Full-Text PDF
... objectives and wishes for the area. The outcomes of this step are a series of visions for water management, a long list of adaptation options and priorities, and the identification of the questions on which further research is needed. Step 2 is a vulnerability analysis based on a household survey. T ...
... objectives and wishes for the area. The outcomes of this step are a series of visions for water management, a long list of adaptation options and priorities, and the identification of the questions on which further research is needed. Step 2 is a vulnerability analysis based on a household survey. T ...
Peak NDVI
... Climate Change in Fennoscandia Høgda et. al (2007)* • Study area – all of Fennoscandia, 1982 – 1999 • AVHRR • Climate change assessed through changes in growing season using NDVI – Growing season was determined for each pixel by first calculating a mean NDVI (for NDVI>0) over the past 18 years. Gro ...
... Climate Change in Fennoscandia Høgda et. al (2007)* • Study area – all of Fennoscandia, 1982 – 1999 • AVHRR • Climate change assessed through changes in growing season using NDVI – Growing season was determined for each pixel by first calculating a mean NDVI (for NDVI>0) over the past 18 years. Gro ...
Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation
... discontinuity in the GIMMS data north of this latitude. The spatial variations of the climate-vegetation relationships were examined for Eurasia regionally using the divisions of Treshnikov (1985) (Fig. 2.3) and for the total Eurasian domain. NDVI and summer warmth index (SWI – sum of mean monthly t ...
... discontinuity in the GIMMS data north of this latitude. The spatial variations of the climate-vegetation relationships were examined for Eurasia regionally using the divisions of Treshnikov (1985) (Fig. 2.3) and for the total Eurasian domain. NDVI and summer warmth index (SWI – sum of mean monthly t ...
PDF
... household income by 1.5%. This effect falls to 1.3% after we account for the expected adjustment in improved maize adoption. Introduction Climate change is expected to affect food security and farm income in sub-Saharan Africa through its relationship to crop productivity. IPCC (2007) projects tempe ...
... household income by 1.5%. This effect falls to 1.3% after we account for the expected adjustment in improved maize adoption. Introduction Climate change is expected to affect food security and farm income in sub-Saharan Africa through its relationship to crop productivity. IPCC (2007) projects tempe ...
The Changing Earth-Life System—Critical Information for
... vital for addressing urgent societal issues, and these processes must be addressed in a systematic and interdisciplinary fashion. The community is poised to launch a major coordinated research initiative to address fundamental questions about global change that we must answer for society to move for ...
... vital for addressing urgent societal issues, and these processes must be addressed in a systematic and interdisciplinary fashion. The community is poised to launch a major coordinated research initiative to address fundamental questions about global change that we must answer for society to move for ...
Vegetation limits the impact of a warm climate on boreal wildfires
... Variations in charcoal accumulation rate or influx (sedimentary charcoal load per time unit; e.g. mm2 cm2 yr1) provide a continuous record of local wildfire frequency in a point-based manner (i.e. average fire number per time unit at a given point) within the sampling resolution of the sediment r ...
... Variations in charcoal accumulation rate or influx (sedimentary charcoal load per time unit; e.g. mm2 cm2 yr1) provide a continuous record of local wildfire frequency in a point-based manner (i.e. average fire number per time unit at a given point) within the sampling resolution of the sediment r ...
Climate-change studies in the western Himalaya
... thoroughly, four ranges of the western Himalaya (Pir Panjal, Shamshawari, Greater Himalaya and Karakoram) are considered. Results show the seasonal maximum and minimum temperatures have increased over all the ranges of the western Himalaya, except the Karakoram range, where there is a decreasing tre ...
... thoroughly, four ranges of the western Himalaya (Pir Panjal, Shamshawari, Greater Himalaya and Karakoram) are considered. Results show the seasonal maximum and minimum temperatures have increased over all the ranges of the western Himalaya, except the Karakoram range, where there is a decreasing tre ...
Climate change and the impact of aerosol
... Some of the main uncertainties in understanding climate change concern the role of aerosols. Aerosol particles vary widely in size and chemical composition, and both are important in governing their effects on climate and human health. For climate effects, the number of particles (of intermediate si ...
... Some of the main uncertainties in understanding climate change concern the role of aerosols. Aerosol particles vary widely in size and chemical composition, and both are important in governing their effects on climate and human health. For climate effects, the number of particles (of intermediate si ...
Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation
... discontinuity in the GIMMS data north of this latitude. The spatial variations of the climate-vegetation relationships were examined for Eurasia regionally using the divisions of Treshnikov (1985) (Fig. 2.3) and for the total Eurasian domain. NDVI and summer warmth index (SWI – sum of mean monthly t ...
... discontinuity in the GIMMS data north of this latitude. The spatial variations of the climate-vegetation relationships were examined for Eurasia regionally using the divisions of Treshnikov (1985) (Fig. 2.3) and for the total Eurasian domain. NDVI and summer warmth index (SWI – sum of mean monthly t ...
Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening
... United States and observed an overall linear correlation between the two quantities over a temperature range of 68F to 95F (Bloomer et al. 2009). The study used rural data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) resulting in more than 3 million valid simultaneous measurements of ...
... United States and observed an overall linear correlation between the two quantities over a temperature range of 68F to 95F (Bloomer et al. 2009). The study used rural data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) resulting in more than 3 million valid simultaneous measurements of ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... and climate change. They incorporate the priorities of all stakeholders, including organizations and individuals outside the government. LECRDS should not be perceived as strategies that create rules and constraints to development, but rather as approaches that will continue to pursue social, gender ...
... and climate change. They incorporate the priorities of all stakeholders, including organizations and individuals outside the government. LECRDS should not be perceived as strategies that create rules and constraints to development, but rather as approaches that will continue to pursue social, gender ...
Climate change intensification of horizontal water vapor transport in
... poleward shift in the extratropical cyclone tracks, but when the events do occur, they will have greater IVT. This subject was explored in Pierce et al. [2013], which concluded that the large variability in California’s projected annual precipitation is due to how the extreme events are handled in d ...
... poleward shift in the extratropical cyclone tracks, but when the events do occur, they will have greater IVT. This subject was explored in Pierce et al. [2013], which concluded that the large variability in California’s projected annual precipitation is due to how the extreme events are handled in d ...
The effects of climate change on tropical birds
... loss, emerging diseases, invasive species, and hunting will exacerbate the effects of climate change on tropical birds. In some models habitat loss can increase bird extinctions caused by climate change by 50%. 3.5 °C surface warming by the year 2100 may result in 600–900 extinctions of land bird sp ...
... loss, emerging diseases, invasive species, and hunting will exacerbate the effects of climate change on tropical birds. In some models habitat loss can increase bird extinctions caused by climate change by 50%. 3.5 °C surface warming by the year 2100 may result in 600–900 extinctions of land bird sp ...
Final Report Executive Summary
... water quality. Dual action on climate change and water quality improvement will be critical for the future of the Reef. ...
... water quality. Dual action on climate change and water quality improvement will be critical for the future of the Reef. ...
Community Climate Petition to the House of Representatives
... century. 2016 was by far the hottest year ever recorded and each month more heat and extreme weather records are broken. Yet because of emissions from our transport & energy, mining & industry, agriculture & deforestation, we continue to pump around 37 billion tonnes of heat-trapping gases (CO2 equi ...
... century. 2016 was by far the hottest year ever recorded and each month more heat and extreme weather records are broken. Yet because of emissions from our transport & energy, mining & industry, agriculture & deforestation, we continue to pump around 37 billion tonnes of heat-trapping gases (CO2 equi ...
ece13 Wolff 19098590 en
... Every day, climate influences human activity, including diet, chores, recreation, and conversation. Households spend considerable amounts on housing, energy, clothing, and travel to protect themselves from extreme climates and to enjoy comfortable moderation. Geographically, climate impacts the desi ...
... Every day, climate influences human activity, including diet, chores, recreation, and conversation. Households spend considerable amounts on housing, energy, clothing, and travel to protect themselves from extreme climates and to enjoy comfortable moderation. Geographically, climate impacts the desi ...
Upward ant distribution shift corresponds with minimum, not
... Received 2 September 2012 and accepted 2 February 2013 ...
... Received 2 September 2012 and accepted 2 February 2013 ...
(2006) 80-120 yr Long-term solar induced effects on the earth, past
... in response to solar stimuli at the turning points of Wolf-Gleissberg cycles (Yousef and Amer, 2000). The same turning point can raise the level at some location and reduce it at others. The rise and decline of few lakes; Lake Victoria as an example of the Equatorial African lakes, the Aral Sea and ...
... in response to solar stimuli at the turning points of Wolf-Gleissberg cycles (Yousef and Amer, 2000). The same turning point can raise the level at some location and reduce it at others. The rise and decline of few lakes; Lake Victoria as an example of the Equatorial African lakes, the Aral Sea and ...
climate change, disasters, and human mobility in south asia and
... This background paper informs the Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation on “Climate Change, Disasters and Human Mobility in South Asia and Indian Ocean,” taking place in Khulna, Bangladesh from 3 – 5 April 2015, which aims at exploring the issues related to human mobility (displacement, migration ...
... This background paper informs the Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation on “Climate Change, Disasters and Human Mobility in South Asia and Indian Ocean,” taking place in Khulna, Bangladesh from 3 – 5 April 2015, which aims at exploring the issues related to human mobility (displacement, migration ...
The significant climate warming in the northern Tibetan Plateau and
... The global climate has become warmer over the last century and is projected to undergo further warming during the next 100 years (e.g., Jones and Briffa, 1992; Meehl et al., 2007). The observed warming has not been globally uniform, and regional differences in the surface air temperature changes are ...
... The global climate has become warmer over the last century and is projected to undergo further warming during the next 100 years (e.g., Jones and Briffa, 1992; Meehl et al., 2007). The observed warming has not been globally uniform, and regional differences in the surface air temperature changes are ...
Regional climate change and its impact on photooxidant
... simulations with a coupled climate-chemistry model were carried out. The simulations with a horizontal resolution of 60 km for Europe and 20 km for central Europe were driven by meteorological boundary conditions provided by a long-term simulation of the global climate model ECHAM4. Two time slices ...
... simulations with a coupled climate-chemistry model were carried out. The simulations with a horizontal resolution of 60 km for Europe and 20 km for central Europe were driven by meteorological boundary conditions provided by a long-term simulation of the global climate model ECHAM4. Two time slices ...
Women Warming Up! - Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and
... workforce to clean jobs, for which decent work standards ...
... workforce to clean jobs, for which decent work standards ...
Decadal-Scale Temperature Trends in the Southern Hemisphere
... on the basis of South Atlantic results from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate System Model, Wainer et al. (2004) suggested that a global warming scenario would yield rapid changes in SST and barotropic transport within the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) compared wit ...
... on the basis of South Atlantic results from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate System Model, Wainer et al. (2004) suggested that a global warming scenario would yield rapid changes in SST and barotropic transport within the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) compared wit ...
MCCA Regulations and Syllabus -Masters
... adaptation. It explores the fundamental changes caused by anthropogenic and natural activities that influence the alteration of the living earth’s environment. As a result of the anthropogenic climate change drivers, the global mean surface temperature is projected to increase between 1.5°C and 5.8° ...
... adaptation. It explores the fundamental changes caused by anthropogenic and natural activities that influence the alteration of the living earth’s environment. As a result of the anthropogenic climate change drivers, the global mean surface temperature is projected to increase between 1.5°C and 5.8° ...