Land - Use/Land Cover Change as a
... Estimated radiative forcings since preindustrial times for the Earth and Troposphere system (TOA) radiative forcing with adjusted stratospheric temperatures). The height of the rectangular bar denotes a central or best estimate of the forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertai ...
... Estimated radiative forcings since preindustrial times for the Earth and Troposphere system (TOA) radiative forcing with adjusted stratospheric temperatures). The height of the rectangular bar denotes a central or best estimate of the forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertai ...
The Role Of Halocarbons In The Climate Change Of The
... efficiency is a radiative forcing per unit concentration, and is a measure of a halocarbons ability to alter surface temperature. Clouds absorb upwelling radiation from the surface and emit this at a cooler temperature, hence they reduce a halocarbons ability to warm the TTL. Using our cloud climato ...
... efficiency is a radiative forcing per unit concentration, and is a measure of a halocarbons ability to alter surface temperature. Clouds absorb upwelling radiation from the surface and emit this at a cooler temperature, hence they reduce a halocarbons ability to warm the TTL. Using our cloud climato ...
climate change influences on antarctic bird populations
... The temperature trends are very variable across the continent. Rapid warming has occurred over the Antarctic Peninsula, which stands out as a clear and consistent region of rapid change, whereas conditions have been much more variable in other sectors (Turner et al. 2005). The Antarctic Peninsula ha ...
... The temperature trends are very variable across the continent. Rapid warming has occurred over the Antarctic Peninsula, which stands out as a clear and consistent region of rapid change, whereas conditions have been much more variable in other sectors (Turner et al. 2005). The Antarctic Peninsula ha ...
Incorporating estuaries as a source or sink of sediment within
... the Holocene; accordingly, mature estuaries have strongly positive sediment budgets, while immature estuaries have weakly positive sediment budgets. Should these antecedent conditions continue in the future, mature estuaries may continue to infill at rates that approach equilibrium with the rate of ...
... the Holocene; accordingly, mature estuaries have strongly positive sediment budgets, while immature estuaries have weakly positive sediment budgets. Should these antecedent conditions continue in the future, mature estuaries may continue to infill at rates that approach equilibrium with the rate of ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... management responds, or was expected to respond, to their reporting on climate change. About one quarter (27%) felt they get or would get few reactions either way. About two in ten (22%) felt they get or would get predominantly positive reactions from management. Another two in ten (21%) felt the fe ...
... management responds, or was expected to respond, to their reporting on climate change. About one quarter (27%) felt they get or would get few reactions either way. About two in ten (22%) felt they get or would get predominantly positive reactions from management. Another two in ten (21%) felt the fe ...
climate change
... regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, South East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands. It is important to remember, as we have seen from recent history, that migration and displacement in other world regions can also affect developed countries. These five regions are alre ...
... regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, South East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands. It is important to remember, as we have seen from recent history, that migration and displacement in other world regions can also affect developed countries. These five regions are alre ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOREST
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; IPCC, 1995). The HHL scenario is based on higher CO2 emissions from the EPPA model, slower diffusion of heat into the ocean, smaller effects of cooling associated with atmospheric aerosols, and smaller heating effects associated with the radiative for ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; IPCC, 1995). The HHL scenario is based on higher CO2 emissions from the EPPA model, slower diffusion of heat into the ocean, smaller effects of cooling associated with atmospheric aerosols, and smaller heating effects associated with the radiative for ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments: Working Paper 51 (556 kB) (opens in new window)
... resolution of current global climate models, so called general circulation models (GCMs), which is not yet sufficient to simulate the most intense storms (Emanuel 2008). The majority of the studies reviewed by Knutson et al. project, on average, an increase in storm intensity in the Atlantic Basin, ...
... resolution of current global climate models, so called general circulation models (GCMs), which is not yet sufficient to simulate the most intense storms (Emanuel 2008). The majority of the studies reviewed by Knutson et al. project, on average, an increase in storm intensity in the Atlantic Basin, ...
Global Climate Change Policy Update (2007) DRAFT
... Many policy analysts predict that the newly elected democratic 110th Congress will increase the number of climate change related proposals. However, the general belief is that dramatic changes in climate policy are unlikely until after President Bush’s term in office. Thus, projections of a carbon c ...
... Many policy analysts predict that the newly elected democratic 110th Congress will increase the number of climate change related proposals. However, the general belief is that dramatic changes in climate policy are unlikely until after President Bush’s term in office. Thus, projections of a carbon c ...
Questions for discussion Copenhagen Explain the BtN story to
... Kid: So what's so important about it? Climate change. While there's still some debate about whether or not humans are causing it, many now agree the possible consequences are too scary to ignore. And since it’s a problem facing the entire world, the world is looking for solutions. Since 1992 world ...
... Kid: So what's so important about it? Climate change. While there's still some debate about whether or not humans are causing it, many now agree the possible consequences are too scary to ignore. And since it’s a problem facing the entire world, the world is looking for solutions. Since 1992 world ...
Sulfate aerosols in the troposphere and lower stratosphere
... find their way to the troposphere and hydrate to form sulfuric acid, leading to an increase in acid deposition in a variety of ecosystems (Kravitz et al., 2009). These increases will be most noticed in pristine as opposed to urban areas and areas with significant rainfall will be the most affected ( ...
... find their way to the troposphere and hydrate to form sulfuric acid, leading to an increase in acid deposition in a variety of ecosystems (Kravitz et al., 2009). These increases will be most noticed in pristine as opposed to urban areas and areas with significant rainfall will be the most affected ( ...
transcript - Holland America Line
... PATRICK: Yes, when we look at the Fairweather range that a number of the glaciers have their source from, you are looking at one of the snowiest places on Earth. There's really no way around that. The Gulf of Alaska on the other side of those mountains, the water that's coming in from the Japanese c ...
... PATRICK: Yes, when we look at the Fairweather range that a number of the glaciers have their source from, you are looking at one of the snowiest places on Earth. There's really no way around that. The Gulf of Alaska on the other side of those mountains, the water that's coming in from the Japanese c ...
Nota di lavoro 2000.038 - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
... Human population is attracted to coastal zones to a greater extent than to other regions. Urbanisation and the rapid growth of coastal cities have therefore been a dominant population trend over the last decades, leading to the development of numerous megacities in all coastal regions around the wor ...
... Human population is attracted to coastal zones to a greater extent than to other regions. Urbanisation and the rapid growth of coastal cities have therefore been a dominant population trend over the last decades, leading to the development of numerous megacities in all coastal regions around the wor ...
The business case for action
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
Creating a Climate Smart DFID
... against which offices are encouraged to assess themselves: bronze, silver and gold. You will need to agree the level of response which your office aims to reach with your Director and when you want to start your SPR by the latest early 2012. This will help you allocate resources and plan your activi ...
... against which offices are encouraged to assess themselves: bronze, silver and gold. You will need to agree the level of response which your office aims to reach with your Director and when you want to start your SPR by the latest early 2012. This will help you allocate resources and plan your activi ...
The business case for action - BASIC
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
UNEP and Climate Change
... Secretariat relies largely on the science base of others, which it draws from sources such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established by UNEP and the WMO in 1988. UNEP, through the IPCC and other assessments and sources of analysis, can inform the negotiation process on env ...
... Secretariat relies largely on the science base of others, which it draws from sources such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established by UNEP and the WMO in 1988. UNEP, through the IPCC and other assessments and sources of analysis, can inform the negotiation process on env ...
Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are
... the Fourth IPCC Assessment Report (Christensen et al., 2007). These scenarios have now been around for several years, however a knowledge and communication gap still remains as to how these climate change scenarios can be interpreted and what they imply for European forestry. The knowledge about pot ...
... the Fourth IPCC Assessment Report (Christensen et al., 2007). These scenarios have now been around for several years, however a knowledge and communication gap still remains as to how these climate change scenarios can be interpreted and what they imply for European forestry. The knowledge about pot ...
... throughout the world (Mizuta et al., 2006; Randall et al., 2007; Vera and Silvestri, 2009; Blázquez and Nuñez, 2012a; Cavalcanti and Shimizu, 2012; Rupp et al., 2013; Grose et al., 2014; Gulizia and Camilloni 2015, among others). Nevertheless, their performance deteriorates when looking at finer tem ...
2A.3 APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT WEATHER PATTERN
... simulated daily values of meteorological variables (mean sea level pressure, temperature, precipitation) were obtained from the regional climate model (RCM) outputs of the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI). DMI used the HIRHAM4 RCM (Christensen et al., 1996) with 50 km horizontal resolution (the ...
... simulated daily values of meteorological variables (mean sea level pressure, temperature, precipitation) were obtained from the regional climate model (RCM) outputs of the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI). DMI used the HIRHAM4 RCM (Christensen et al., 1996) with 50 km horizontal resolution (the ...
Articles
... The ocean at Palmer Station, Antarctic. LTER investigators haveemployed an understanding of time and spacevariations in the stratosphere and Antarctic waters, radiation transfer theory, remote sensing, and sea-surfaceand hydrographic observations to provide one of the first piecesof evidenceof an ec ...
... The ocean at Palmer Station, Antarctic. LTER investigators haveemployed an understanding of time and spacevariations in the stratosphere and Antarctic waters, radiation transfer theory, remote sensing, and sea-surfaceand hydrographic observations to provide one of the first piecesof evidenceof an ec ...
Perverse incentives under the CDM: a comment - Working Paper 53 (757 kB) (opens in new window)
... 2. Mitigation of climate change (including the roles of carbon markets and lowcarbon technologies) 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Ins ...
... 2. Mitigation of climate change (including the roles of carbon markets and lowcarbon technologies) 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Ins ...