Class-01 - University at Albany Atmospheric Sciences
... covered in this class. Also many of the illustrations used in class are available at these sites. They can also provide you with additional material not covered in this class or give a different perspective from the one taught in class. Finally these sites can be an important resource of information ...
... covered in this class. Also many of the illustrations used in class are available at these sites. They can also provide you with additional material not covered in this class or give a different perspective from the one taught in class. Finally these sites can be an important resource of information ...
Case Study: Zambia - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... deserts, rangelands, and wetlands and causing a decline in the health of some ecosystems, as well as accelerated species extinction. Human societies will face new risks and pressures. Some regions are likely to experience food shortages and hunger. Water resources will be affected as precipitation a ...
... deserts, rangelands, and wetlands and causing a decline in the health of some ecosystems, as well as accelerated species extinction. Human societies will face new risks and pressures. Some regions are likely to experience food shortages and hunger. Water resources will be affected as precipitation a ...
Drought, Dust Storms, and Wildfire
... across the country are less studied. Ongoing research and improvements in monitoring should provide more insights into how Fig. 2. Projected changes in the annual maximum number of the characteristics of dust storms may have changed over time. consecutive dry days (days receiving less than 0.04 inch ...
... across the country are less studied. Ongoing research and improvements in monitoring should provide more insights into how Fig. 2. Projected changes in the annual maximum number of the characteristics of dust storms may have changed over time. consecutive dry days (days receiving less than 0.04 inch ...
A multi-century ice-core perspective on 20th
... (decadal) averages plotted at the midpoint of the decade. The goal here is to examine a global (pole-to-pole) array of ice-core-derived (d18O) proxy temperature histories to assess 20th-century climate changes within a longer-term perspective. Thus, the averages for the pre-1901 period (1900 to the ...
... (decadal) averages plotted at the midpoint of the decade. The goal here is to examine a global (pole-to-pole) array of ice-core-derived (d18O) proxy temperature histories to assess 20th-century climate changes within a longer-term perspective. Thus, the averages for the pre-1901 period (1900 to the ...
Fate of Mountain Glaciers in the Anthropocene
... approximately 20% remains in the atmosphere to cause warming for millennia. Every effort must be made to cut CO2 direct emissions from fossil fuel burning, cut indirect emissions by avoiding deforestation, and expand forests and other sinks, as fast as possible to avoid the profoundly long warming a ...
... approximately 20% remains in the atmosphere to cause warming for millennia. Every effort must be made to cut CO2 direct emissions from fossil fuel burning, cut indirect emissions by avoiding deforestation, and expand forests and other sinks, as fast as possible to avoid the profoundly long warming a ...
A multi-century ice-core perspective on 20th
... (decadal) averages plotted at the midpoint of the decade. The goal here is to examine a global (pole-to-pole) array of ice-core-derived (d18O) proxy temperature histories to assess 20th-century climate changes within a longer-term perspective. Thus, the averages for the pre-1901 period (1900 to the ...
... (decadal) averages plotted at the midpoint of the decade. The goal here is to examine a global (pole-to-pole) array of ice-core-derived (d18O) proxy temperature histories to assess 20th-century climate changes within a longer-term perspective. Thus, the averages for the pre-1901 period (1900 to the ...
Climate Change: Evidence and Causes February 2014
... The observed warming in the lower atmosphere and cooling in the upper atmosphere provide us with key insights into the underlying causes of climate change and reveal that natural factors alone cannot explain the observed changes. In the early 1960s, results from mathematical/physical models of the c ...
... The observed warming in the lower atmosphere and cooling in the upper atmosphere provide us with key insights into the underlying causes of climate change and reveal that natural factors alone cannot explain the observed changes. In the early 1960s, results from mathematical/physical models of the c ...
Paris PowerPoint Presentation
... in March 2015. It is already taking steps to implement its target to reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2030. ...
... in March 2015. It is already taking steps to implement its target to reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2030. ...
The Birdwatcher`s Guide to Global Warming
... The terms “global warming” and “climate change” are often used synonymously. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), climate change is defined as “a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of ...
... The terms “global warming” and “climate change” are often used synonymously. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), climate change is defined as “a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of ...
Is there a credible upper bound for global sea level rise
... 10. rapid polar glacier melting 11. changes in albedo ...
... 10. rapid polar glacier melting 11. changes in albedo ...
Chapter 15
... caused by differential heating and cooling rates of oceans and continents Most prevalent in subtropical and tropical areas. Tilt of Earth’s axis changes location where the Sun is most intense over the course of the year. Places where the Sun shines most directly have evaporation and convection c ...
... caused by differential heating and cooling rates of oceans and continents Most prevalent in subtropical and tropical areas. Tilt of Earth’s axis changes location where the Sun is most intense over the course of the year. Places where the Sun shines most directly have evaporation and convection c ...
Climate Lingo Bingo - Windows to the Universe
... endless amount of ways these words can be used meaningfully with students. Matching words to definitions is one activity that can improve one’s knowledge of climate terms. The game can be played with the objective of matching all words with their definition. Also, the game can be easily converted in ...
... endless amount of ways these words can be used meaningfully with students. Matching words to definitions is one activity that can improve one’s knowledge of climate terms. The game can be played with the objective of matching all words with their definition. Also, the game can be easily converted in ...
Climate change summary
... Carbon dioxide, along with other greenhouse gases, traps heat radiating from the Earth’s surface, acting like a greenhouse around the Earth. As the concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rises, more heat is retained and the Earth warms. This process is called the greenhouse effec ...
... Carbon dioxide, along with other greenhouse gases, traps heat radiating from the Earth’s surface, acting like a greenhouse around the Earth. As the concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rises, more heat is retained and the Earth warms. This process is called the greenhouse effec ...
Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
... nuclear winter or from a comet or asteroid impact.”11 We’re fucked. The only questions are how soon and how badly. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2014 report on climate impacts cautions: “Without additional mitigation efforts beyond those in place today, and even with adaptat ...
... nuclear winter or from a comet or asteroid impact.”11 We’re fucked. The only questions are how soon and how badly. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2014 report on climate impacts cautions: “Without additional mitigation efforts beyond those in place today, and even with adaptat ...
No Slide Title
... Develop an ensemble prediction system based on the principal state-of-the-art high resolution, global and regional Earth System models, validated against quality controlled, high resolution gridded datasets for Europe, to produce for the first time, an objective probabalistic estimate of uncertainty ...
... Develop an ensemble prediction system based on the principal state-of-the-art high resolution, global and regional Earth System models, validated against quality controlled, high resolution gridded datasets for Europe, to produce for the first time, an objective probabalistic estimate of uncertainty ...
Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect Fact
... * Why is it happening? Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to the human-caused greenhouse effect. Higher atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, cause more heat to be trapped. As a result the lower atmosphere warms. This is known as the enhanced green ...
... * Why is it happening? Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to the human-caused greenhouse effect. Higher atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, cause more heat to be trapped. As a result the lower atmosphere warms. This is known as the enhanced green ...
Anthropogenic Effects on the Arctic
... •Climate change has caused habitat extent to shrink, which limits the spatial adaptability of species. In addition, the abundance and diversity of species in the Arctic is being affected by their limiting accessibility to resources. •Projected decrease in sea-ice extent and thickness will result in ...
... •Climate change has caused habitat extent to shrink, which limits the spatial adaptability of species. In addition, the abundance and diversity of species in the Arctic is being affected by their limiting accessibility to resources. •Projected decrease in sea-ice extent and thickness will result in ...
Molecular Evolution
... to CO2 and climate change: Results from six dynamic global vegetation models. Global Change Biology 7, 357 – 373. ...
... to CO2 and climate change: Results from six dynamic global vegetation models. Global Change Biology 7, 357 – 373. ...
IPCC-XLV/Doc. 6
... not well captured in the title and the participants agreed that the communication experts within the IPCC Secretariat could be tasked with suggesting an appropriate subtitle that best captures these human dimensions. However, an appropriate subtitle that communicated these dimensions while also bein ...
... not well captured in the title and the participants agreed that the communication experts within the IPCC Secretariat could be tasked with suggesting an appropriate subtitle that best captures these human dimensions. However, an appropriate subtitle that communicated these dimensions while also bein ...
Developing an Adaptive Measure to Climate Change for PEI
... Lack of IDF and precipitation data for short storm duration less than 24 hours. Large variability in the projected data between the two Models. Old climate scenarios. ...
... Lack of IDF and precipitation data for short storm duration less than 24 hours. Large variability in the projected data between the two Models. Old climate scenarios. ...
PDF
... shortages, disease outbreaks, and more will soon be the leading cause of world turmoil. Unstable states, faced with these stressors, are at risk of slipping into chaos, and failing. This paves the way for takeovers by groups hostile to the U.S. and is a growing reality widely feared by our military. ...
... shortages, disease outbreaks, and more will soon be the leading cause of world turmoil. Unstable states, faced with these stressors, are at risk of slipping into chaos, and failing. This paves the way for takeovers by groups hostile to the U.S. and is a growing reality widely feared by our military. ...
An onerous task ahead
... The European Union’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement has nudged it beyond the required threshold — ratification by more than 55 Parties to the Convention accounting for at least 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This will ensure that the Agreement will enter into forc ...
... The European Union’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement has nudged it beyond the required threshold — ratification by more than 55 Parties to the Convention accounting for at least 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This will ensure that the Agreement will enter into forc ...
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.