Climate change and changes in global precipitation patterns: What
... Pacific –Indian Ocean region. Both the activity and periodicity of ENSO have varied considerably since 1871 with considerable irregularity in time. There was an apparent ‘‘shift’’ in the temperature of the tropical Pacific around 1976 to warmer conditions, which appeared to continue until at least 1 ...
... Pacific –Indian Ocean region. Both the activity and periodicity of ENSO have varied considerably since 1871 with considerable irregularity in time. There was an apparent ‘‘shift’’ in the temperature of the tropical Pacific around 1976 to warmer conditions, which appeared to continue until at least 1 ...
Summary Report CwD Project Profile 2012
... how it has changed in the past. While it is certainly possible that climate may change in ways we have not yet observed, reconstructions of past climatic fluctuations and evidence of more recent changes, based on available observational records, provide a good first indication of the direction and m ...
... how it has changed in the past. While it is certainly possible that climate may change in ways we have not yet observed, reconstructions of past climatic fluctuations and evidence of more recent changes, based on available observational records, provide a good first indication of the direction and m ...
How trees and people can co-adapt to climate change
... Climate changes, especially increased variability, affect landscapes, human livelihoods and trees in many ways. They are the consequence of a wider set of global change issues, including population increase, more consumption per capita and trade globalisation. Both people and trees can adapt to chan ...
... Climate changes, especially increased variability, affect landscapes, human livelihoods and trees in many ways. They are the consequence of a wider set of global change issues, including population increase, more consumption per capita and trade globalisation. Both people and trees can adapt to chan ...
How trees and people can co-adapt to climate change
... Climate changes, especially increased variability, affect landscapes, human livelihoods and trees in many ways. They are the consequence of a wider set of global change issues, including population increase, more consumption per capita and trade globalisation. Both people and trees can adapt to chan ...
... Climate changes, especially increased variability, affect landscapes, human livelihoods and trees in many ways. They are the consequence of a wider set of global change issues, including population increase, more consumption per capita and trade globalisation. Both people and trees can adapt to chan ...
LCCARL394_en.pdf
... Staycations usually refers to individuals choosing to vacation in their home country rather than vacation in another country. ...
... Staycations usually refers to individuals choosing to vacation in their home country rather than vacation in another country. ...
A Survey of Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes
... ordering policies [28]. In perfectly observable machine replacement problems conditions on the one-period transition matrix, equivalent to first-order stochastic dominance, translates into repair policies that are characterized by a single parameter, i.e., are of the control-limit type [15]. In POMD ...
... ordering policies [28]. In perfectly observable machine replacement problems conditions on the one-period transition matrix, equivalent to first-order stochastic dominance, translates into repair policies that are characterized by a single parameter, i.e., are of the control-limit type [15]. In POMD ...
United Nations Development Programme
... national communications every two years. Even though the SNC was a key in identifying priorities for interventions, the translation of these assessments into concrete sector policy and measures with a broader impact is still rather low, especially in some sectors. Sectoral climate change policy and ...
... national communications every two years. Even though the SNC was a key in identifying priorities for interventions, the translation of these assessments into concrete sector policy and measures with a broader impact is still rather low, especially in some sectors. Sectoral climate change policy and ...
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England (625 kB) (opens in new window)
... change. The UK is reasonably well-equipped (though not perfectly) to deal with current climate risks. But less frequent events, like the 2007 floods and 2003 heat wave, can have a significant impact on society, economic output and essential services. Climate change will exacerbate these risks. Adapt ...
... change. The UK is reasonably well-equipped (though not perfectly) to deal with current climate risks. But less frequent events, like the 2007 floods and 2003 heat wave, can have a significant impact on society, economic output and essential services. Climate change will exacerbate these risks. Adapt ...
Cirrus cloud radiative characteristics from continuous
... Cirrus clouds, and especially optically thin ice crystal clouds with an optical depth below 0.03 exist globally [1], but are mostly found in the tropical upper troposphere, where the temperature is very low [2]. These sub-visible cirrus clouds (SVC) have been investigated over sever ...
... Cirrus clouds, and especially optically thin ice crystal clouds with an optical depth below 0.03 exist globally [1], but are mostly found in the tropical upper troposphere, where the temperature is very low [2]. These sub-visible cirrus clouds (SVC) have been investigated over sever ...
A Climate Risk Report - Blue Mountains City Council
... Climate Risk P/L provides professional services in relation to climate change risks and opportunities. Our technical and professional staff endeavours to work to international best practice standards using experienced scientists, sector specialists and associated experts. This document is intended t ...
... Climate Risk P/L provides professional services in relation to climate change risks and opportunities. Our technical and professional staff endeavours to work to international best practice standards using experienced scientists, sector specialists and associated experts. This document is intended t ...
Vanishing Polar Ice Sheets
... white surface of the ice sheets and sea-ice reflect up to 90% of the solar radiation back into space, which further cools the polar regions. This effect is enhanced by the dry atmosphere and clear skies over the poles allows even more energy to escape back into space (King and Turner, 1997). Thus th ...
... white surface of the ice sheets and sea-ice reflect up to 90% of the solar radiation back into space, which further cools the polar regions. This effect is enhanced by the dry atmosphere and clear skies over the poles allows even more energy to escape back into space (King and Turner, 1997). Thus th ...
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... fertilizer and hired labor, and iii) income sources, by moving from on-farm to off-farm income generating activities and visa versa. The present study uses three waves of nationally representative farm household panel data from Malawi to estimate the impacts of climate change and the adaptation str ...
... fertilizer and hired labor, and iii) income sources, by moving from on-farm to off-farm income generating activities and visa versa. The present study uses three waves of nationally representative farm household panel data from Malawi to estimate the impacts of climate change and the adaptation str ...
Response of ocean phytoplankton community structure to climate
... The above mechanisms are developed and verified in the framework of a Geider et al. (1998) photosynthesis model incorporated in the CCSM3 global climate model. While Geider et al. (1998) has become the model of choice for representing light limitation and phytoplankton growth in the most recent stat ...
... The above mechanisms are developed and verified in the framework of a Geider et al. (1998) photosynthesis model incorporated in the CCSM3 global climate model. While Geider et al. (1998) has become the model of choice for representing light limitation and phytoplankton growth in the most recent stat ...
student advisee presentations
... 10. Becker, A., Englander, J. (2014), “Superstorms and rising sea levels present a new challenge for ports.” Seaports Magazine, American Association of Port Authorities, June. 9. Becker, A., (2014), “New paradigm for storm planning.” Ports and Harbors Magazine, International Association of Ports and ...
... 10. Becker, A., Englander, J. (2014), “Superstorms and rising sea levels present a new challenge for ports.” Seaports Magazine, American Association of Port Authorities, June. 9. Becker, A., (2014), “New paradigm for storm planning.” Ports and Harbors Magazine, International Association of Ports and ...
Australia and New Zealand
... and agriculture, changed natural ecosystems, reduced seasonal snow cover, and glacier shrinkage [11.2.1, 11.2.3]. ...
... and agriculture, changed natural ecosystems, reduced seasonal snow cover, and glacier shrinkage [11.2.1, 11.2.3]. ...
Local understanding of hydro-climate changes in Mongolia
... Mongolia has an arid/semi-arid climate where much of the population is dependent upon the limited water resources, especially herders. This paper combines herder observations of changes in water availability in streams and from groundwater with an analysis of climatic and hydrologic change from stat ...
... Mongolia has an arid/semi-arid climate where much of the population is dependent upon the limited water resources, especially herders. This paper combines herder observations of changes in water availability in streams and from groundwater with an analysis of climatic and hydrologic change from stat ...
Studies of the aerosol indirect effect from sulfate Jo´n Egill Kristja´nsson
... weighting factor [Rasch and Kristjánsson, 1998]. Very little is currently known about the sensitivity of ice cloud microphysics to aerosol burden. We feel that more knowledge is needed about these processes before meaningful parameterizations for them can be developed for GCMs. However, that does n ...
... weighting factor [Rasch and Kristjánsson, 1998]. Very little is currently known about the sensitivity of ice cloud microphysics to aerosol burden. We feel that more knowledge is needed about these processes before meaningful parameterizations for them can be developed for GCMs. However, that does n ...
Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local
... Over the twentieth century, average air temperatures at the earth’s surface increased by approximately 0.74 °C (IPCC, 2007). It is very likely that greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activities caused most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since mid-20th century (IP ...
... Over the twentieth century, average air temperatures at the earth’s surface increased by approximately 0.74 °C (IPCC, 2007). It is very likely that greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activities caused most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since mid-20th century (IP ...
An Investigation of Historical Temperature and Precipitation Data at
... For 20 years there has been growing scientific speculation about the potential for a major shift in the global climate due to anthropogenic effects. These include possible changes due to ever increasing releases of trace gases into the atmosphere, which would alter the earth's greenhouse effect, and ...
... For 20 years there has been growing scientific speculation about the potential for a major shift in the global climate due to anthropogenic effects. These include possible changes due to ever increasing releases of trace gases into the atmosphere, which would alter the earth's greenhouse effect, and ...
ocean governance for the 21st century: making marine zoning
... ago is generally deemed to be the first use of marine spatial planning,26 and the governance regime for the reef remains “an iconic marine park that may well provide the best example of large-scale ocean zoning in existence today.”27 Besides Australia, other nations pursuing marine spatial planning ...
... ago is generally deemed to be the first use of marine spatial planning,26 and the governance regime for the reef remains “an iconic marine park that may well provide the best example of large-scale ocean zoning in existence today.”27 Besides Australia, other nations pursuing marine spatial planning ...
Lecture 3 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... City, Burnham’s Chicago Plan, Le Corbusier's Radiant City, Wright’s Broadacre City. This approach found limited success in part because of economic and political system in North America that limit the influence of planners and of government as regulator of land and development. ...
... City, Burnham’s Chicago Plan, Le Corbusier's Radiant City, Wright’s Broadacre City. This approach found limited success in part because of economic and political system in North America that limit the influence of planners and of government as regulator of land and development. ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... between climate change and foreign direct investments. Despite the upsurge in arbitrations at the crossroads between investment and climate change, the interplay between climate change and foreign direct investments remains underexplored and in need of systematization. Climate change has introduced ...
... between climate change and foreign direct investments. Despite the upsurge in arbitrations at the crossroads between investment and climate change, the interplay between climate change and foreign direct investments remains underexplored and in need of systematization. Climate change has introduced ...