FOE WinACC meeting Jan 2011
... temperatures affecting most of the population Sherwood and Huber PNAS May 25, 2010 vol. 107 no. 21 9552-9555 •Combustion of all available fossil fuels could produce 2.75 doublings of CO2 by 2300 . With a climate sensitivity of 4.5 °C this would give 12 °C warming (Montenegro et al (2007) Geophys. Re ...
... temperatures affecting most of the population Sherwood and Huber PNAS May 25, 2010 vol. 107 no. 21 9552-9555 •Combustion of all available fossil fuels could produce 2.75 doublings of CO2 by 2300 . With a climate sensitivity of 4.5 °C this would give 12 °C warming (Montenegro et al (2007) Geophys. Re ...
Climate change and computer modeling
... carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. By modeling, periods of the past we can not only understand more of the workings of past climates, but can also assess the performance of models used for future climate change prediction. While recent time periods give good data coverage and allow accurate measures ...
... carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. By modeling, periods of the past we can not only understand more of the workings of past climates, but can also assess the performance of models used for future climate change prediction. While recent time periods give good data coverage and allow accurate measures ...
Case Studies: Planning and Adaptation
... maximum temperature. These regression equations are utilized along with projections of increased daily maximum temperature derived from eight global climate models (also known as general circulation models, GCMs) in order to estimate an average evaporation rate increase for selected decadal point ...
... maximum temperature. These regression equations are utilized along with projections of increased daily maximum temperature derived from eight global climate models (also known as general circulation models, GCMs) in order to estimate an average evaporation rate increase for selected decadal point ...
Climate Change: Science and Policy
... TEXTBOOK: Robert Henson, The Thinking Person’s Guide to Climate Change (2014) Course Description and Objectives: This is an introductory course on the scientific and social dimensions of global climate change. The goal is to provide students with a basic understanding of the scientific, political an ...
... TEXTBOOK: Robert Henson, The Thinking Person’s Guide to Climate Change (2014) Course Description and Objectives: This is an introductory course on the scientific and social dimensions of global climate change. The goal is to provide students with a basic understanding of the scientific, political an ...
Hinge Question Examples
... An adaptation is A. A trait or characteristic that an animal has to help it survive B. A trait or characteristic that plants and animals have to help it survive in its habitat C. Something plants and animals can do to make them better than ...
... An adaptation is A. A trait or characteristic that an animal has to help it survive B. A trait or characteristic that plants and animals have to help it survive in its habitat C. Something plants and animals can do to make them better than ...
Five Breakout Group Reports - Analysis, Integration and Modeling of
... facilitate inter-comparisons within the framework of the new scenario development (including RCP) Develop proposals with multiple institutions that ...
... facilitate inter-comparisons within the framework of the new scenario development (including RCP) Develop proposals with multiple institutions that ...
Global Warming - Michigan Department of Education Technology
... Michigan High School Content Expectations Connections: E5.4 Climate Change Atmospheric gases trap solar energy that has been reradiated from the Earth’s surface (the greenhouse effect). The Earth’s climate has changed both gradually and catastrophically over geological and historical time frames due ...
... Michigan High School Content Expectations Connections: E5.4 Climate Change Atmospheric gases trap solar energy that has been reradiated from the Earth’s surface (the greenhouse effect). The Earth’s climate has changed both gradually and catastrophically over geological and historical time frames due ...
Building on the Results of the Paris Conference on Climate Change
... fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2. To a lesser extent, the clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities have ...
... fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2. To a lesser extent, the clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities have ...
here
... In December 2015, 195 countries gathered in Paris to negotiate a new global climate agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The result – the first-ever legally binding global climate deal – sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid d ...
... In December 2015, 195 countries gathered in Paris to negotiate a new global climate agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The result – the first-ever legally binding global climate deal – sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid d ...
Putting global warming into perspective
... increasing CO2 emissions to offset progress into the next Ice Age. We are nearing the end of an interglacial period and overdue to begin entering the next 100,000 year long Ice Age. Global cooling is probably more of an actual threat than global warming. It would certainly be wiser for us to continu ...
... increasing CO2 emissions to offset progress into the next Ice Age. We are nearing the end of an interglacial period and overdue to begin entering the next 100,000 year long Ice Age. Global cooling is probably more of an actual threat than global warming. It would certainly be wiser for us to continu ...
Climate Change Pre
... 15. ________________ Coral reefs need warmer ocean water to survive and will benefit from climate change. 16. ________________ Solar energy can be used to generate electricity and heat. 17. ________________ As of 2012, the United States produces the most carbon dioxide emissions per-capita. 18. ____ ...
... 15. ________________ Coral reefs need warmer ocean water to survive and will benefit from climate change. 16. ________________ Solar energy can be used to generate electricity and heat. 17. ________________ As of 2012, the United States produces the most carbon dioxide emissions per-capita. 18. ____ ...
History of climate modeling
... many simplifying assumptions in order to reduce the models’ calculational demands, and all of them were regional (rather than global) in scale. The swift success of NWP led almost immediately to efforts to model the global circulation over longer periods, i.e., to model the atmospheric component of ...
... many simplifying assumptions in order to reduce the models’ calculational demands, and all of them were regional (rather than global) in scale. The swift success of NWP led almost immediately to efforts to model the global circulation over longer periods, i.e., to model the atmospheric component of ...
Consultation on setting New Zealand`s post
... 9. Plants cannot grow without carbon dioxide and the increased levels of carbon dioxide have boosted plant growth worldwide by 11% without the need for additional water. The agricultural benefit to the world is valued at trillions of dollars. Modern greenhouses burn natural gas to double the carbon ...
... 9. Plants cannot grow without carbon dioxide and the increased levels of carbon dioxide have boosted plant growth worldwide by 11% without the need for additional water. The agricultural benefit to the world is valued at trillions of dollars. Modern greenhouses burn natural gas to double the carbon ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: EXAM REVIEW Short/Long Written Answers
... 14. Thermohaline circulation is driven by the relationship 27. Describe the relationship between the anthropogenic between water temperature, salinity, and density. greenhouse effect and climate change. a. How does salinity affect the density of water? b. How does temperature affect the density of w ...
... 14. Thermohaline circulation is driven by the relationship 27. Describe the relationship between the anthropogenic between water temperature, salinity, and density. greenhouse effect and climate change. a. How does salinity affect the density of water? b. How does temperature affect the density of w ...
Character Education Science FCAT Warm
... Draw 8 very simple ecosystems with a mountainous area, small stream and large river on roll of parchment paper (about 4 feet per group). Arrange these sections around the room on separate tables with markers at each station. Instruct the students that they are owners of this land. They have unlimite ...
... Draw 8 very simple ecosystems with a mountainous area, small stream and large river on roll of parchment paper (about 4 feet per group). Arrange these sections around the room on separate tables with markers at each station. Instruct the students that they are owners of this land. They have unlimite ...
Predicting Climate Change Impacts: Regional
... and expertise as Lead Authors on assessment reports produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. IPCC assessments provide a scientific basis for governments at all levels to develop climate r ...
... and expertise as Lead Authors on assessment reports produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. IPCC assessments provide a scientific basis for governments at all levels to develop climate r ...
Climate Change and its Impacts in the Pacific Northwest
... A Watershed Beyond Boundaries: Stewardship of our Shared Waters October 7-9, 2015 ...
... A Watershed Beyond Boundaries: Stewardship of our Shared Waters October 7-9, 2015 ...
Climate Change Primer - Brian Fisher
... Anthropogenic drivers augment natural levels of GHGs and together with natural processes trigger climate drivers (e.g. clouds, GHG concentrations). These changes result in specific radiative forcing, positive or negative (along with some non-radiative effects like evaporation). This radiative forcin ...
... Anthropogenic drivers augment natural levels of GHGs and together with natural processes trigger climate drivers (e.g. clouds, GHG concentrations). These changes result in specific radiative forcing, positive or negative (along with some non-radiative effects like evaporation). This radiative forcin ...
投影片 1
... • Monnin et al. found that the CO2 changes lagged slightly behind the southern hemisphere temperature changes by 800 (+/- 600) years. • Caillon et al. found similar results with CO2 lagging Antarctic warming by 800+/-200 years for glacial termination III (~240 ka). • A CO2–climate lag time of 800 y ...
... • Monnin et al. found that the CO2 changes lagged slightly behind the southern hemisphere temperature changes by 800 (+/- 600) years. • Caillon et al. found similar results with CO2 lagging Antarctic warming by 800+/-200 years for glacial termination III (~240 ka). • A CO2–climate lag time of 800 y ...
rogerian-open-letter-on-climate
... One of the leading climate change skeptics is Myron Ebell. Myron is the Director of Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the chair of Cooler Heads Coalition think tank as well as the nominee to lead the EPA transition team for President elect Donald Trump. Myron’s l ...
... One of the leading climate change skeptics is Myron Ebell. Myron is the Director of Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the chair of Cooler Heads Coalition think tank as well as the nominee to lead the EPA transition team for President elect Donald Trump. Myron’s l ...