Plants and Animals in Washington (PDF)
... decrease in others by 2100, relative to 1971-2000, under a medium greenhouse gas scenario; its future distribution will be strongly influenced by future changes in ...
... decrease in others by 2100, relative to 1971-2000, under a medium greenhouse gas scenario; its future distribution will be strongly influenced by future changes in ...
The Use of Climate Change Scenarios for Supporting Decision
... Deep Uncertainty In an economic context, often referred to as ‘Knightian’ uncertainty; results from lack of predictability of future climate change due to: ...
... Deep Uncertainty In an economic context, often referred to as ‘Knightian’ uncertainty; results from lack of predictability of future climate change due to: ...
What is Climate Change?
... • Access to risk-sharing mechanisms • Abilities of decisionsupport mechanisms to cope with uncertainty ...
... • Access to risk-sharing mechanisms • Abilities of decisionsupport mechanisms to cope with uncertainty ...
Impact of climate change on crops, irrigation and
... the historical data on a monthly basis maintaining the daily distribution of precipitation by adding the changes proportionally by daily intensities. In this study, future climate changes from 2011 to 2050 are used in the modeling efforts described in the remainder of this section. Although climate ...
... the historical data on a monthly basis maintaining the daily distribution of precipitation by adding the changes proportionally by daily intensities. In this study, future climate changes from 2011 to 2050 are used in the modeling efforts described in the remainder of this section. Although climate ...
Climate change in New Brunswick (Canada): statistical downscaling
... Models (GCMs), air temperature is projected to increase by 1.4 to 5.8 ºC, and precipitation by 3 to 15 % globally in the 21st century. However, specific regional projections about the impact of climate change are hampered by the limited spatial resolution of global circulation models, making it diff ...
... Models (GCMs), air temperature is projected to increase by 1.4 to 5.8 ºC, and precipitation by 3 to 15 % globally in the 21st century. However, specific regional projections about the impact of climate change are hampered by the limited spatial resolution of global circulation models, making it diff ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
... Land heats and cools more quickly than water, affecting the flow of air currents and the formation of weather systems. The type of land surface affects the amount of the sun's energy that is reflected or absorbed by the Earth. Bright areas such as snow or ice covered land are very reflective. Darker ...
... Land heats and cools more quickly than water, affecting the flow of air currents and the formation of weather systems. The type of land surface affects the amount of the sun's energy that is reflected or absorbed by the Earth. Bright areas such as snow or ice covered land are very reflective. Darker ...
Projecting 21st Century Coastal Vulnerability for Southern California
... • Downscaled winds from GCMs to get locally-generated seas and surge • Discharge from rivers for event response and long-term sediment supply • Preliminary scenarios delivered in fall 2015, final in summer 2016 ...
... • Downscaled winds from GCMs to get locally-generated seas and surge • Discharge from rivers for event response and long-term sediment supply • Preliminary scenarios delivered in fall 2015, final in summer 2016 ...
PPT - Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit
... flooding, blizzards, and 100°F summer days. Many of our immigrant communities maintain very close ties with their home countries and are affected by climate events in those countries, like droughts or flooding. ...
... flooding, blizzards, and 100°F summer days. Many of our immigrant communities maintain very close ties with their home countries and are affected by climate events in those countries, like droughts or flooding. ...
Presentation on Climate Change to Members of Parliament
... • Responding to climate change requires multiple actions, each tailored to the situation/constituency • Climate change creates many opportunities for those who are prepared • The Climate Change Division will coordinate actions and help mobilise resources ...
... • Responding to climate change requires multiple actions, each tailored to the situation/constituency • Climate change creates many opportunities for those who are prepared • The Climate Change Division will coordinate actions and help mobilise resources ...
Attribution of the record high Central England temperature of
... ‘weather@home’ setup (Massey et al 2014) which harnesses volunteers’ computers to generate tens of thousands of simulations. Examples include analyses of heavy snowfall in the Pyrennes (Añel et al 2014) and heavy rainfall in the Danube and Elbe basins (Schaller et al 2014). The model-based component ...
... ‘weather@home’ setup (Massey et al 2014) which harnesses volunteers’ computers to generate tens of thousands of simulations. Examples include analyses of heavy snowfall in the Pyrennes (Añel et al 2014) and heavy rainfall in the Danube and Elbe basins (Schaller et al 2014). The model-based component ...
In a Hotter World, Economies May Melt Down
... world without climate change. Other estimates are twice as high. The likelihood of global economic losses larger than 20 percent of current income is at least 40 percent, and much higher in some scenarios. These estimates are substantially larger than existing models indicate, a difference the rese ...
... world without climate change. Other estimates are twice as high. The likelihood of global economic losses larger than 20 percent of current income is at least 40 percent, and much higher in some scenarios. These estimates are substantially larger than existing models indicate, a difference the rese ...
Polar amplification as a preferred response in an idealized
... be shown to be at the heart of the findings in the present study. The importance of increased latent heat transport relative to that of the SAF for high-latitude warming was noted already by Manabe and Wetherald (1980). This study also showed that the climatic response to CO2 and solar constant chan ...
... be shown to be at the heart of the findings in the present study. The importance of increased latent heat transport relative to that of the SAF for high-latitude warming was noted already by Manabe and Wetherald (1980). This study also showed that the climatic response to CO2 and solar constant chan ...
Analysis of 20th Century Atlantic hurricane potential intensity and
... 22 CMIP3 models – June to November GPI multi-model differences Vecchi and Soden, 2007 ...
... 22 CMIP3 models – June to November GPI multi-model differences Vecchi and Soden, 2007 ...
10-0122_APPL_SOIL_C
... 1) No changes in mean δ13C value through time (ANOVA). 2) Bison and mammoths are grazers. They can be used to monitor C3 to C4 balance on Pleistocene grasslands. 3) Mastodons are browsers. Their presence suggests tree cover. 4) Pleistocene horses ate lots of C3 vegetation, even when bison and mammot ...
... 1) No changes in mean δ13C value through time (ANOVA). 2) Bison and mammoths are grazers. They can be used to monitor C3 to C4 balance on Pleistocene grasslands. 3) Mastodons are browsers. Their presence suggests tree cover. 4) Pleistocene horses ate lots of C3 vegetation, even when bison and mammot ...
Substantial reductions in emissions would require large changes in
... minor fraction of international climate finance. … , there is a general agreement that funding for both mitigation and adaptation is needed. Moreover, there is an increasing interest in promoting integrated financing approaches, addressing both adaptation and mitigation activities in different secto ...
... minor fraction of international climate finance. … , there is a general agreement that funding for both mitigation and adaptation is needed. Moreover, there is an increasing interest in promoting integrated financing approaches, addressing both adaptation and mitigation activities in different secto ...
Climate Change and HFCs a very brief scientific introduction
... compared to the effect from ONE kilogram of carbon dioxide over the same period. It takes account of the absorption effectiveness of the gas and its persistence. The persistence of CO2 is ignored. ...
... compared to the effect from ONE kilogram of carbon dioxide over the same period. It takes account of the absorption effectiveness of the gas and its persistence. The persistence of CO2 is ignored. ...
Simulated versus observed patterns of warming over the
... (N: 40°–90 °N) versus southern (S: 60 °S–40 °N) domains. A dynamical adjustment is applied to remove the component of the coldseason surface air temperature trends (over land areas poleward of 40 °N) that are attributable to changing atmospheric circulation patterns. The model simulations do not sim ...
... (N: 40°–90 °N) versus southern (S: 60 °S–40 °N) domains. A dynamical adjustment is applied to remove the component of the coldseason surface air temperature trends (over land areas poleward of 40 °N) that are attributable to changing atmospheric circulation patterns. The model simulations do not sim ...
Carbon Storage: A permafrost carbon bomb?
... why have we not taken a similar approach to microbial processes? Well, microbial physiology is not absent from ESMs — rather it is an implicit part of their formulation3. In ESMs, microbial processes such as decomposition and CO2 release to the atmosphere are described with first order kinetics (che ...
... why have we not taken a similar approach to microbial processes? Well, microbial physiology is not absent from ESMs — rather it is an implicit part of their formulation3. In ESMs, microbial processes such as decomposition and CO2 release to the atmosphere are described with first order kinetics (che ...
No. 329 December 31, 1998 LONG HOT YEAR by Patrick J. Michaels
... turned into a video that was circulated widely in Congress. That model was one of many similar calculations that were used in the First Scientific Assessment of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (known as the IPCC), which stated that "when the latest atmospheric models are run with th ...
... turned into a video that was circulated widely in Congress. That model was one of many similar calculations that were used in the First Scientific Assessment of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (known as the IPCC), which stated that "when the latest atmospheric models are run with th ...
Illinois State University Websites
... Presentation delivery: In class during last two weeks of class; for bonus points during undergraduate research symposium 1. Climate history of central US. The climate of the Midwest has not remained constant over time. What do instrumental and paleoclimatic records suggest about the historical chang ...
... Presentation delivery: In class during last two weeks of class; for bonus points during undergraduate research symposium 1. Climate history of central US. The climate of the Midwest has not remained constant over time. What do instrumental and paleoclimatic records suggest about the historical chang ...
Climate Injustice: Social Context
... understanding and application of justice have led to environmental issue formation and policy implementation. Policy development involves issue identification, policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Often this sequence occurs over a lengthy period as a general understanding of each issu ...
... understanding and application of justice have led to environmental issue formation and policy implementation. Policy development involves issue identification, policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Often this sequence occurs over a lengthy period as a general understanding of each issu ...
