as differentiated form of (SBL). • (C) Radiation dQ ∼ 4dT com ...
The Dynamics of Climate Change
... the 1987 Brundtland Report[1]. It was reaffirmed in the wording of Article 2 of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): “The ultimate objective of this Convention… is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would p ...
... the 1987 Brundtland Report[1]. It was reaffirmed in the wording of Article 2 of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): “The ultimate objective of this Convention… is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would p ...
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... If you take the UK Met Office’s Hadley Centre for example and their data on the changing global temperatures in the recent past they leave blanks in regions where they don’t have any information. But if you look at the temperature set you can see that it demonstrates an effect that’s become known as ...
... If you take the UK Met Office’s Hadley Centre for example and their data on the changing global temperatures in the recent past they leave blanks in regions where they don’t have any information. But if you look at the temperature set you can see that it demonstrates an effect that’s become known as ...
trinidad and tobago
... Trinidad and Tobago's National Circumstances Trinidad and Tobago is the most industrialized economy in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its economy is mainly based upon these resources. Trinidad and Tobago also supplies manufactured goods, mai ...
... Trinidad and Tobago's National Circumstances Trinidad and Tobago is the most industrialized economy in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its economy is mainly based upon these resources. Trinidad and Tobago also supplies manufactured goods, mai ...
Using Infrared Emission Spectroscopy to Study Arctic
... Measurements at 0PAL Automation Investigate of other trace gases that can be retrieved by E-AERI (e.g. NOx) ...
... Measurements at 0PAL Automation Investigate of other trace gases that can be retrieved by E-AERI (e.g. NOx) ...
Timing of abrupt climate change at the end of the Younger Dryas
... independent palaeothermometer. Second, the age of the air trapped in bubbles is less than the age of the enclosing ice because air is occluded at some depth below the surface of the ice sheet in the bubble close-off region12–14. This gas-age–ice-age difference is not known a priori for times past, m ...
... independent palaeothermometer. Second, the age of the air trapped in bubbles is less than the age of the enclosing ice because air is occluded at some depth below the surface of the ice sheet in the bubble close-off region12–14. This gas-age–ice-age difference is not known a priori for times past, m ...
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... • Many important developments took place in this period. Most notably George Dantzig invented the simplex method for solving linear programs (LPs) in 1947 – One of the first applications was the diet problem: given foods with varying nutrient amounts, plan a diet that satisfies the desired nutrient ...
... • Many important developments took place in this period. Most notably George Dantzig invented the simplex method for solving linear programs (LPs) in 1947 – One of the first applications was the diet problem: given foods with varying nutrient amounts, plan a diet that satisfies the desired nutrient ...
Panel 2 - global change SysTem for Analysis, Research & Training
... Vulnerability to change is determined by the frequency and magnitude of extreme events and not on average events ; Adaptations to current climate risks are generally consistent with adapting to future changed conditions; The capacity to adapt varies by region and through time; The enhancemen ...
... Vulnerability to change is determined by the frequency and magnitude of extreme events and not on average events ; Adaptations to current climate risks are generally consistent with adapting to future changed conditions; The capacity to adapt varies by region and through time; The enhancemen ...
Report of DPWG
... US CLIVAR Decadal Predictability Working Group Formally approved January 2009 ...
... US CLIVAR Decadal Predictability Working Group Formally approved January 2009 ...