From the Geosphere to the Cosmos: ASPERA
... a possible "solar indirect" contribution to climate change. Aerosols and clouds are recognised as representing the largest uncertainty in the current understanding of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that changes of solar irradiance ("direct solar forcin ...
... a possible "solar indirect" contribution to climate change. Aerosols and clouds are recognised as representing the largest uncertainty in the current understanding of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that changes of solar irradiance ("direct solar forcin ...
Climate Press
... long-term development of the global and presumably also of the continental mean temperatures are relatively good. About half of the continuing uncertainty range is due to knowledge gaps with regard to the development of cloud cover and with regard to changes in the carbon cycle (change in CO2 uptake ...
... long-term development of the global and presumably also of the continental mean temperatures are relatively good. About half of the continuing uncertainty range is due to knowledge gaps with regard to the development of cloud cover and with regard to changes in the carbon cycle (change in CO2 uptake ...
Speech of - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
... I am pleased to be in your midst this morning for the opening of the 5th International Conference on Climate Change organized by the Allied Network for Policy Research and Actions for Sustainability (ANPRAS). I would like, at the very outset, to thank ANPRAS for having chosen Mauritius to host its 5 ...
... I am pleased to be in your midst this morning for the opening of the 5th International Conference on Climate Change organized by the Allied Network for Policy Research and Actions for Sustainability (ANPRAS). I would like, at the very outset, to thank ANPRAS for having chosen Mauritius to host its 5 ...
Poor are already paying the cost of adapting to
... judge whether expected drought or floods mean certain key crops won’t grow. Similarly, many know to plant more tolerant crops in hard years, but lack the drought-tolerant or salt-resistant seeds now needed to deal with worsening conditions. “The farmers of today across the world, half are non-litera ...
... judge whether expected drought or floods mean certain key crops won’t grow. Similarly, many know to plant more tolerant crops in hard years, but lack the drought-tolerant or salt-resistant seeds now needed to deal with worsening conditions. “The farmers of today across the world, half are non-litera ...
OCCI-funded researcher awarded Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Indian Ocean research
... collaborators, she will investigate long-term changes in the Indian Ocean using state-ofthe-art numerical ocean models on increasingly finer grids. Despite its importance for regional climate, the Indian Ocean is the least observed of the tropical ocean basins. It ...
... collaborators, she will investigate long-term changes in the Indian Ocean using state-ofthe-art numerical ocean models on increasingly finer grids. Despite its importance for regional climate, the Indian Ocean is the least observed of the tropical ocean basins. It ...
2013年1月12日托福写作真题回忆
... Climatic conditions are delicately adjusted to the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere—for example, in the relative proportions of atmospheric gases—the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor, for instance, would increase the ...
... Climatic conditions are delicately adjusted to the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere—for example, in the relative proportions of atmospheric gases—the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor, for instance, would increase the ...
- Europa.eu
... evaluating with more certainty. As an example, the Amazon rainforest could disappear or monsoon rains could change”. Making an analogy, the Director of the Mario Molina Centre added that “a 10 percent probability that a building will collapse is totally unacceptable.” Climate Change impacts fall mos ...
... evaluating with more certainty. As an example, the Amazon rainforest could disappear or monsoon rains could change”. Making an analogy, the Director of the Mario Molina Centre added that “a 10 percent probability that a building will collapse is totally unacceptable.” Climate Change impacts fall mos ...
Environmental Ethics: Whose Planet is it Anyway?
... increased pressure on existing habitats, both of which would damage the structure and functioning of ecosystems. ...
... increased pressure on existing habitats, both of which would damage the structure and functioning of ecosystems. ...
Add5 - CEPT
... d) that significant temperature increases have been observed over the last 50 years in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean basins and that these increases cannot be attributed to changes in solar activity, volcanic eruptions or other natural variations; e) that due to the operation of ground ins ...
... d) that significant temperature increases have been observed over the last 50 years in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean basins and that these increases cannot be attributed to changes in solar activity, volcanic eruptions or other natural variations; e) that due to the operation of ground ins ...
Trust in Sources of Information about Climate Change
... TV news for most of their weather information, while 19% tune in to cable TV. Twenty percent (20%) rely on the Internet for most of their weather news. Five percent (5%) listen to the radio, and two percent (2%) get the bulk of their weather news from newspapers. The survey of 1,000 Adults was condu ...
... TV news for most of their weather information, while 19% tune in to cable TV. Twenty percent (20%) rely on the Internet for most of their weather news. Five percent (5%) listen to the radio, and two percent (2%) get the bulk of their weather news from newspapers. The survey of 1,000 Adults was condu ...
Climate Model MEA Teacher Materials
... around the world are interested in studying Earth’s climate. Some scientists are interested in the current climate and weather conditions. They make observations using real-time information from weather stations, weather balloons, and Climate models are systems of equations based on the basic laws o ...
... around the world are interested in studying Earth’s climate. Some scientists are interested in the current climate and weather conditions. They make observations using real-time information from weather stations, weather balloons, and Climate models are systems of equations based on the basic laws o ...
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... • Success of ICT in climate change solutions will depend to a large degree on stronger cooperation a) increased cooperation between governments and the private sector b) necessary policies and public finance to drive creativity. c) frameworks and partnerships especially as it concerns adaptation - a ...
... • Success of ICT in climate change solutions will depend to a large degree on stronger cooperation a) increased cooperation between governments and the private sector b) necessary policies and public finance to drive creativity. c) frameworks and partnerships especially as it concerns adaptation - a ...
Climate Change - Waste Authority WA
... to consume. We see shopping as ‘retail therapy’ and we often buy more than we need. By discouraging the belief that owning the newest products is necessary to make us happy we can stop buying things we don’t need and make a big difference to how much waste we produce and reduce our contribution to G ...
... to consume. We see shopping as ‘retail therapy’ and we often buy more than we need. By discouraging the belief that owning the newest products is necessary to make us happy we can stop buying things we don’t need and make a big difference to how much waste we produce and reduce our contribution to G ...
Notes from SBEADMR Working Group Meeting 3.12.15
... sequester carbon. 3. It is not currently feasible to quantify the indirect effects of individual or multiple projects on global climate change; therefore, determining significant effects of those projects or project alternatives on global climate change cannot be made at any scale. 4. Some project p ...
... sequester carbon. 3. It is not currently feasible to quantify the indirect effects of individual or multiple projects on global climate change; therefore, determining significant effects of those projects or project alternatives on global climate change cannot be made at any scale. 4. Some project p ...
3R - WorldClimateBriefing
... people and natural resources. They will demand that we cut our emissions before we have had the chance to reach the level of economic development they now enjoy. We will do our share, but the ...
... people and natural resources. They will demand that we cut our emissions before we have had the chance to reach the level of economic development they now enjoy. We will do our share, but the ...
Folie 1 - Hans von Storch
... Some years later, Callendar (1938) related the warming to human emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a mechanism described some 40 years earlier by Arrhenius (1898). Flohn (1941) also brought this line of reasoning into the scientific debate. Interestingly, Arrhenius himself stated that ...
... Some years later, Callendar (1938) related the warming to human emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a mechanism described some 40 years earlier by Arrhenius (1898). Flohn (1941) also brought this line of reasoning into the scientific debate. Interestingly, Arrhenius himself stated that ...
project_brief_gcca
... (PAA) places emphasis on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. In 1989 the Vanuatu Government formed the National Advisory Committee on Climate Change (NACCC), what is now the National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (NAB) to advise the government on mat ...
... (PAA) places emphasis on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. In 1989 the Vanuatu Government formed the National Advisory Committee on Climate Change (NACCC), what is now the National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (NAB) to advise the government on mat ...
Food Security - Department of Environmental Affairs
... shocks. At present the grain and oilseed models incorporate rainfall timing and locality, but the inclusion of carbon fertilisation and temperature effects is an essential improvement that is required. The modelling of climate change effects on the livestock industry will also have to be improved. ...
... shocks. At present the grain and oilseed models incorporate rainfall timing and locality, but the inclusion of carbon fertilisation and temperature effects is an essential improvement that is required. The modelling of climate change effects on the livestock industry will also have to be improved. ...
Proxy Climate Data - University of Texas at Austin
... temperature and salinity (precipitation and runoff) variations ...
... temperature and salinity (precipitation and runoff) variations ...
Influence of parallel computational uncertainty on simulations of the
... calculated by using more than 30-yr simulations. It is also found that the parallel computational uncertainty has no distinguishable effect on power spectrum analysis of climate variability such as ENSO. Finally, it is suggested that the influence of the parallel computational uncertainty on Coupled ...
... calculated by using more than 30-yr simulations. It is also found that the parallel computational uncertainty has no distinguishable effect on power spectrum analysis of climate variability such as ENSO. Finally, it is suggested that the influence of the parallel computational uncertainty on Coupled ...
Projected Changes of Palmer Drought Severity Index under an
... on the PDSI trends by computing the PDSI with all forcing except precipitation changes, i.e., monthly precipitation climatology was used for this dP=0 case. Note that in the real world, changes in precipitation are coupled to temperature changes. Both the dT=0 and dP=0 cases are used here only to es ...
... on the PDSI trends by computing the PDSI with all forcing except precipitation changes, i.e., monthly precipitation climatology was used for this dP=0 case. Note that in the real world, changes in precipitation are coupled to temperature changes. Both the dT=0 and dP=0 cases are used here only to es ...
past, present and future climates
... about, because it affects the economy of society, and tracks man’s direct impact • Centuries to millennia – Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles; Heinrich events 1oUNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MILANKOVITCH CYCLES, although abrupt & rapid changes in CO2 (as occurred at the PETM) can be influential • 20Ka to 400 Ka ye ...
... about, because it affects the economy of society, and tracks man’s direct impact • Centuries to millennia – Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles; Heinrich events 1oUNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MILANKOVITCH CYCLES, although abrupt & rapid changes in CO2 (as occurred at the PETM) can be influential • 20Ka to 400 Ka ye ...
Statistical Model Assessment and Model Choice
... D. R. Cox (1990) stated that the role and purpose of statistical models is to provide a concise description of the aspects of the data judged relevant for interpretation. This means we would like our models to offer parsimonious descriptions of the systematic variation, concise summary of the statist ...
... D. R. Cox (1990) stated that the role and purpose of statistical models is to provide a concise description of the aspects of the data judged relevant for interpretation. This means we would like our models to offer parsimonious descriptions of the systematic variation, concise summary of the statist ...
