Ch 18 Global Climate Change
... shrinkage of Arctic sea ice (11.7% in 10 years) • Alaska, Siberia, Canada have warmed 5°F in summer, 10°F in winter • Spring comes 2 weeks earlier than 10 years ago • The polar ice cap has lost 20% of its volume in 20 years • Permafrost is melting • Unprecedented melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet ...
... shrinkage of Arctic sea ice (11.7% in 10 years) • Alaska, Siberia, Canada have warmed 5°F in summer, 10°F in winter • Spring comes 2 weeks earlier than 10 years ago • The polar ice cap has lost 20% of its volume in 20 years • Permafrost is melting • Unprecedented melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet ...
Climate change - ACT Government
... conduct case study investigations into local and/or national ecosystems to identify changes and predict their impacts investigate practical ways for individuals, households or communities to conserve resources (e.g. waste recycling, energy and water saving,) and evaluate their practicality and e ...
... conduct case study investigations into local and/or national ecosystems to identify changes and predict their impacts investigate practical ways for individuals, households or communities to conserve resources (e.g. waste recycling, energy and water saving,) and evaluate their practicality and e ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Haze Occurrences in Malaysia/Southeast Asia
... 2. Haze episodes in the Southeast Asia region There have been several haze episodes since the early 1980s including 1982/83, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and this year’s 2009 episode (e.g. Nicol 1997; Heil and Goldammer 2001). Field et al. (2009) described the occurrence of haze ep ...
... 2. Haze episodes in the Southeast Asia region There have been several haze episodes since the early 1980s including 1982/83, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and this year’s 2009 episode (e.g. Nicol 1997; Heil and Goldammer 2001). Field et al. (2009) described the occurrence of haze ep ...
18_Lecture_Presentation
... shrinkage of Arctic sea ice (11.7% in 10 years) • Alaska, Siberia, Canada have warmed 5°F in summer, 10°F in winter • Spring comes 2 weeks earlier than 10 years ago • The polar ice cap has lost 20% of its volume in 20 years • Permafrost is melting • Unprecedented melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet ...
... shrinkage of Arctic sea ice (11.7% in 10 years) • Alaska, Siberia, Canada have warmed 5°F in summer, 10°F in winter • Spring comes 2 weeks earlier than 10 years ago • The polar ice cap has lost 20% of its volume in 20 years • Permafrost is melting • Unprecedented melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet ...
Biblio RTF Export - GLISAclimate.org
... Chen, J., F. P. Brissette, and R. Leconte. "Uncertainty of downscaling method in quantifying the impact of climate change on hydrology." Journal of Hydrology. 401 (2011): 190-202. Campbell, Philip. "Understanding the receivers and the reception of science's uncertain messages." Philos Transact A Mat ...
... Chen, J., F. P. Brissette, and R. Leconte. "Uncertainty of downscaling method in quantifying the impact of climate change on hydrology." Journal of Hydrology. 401 (2011): 190-202. Campbell, Philip. "Understanding the receivers and the reception of science's uncertain messages." Philos Transact A Mat ...
The potential impacts of climate change on the mid
... (MAC) region of the United States. In order of increasing uncertainty, it is projected that sea level, temperature and streamflow will increase in the MAC region in response to higher levels of atmospheric CO2. A case study for Delaware based on digital elevation models suggests that, by the end of ...
... (MAC) region of the United States. In order of increasing uncertainty, it is projected that sea level, temperature and streamflow will increase in the MAC region in response to higher levels of atmospheric CO2. A case study for Delaware based on digital elevation models suggests that, by the end of ...
Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement
... strengthened the frames of public accountability, runaway technology, and scientific uncertainty. The event generated worldwide attention, with few news reports contextualizing the comparative safety record of the American nuclear energy industry, effectively leaving the prevailing frames unchalleng ...
... strengthened the frames of public accountability, runaway technology, and scientific uncertainty. The event generated worldwide attention, with few news reports contextualizing the comparative safety record of the American nuclear energy industry, effectively leaving the prevailing frames unchalleng ...
Mao et al., 2016. - Site BU
... exhibited higher LAI trends than those lacking explicit nitrogen cycles, reflecting in part a human influence from increased nitrogen deposition (Supplementary Fig. 7a,b). Consistent with the results of offline land surface models including carbon–nitrogen dynamics (for example, Fig. 4c in ref. 4), ...
... exhibited higher LAI trends than those lacking explicit nitrogen cycles, reflecting in part a human influence from increased nitrogen deposition (Supplementary Fig. 7a,b). Consistent with the results of offline land surface models including carbon–nitrogen dynamics (for example, Fig. 4c in ref. 4), ...
Hydrology - Tufts University School of Engineering
... system can be assumed to emit radiative energy as a blackbody with an equivalent mean effective radiative temperature of approximately -18°C. The atmosphere is generally cooler than the Earth's surface, however, the latter having a global mean value of approximately 15°C. The difference between the ...
... system can be assumed to emit radiative energy as a blackbody with an equivalent mean effective radiative temperature of approximately -18°C. The atmosphere is generally cooler than the Earth's surface, however, the latter having a global mean value of approximately 15°C. The difference between the ...
Vulnerability Assessment towards heat waves in
... cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive ...
... cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive ...
A human-induced hothouse climate?
... burial as the bottom line in cooling. Other aspects of Himalayan orogenesis that favor carbon burial (e.g., nutrient release via silicate weathering, stimulation of iron-dust delivery to oceans, and ocean upwelling by monsoonal winds) need more thorough tracking to better account for the overall imp ...
... burial as the bottom line in cooling. Other aspects of Himalayan orogenesis that favor carbon burial (e.g., nutrient release via silicate weathering, stimulation of iron-dust delivery to oceans, and ocean upwelling by monsoonal winds) need more thorough tracking to better account for the overall imp ...
Climate Change
... eruption of Krakatoa caused a mini ice age. Ocean currents can also account for the changes in temperature because ...
... eruption of Krakatoa caused a mini ice age. Ocean currents can also account for the changes in temperature because ...
FRAMES IN REPORTS AND IN REPORTING: HOW FRAMING
... the toned-down language of the final report, by sandwiching the quote between a pro-scientist quote from a Greenpeace observer and a statement that “those involved agree that the science is accurate and that global warming is changing the planet and projected to get much worse.” Borenstein uses lops ...
... the toned-down language of the final report, by sandwiching the quote between a pro-scientist quote from a Greenpeace observer and a statement that “those involved agree that the science is accurate and that global warming is changing the planet and projected to get much worse.” Borenstein uses lops ...
Prometheus - hvonstorch.de
... of the respondents still harbor doubts about the human origin of the most recent climatic changes. The majority of researchers are indeed of the opinion that global climate change caused by human activity is occurring, that it will accelerate in the future, and that it will thus become more readily ...
... of the respondents still harbor doubts about the human origin of the most recent climatic changes. The majority of researchers are indeed of the opinion that global climate change caused by human activity is occurring, that it will accelerate in the future, and that it will thus become more readily ...
Annex III
... that reside in the atmosphere for at least several hours. Aerosols may be of either natural or anthropogenic origin. Aerosols may influence climate in several ways: directly through scattering and absorbing radiation (see Aerosol-radiation interaction), and indirectly by acting as cloud condensation ...
... that reside in the atmosphere for at least several hours. Aerosols may be of either natural or anthropogenic origin. Aerosols may influence climate in several ways: directly through scattering and absorbing radiation (see Aerosol-radiation interaction), and indirectly by acting as cloud condensation ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... In May 2013, the Interagency Working Group (IWG) produced an updated SCC value by applying updates to the underlying three Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) used in its initial 2010 SCC determination, but did not update the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) employed in the IAMs. This was not ...
... In May 2013, the Interagency Working Group (IWG) produced an updated SCC value by applying updates to the underlying three Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) used in its initial 2010 SCC determination, but did not update the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) employed in the IAMs. This was not ...
to a copy of the media release
... by all the key investor stakeholder networks - AIGCC, CDP, CeresINCR, IIGCC, IGCC, PRI, UNEP FI - to create a single venue to showcase all investor actions and initiatives on climate change. The launch of the platform follows the call last September to world leaders by more than 400 investors managi ...
... by all the key investor stakeholder networks - AIGCC, CDP, CeresINCR, IIGCC, IGCC, PRI, UNEP FI - to create a single venue to showcase all investor actions and initiatives on climate change. The launch of the platform follows the call last September to world leaders by more than 400 investors managi ...
Increasing bioenergy production on arable land - CLM
... valleys, land cover types, vegetation parameter, topography, and soil type. The land surface processes are controlled by physical vegetation and soil properties. Parameter values are assigned to each grid cell depending on the land cover type. The allocation of types is derived from a global land co ...
... valleys, land cover types, vegetation parameter, topography, and soil type. The land surface processes are controlled by physical vegetation and soil properties. Parameter values are assigned to each grid cell depending on the land cover type. The allocation of types is derived from a global land co ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change Section 1
... – At 45° north and south latitude, there is as much as 16 hours of daylight each day during the summer and as little as 8 hours of sunlight each day in the winter. • Near the poles, the sun sets for only a few hours each day during the summer and rises for only a few hours each day during the winter ...
... – At 45° north and south latitude, there is as much as 16 hours of daylight each day during the summer and as little as 8 hours of sunlight each day in the winter. • Near the poles, the sun sets for only a few hours each day during the summer and rises for only a few hours each day during the winter ...
Modeling Earth`s Climate Teacher Guide
... pages. Students will look at different representations of climate change over time. The first graphs show climate change over the past century. The later graphs show climate change over 400,000 years. Students should note the natural variability; Earth’s climate has gone through glacial periods and ...
... pages. Students will look at different representations of climate change over time. The first graphs show climate change over the past century. The later graphs show climate change over 400,000 years. Students should note the natural variability; Earth’s climate has gone through glacial periods and ...
Global warming hiatus
A global warming hiatus, also sometimes referred to as a global warming pause or a global warming slowdown, is a period of relatively little change in globally averaged surface temperatures. In the current episode of global warming many such periods are evident in the surface temperature record, along with robust evidence of the long term warming trend.The exceptionally warm El Niño year of 1998 was an outlier from the continuing temperature trend, and so gave the appearance of a hiatus: by January 2006 assertions had been made that this showed that global warming had stopped. A 2009 study showed that decades without warming were not exceptional, and in 2011 a study showed that if allowances were made for known variability, the rising temperature trend continued unabated. There was increased public interest in 2013 in the run-up to publication of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and despite concerns that a 15-year period was too short to determine a meaningful trend, the IPCC included a section on a hiatus, which it defined as a much smaller increasing linear trend over the 15 years from 1998 to 2012, than over the 60 years from 1951 to 2012. Various studies examined possible causes of the short term slowdown. Even though the overall climate system had continued to accumulate energy due to Earth's positive energy budget, the available temperature readings at the earth's surface indicated slower rates of increase in surface warming than in the prior decade. Since measurements at the top of the atmosphere show that Earth is receiving more energy than it is radiating back into space, the retained energy should be producing warming in at least one of the five parts of Earth's climate system.A July 2015 paper on the updated NOAA dataset cast doubt on the existence of this supposed hiatus, and found no indication of a slowdown. This analysis incorporated the latest corrections for known biases in ocean temperature measurements, and new land temperature data. Scientists working on other datasets welcomed this study, though the view was expressed that the short term warming trend had been slower than in previous periods of the same length.