Marine Science - Archimer
... trend of increasing temperature is the result of the anthropogenic input of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere: the global warming/climate change signal (Bindoff et al., 2007). Temperatures over the land have warmed at a faster rate than those in the ocean, because of the thermal inertia of the oc ...
... trend of increasing temperature is the result of the anthropogenic input of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere: the global warming/climate change signal (Bindoff et al., 2007). Temperatures over the land have warmed at a faster rate than those in the ocean, because of the thermal inertia of the oc ...
Embracing the Climate Challenge: Tasmania`s draft climate change
... Our per capita carbon emissions are amongst the lowest of any reporting jurisdiction in the developed world. There are very few other developed economies that can claim to have almost half of their land mass held in reserves 1 and operating as a net carbon sink. There are few developed economies tha ...
... Our per capita carbon emissions are amongst the lowest of any reporting jurisdiction in the developed world. There are very few other developed economies that can claim to have almost half of their land mass held in reserves 1 and operating as a net carbon sink. There are few developed economies tha ...
Climate warming and Bergmann`s rule through time: is
... Biological responses to global change fall into three categories: extinction, change in distribution and adaptation (genetic or plastic) to the new environmental conditions. Alterations in species distribution and abundance that track the shifting climate have been widely documented in a number of p ...
... Biological responses to global change fall into three categories: extinction, change in distribution and adaptation (genetic or plastic) to the new environmental conditions. Alterations in species distribution and abundance that track the shifting climate have been widely documented in a number of p ...
Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in the rest of the United States. Organic production is relatively greater than in most other regions. According to the National Climate Assessment, the northeastern region of the United States faces an array of clima ...
... parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in the rest of the United States. Organic production is relatively greater than in most other regions. According to the National Climate Assessment, the northeastern region of the United States faces an array of clima ...
Climate-Driven Change of the Stand Age Structure in the Polar Ural
... remnants. These methodologies have been previously successfully tested in conditions of the Polar Urals (Shiyatov, Mazepa, 2007). In order to evaluate the productivity of tree stands, the method of “representative plants” was used. Both aboveground and below-ground dry biomass was determined. Variou ...
... remnants. These methodologies have been previously successfully tested in conditions of the Polar Urals (Shiyatov, Mazepa, 2007). In order to evaluate the productivity of tree stands, the method of “representative plants” was used. Both aboveground and below-ground dry biomass was determined. Variou ...
Introduction – Predicting the magnitude of global climate change
... the mean global temperature has risen by 0.3 – 0.4°C in the last 60 – 70 years (Mann et al. 1998). Judging from paleoclimatic data, current temperatures have reached maximum temperatures seen in other interglacial periods; this providessome further evidence that global warming is not natural (Spray ...
... the mean global temperature has risen by 0.3 – 0.4°C in the last 60 – 70 years (Mann et al. 1998). Judging from paleoclimatic data, current temperatures have reached maximum temperatures seen in other interglacial periods; this providessome further evidence that global warming is not natural (Spray ...
Paulo Nobre
... What is the Brazilian contribution to the knowledge of global climate change and especially climate change in Brazil? • A good representation of precipitation/convection in the Amazonia and SACZ regions is important to a good global climate representation. They are sources of humidity (Amazonia) an ...
... What is the Brazilian contribution to the knowledge of global climate change and especially climate change in Brazil? • A good representation of precipitation/convection in the Amazonia and SACZ regions is important to a good global climate representation. They are sources of humidity (Amazonia) an ...
Climate Change in Queensland
... that 14 of the past 15 years have been the warmest since 1880. Last year was the fifth warmest year in the 160 years of global instrumental temperature records, with 1998 being the warmest. Queensland is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as sea level rise, more frequent heatwave ...
... that 14 of the past 15 years have been the warmest since 1880. Last year was the fifth warmest year in the 160 years of global instrumental temperature records, with 1998 being the warmest. Queensland is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as sea level rise, more frequent heatwave ...
The impact of climate change on seasonal snow
... that the maximum daily temperatures in the Southern Alps could rise by more than 4°C by the end of this century (Dean et al., 2006). It has also been suggested that there will be increased extreme precipitation events and more precipitation in the west (Ministry for the Environment, 2008). The impac ...
... that the maximum daily temperatures in the Southern Alps could rise by more than 4°C by the end of this century (Dean et al., 2006). It has also been suggested that there will be increased extreme precipitation events and more precipitation in the west (Ministry for the Environment, 2008). The impac ...
Policy Briefings SUMERNET Research Projects Phase 2 (2010–2013) Sustainable Mekong Research Network
... No use of this publication may be made for resale or other commercial purpose, without the written permission of the copyright holder(s). Copyright © 2014 Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) ...
... No use of this publication may be made for resale or other commercial purpose, without the written permission of the copyright holder(s). Copyright © 2014 Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) ...
CGE Training Materials for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
... rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50 per cent by 2020. This is likely to aggravate the burden of malnutrition in developing countries, which currently causes 3.5 million deaths each year, both directly through nutritional deficiencies and indirectly by intensifying vulnerability to dise ...
... rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50 per cent by 2020. This is likely to aggravate the burden of malnutrition in developing countries, which currently causes 3.5 million deaths each year, both directly through nutritional deficiencies and indirectly by intensifying vulnerability to dise ...
The Future of the Thermohaline Circulation – A
... climate change. The synchronization of climatic events identified in ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica during the last deglaciation (Blunier et al. 1997), as well as during the glacial (Blunier et al. 1998) is consistent with the concept of the bi-polar seesaw. It is remarkable that only the l ...
... climate change. The synchronization of climatic events identified in ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica during the last deglaciation (Blunier et al. 1997), as well as during the glacial (Blunier et al. 1998) is consistent with the concept of the bi-polar seesaw. It is remarkable that only the l ...
Is climate an important driver of post
... conditions, and human interventions. Many mature forests of today essentially span two climatic periods, often originating from major disturbance events during the LIA, but growing and maturing in a warming climate in the midst of shifting economies, human attitudes toward the environment, and land ...
... conditions, and human interventions. Many mature forests of today essentially span two climatic periods, often originating from major disturbance events during the LIA, but growing and maturing in a warming climate in the midst of shifting economies, human attitudes toward the environment, and land ...
Examining Plant Physiological Responses to Climate Change
... land plants (Berner, 2006). Modern C3 annuals grown at glacial [CO2] exhibit an average 50% reduction in photosynthesis and growth as well as high levels of mortality and reproductive failure relative to plants grown at modern [CO2] (Polley et al., 1993; Dippery et al., 1995; Sage and Coleman, 2001; ...
... land plants (Berner, 2006). Modern C3 annuals grown at glacial [CO2] exhibit an average 50% reduction in photosynthesis and growth as well as high levels of mortality and reproductive failure relative to plants grown at modern [CO2] (Polley et al., 1993; Dippery et al., 1995; Sage and Coleman, 2001; ...
India - Met Office
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
The Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO and the Australian government
... deteriorating condition and the dangers posed by further coal expansion projects in the area. An “in danger” listing allows the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to allocate assistance from the World Heritage Fund. The act of listing a site as “in danger” can be seen as an embarrassment for the govern ...
... deteriorating condition and the dangers posed by further coal expansion projects in the area. An “in danger” listing allows the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to allocate assistance from the World Heritage Fund. The act of listing a site as “in danger” can be seen as an embarrassment for the govern ...
Uncertainty in climate change projections: the role of internal
... it exhibits long-time scale variability characteristic of a random stochastic process. Low frequency variability also arises from processes internal to the coupled ocean-atmosphere system via dynamic and thermodynamic interactions. Thermodynamic coupling between the atmosphere and upper ocean mixed ...
... it exhibits long-time scale variability characteristic of a random stochastic process. Low frequency variability also arises from processes internal to the coupled ocean-atmosphere system via dynamic and thermodynamic interactions. Thermodynamic coupling between the atmosphere and upper ocean mixed ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance
... warming and moistening the atmosphere. Because carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas concentrations have further increased since 2003, increasing radiative forcing to the tune of about 0.3 W m-‐2 per decad ...
... warming and moistening the atmosphere. Because carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas concentrations have further increased since 2003, increasing radiative forcing to the tune of about 0.3 W m-‐2 per decad ...
Hydrologic response of a Hawaiian watershed to future climate
... season. The total length of the main stream above gauge S1 is approximately 4.8 km with an average bed slope of 12.4% and an estimated time of concentration and time to peak are 0.41 and 0.38 hr, respectively (Wu, 1969). Higher watershed gradient and small time of concentration often cause flash flood ...
... season. The total length of the main stream above gauge S1 is approximately 4.8 km with an average bed slope of 12.4% and an estimated time of concentration and time to peak are 0.41 and 0.38 hr, respectively (Wu, 1969). Higher watershed gradient and small time of concentration often cause flash flood ...
Dr Tam - Climate Change and Beekeeping
... – Honeybees has biologic and genetic characters to adapt to climate change over hundreds million year for survival. ...
... – Honeybees has biologic and genetic characters to adapt to climate change over hundreds million year for survival. ...
