Ensemble modeling, uncertainty and robust predictions
... often include a limited investigation of the impacts of initial condition uncertainty as well: each model or model version is run more than once under a chosen emission scenario, using different initial conditions on each run. The relative contribution of initial condition uncertainty to the ensembl ...
... often include a limited investigation of the impacts of initial condition uncertainty as well: each model or model version is run more than once under a chosen emission scenario, using different initial conditions on each run. The relative contribution of initial condition uncertainty to the ensembl ...
- Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
... climate. Once we know how climate threatens a resource, then we can determine what can be done to manage those risks and reduce vulnerability. If feasible actions exist, they can then be prioritized, included in planning efforts, and implemented. Climate-sensitive tribal resources were identified th ...
... climate. Once we know how climate threatens a resource, then we can determine what can be done to manage those risks and reduce vulnerability. If feasible actions exist, they can then be prioritized, included in planning efforts, and implemented. Climate-sensitive tribal resources were identified th ...
15. 2005: Multi-year climate prediction model
... published in 1970. These were the need to establish a coordinating body for water research that led to the establishment of the Water Research Commission (WRC), and the strong recommendation that a long-range climate prediction model, however coarse, be developed. These two recommendations have now ...
... published in 1970. These were the need to establish a coordinating body for water research that led to the establishment of the Water Research Commission (WRC), and the strong recommendation that a long-range climate prediction model, however coarse, be developed. These two recommendations have now ...
Debate Capitalism and Climate Change: Can the Invisible Hand
... far too stringent and way out of line with the accepted view that climate action (spending money now to slow future global warming) is cost effective only for stabilization targets above 650 ppm CO 2eq . Implicit in this higher target is a huge 90–100 per cent risk of warming exceeding 2◦ C and a 40 ...
... far too stringent and way out of line with the accepted view that climate action (spending money now to slow future global warming) is cost effective only for stabilization targets above 650 ppm CO 2eq . Implicit in this higher target is a huge 90–100 per cent risk of warming exceeding 2◦ C and a 40 ...
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... measurements of SOC concentration, bulk density, and soil thickness taken at different points in time (4, 5). In this study, we observed longterm changes in SOC concentration and bulk density but did not measure changes in soil thickness in the old-growth forests. Although soil thickness dynamics we ...
... measurements of SOC concentration, bulk density, and soil thickness taken at different points in time (4, 5). In this study, we observed longterm changes in SOC concentration and bulk density but did not measure changes in soil thickness in the old-growth forests. Although soil thickness dynamics we ...
Andrew Boswell November 2007
... There is NO 2% excuse ! • Phil Woolas, Minister of Climate Change said on 20th September “we see that as much as 15% of world carbon emissions are a direct result of UK economic activity both at home and abroad. “ – Global spread of ‘City business interests’ – Imports from China etc – our dependenc ...
... There is NO 2% excuse ! • Phil Woolas, Minister of Climate Change said on 20th September “we see that as much as 15% of world carbon emissions are a direct result of UK economic activity both at home and abroad. “ – Global spread of ‘City business interests’ – Imports from China etc – our dependenc ...
TYPHOON HAIYAN: Destruction in the Philippines
... The United States has been the single largest producer of greenhouse gases since 1850. Currently China is leading the world in greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, it has become clear that Canada will not meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to when the government signed the 2009 Copenha ...
... The United States has been the single largest producer of greenhouse gases since 1850. Currently China is leading the world in greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, it has become clear that Canada will not meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to when the government signed the 2009 Copenha ...
Background papers
... count as a “term of office” and therefore, even if they are subsequently elected for a four year term their total term of membership could be limited to five or six years not eight. The implications of excluding any period of appointment (described as co-option) from the definition of “two successiv ...
... count as a “term of office” and therefore, even if they are subsequently elected for a four year term their total term of membership could be limited to five or six years not eight. The implications of excluding any period of appointment (described as co-option) from the definition of “two successiv ...
MEECS Climate Change Unit Introduction
... • Explain how carbon exists in different forms such as limestone (rock), carbon dioxide (gas), carbonic acid (water), and animals (life) within Earth systems and how those forms can be beneficial or harmful to humans. E2.3A • Explain how carbon moves through the Earth system (including the geosphe ...
... • Explain how carbon exists in different forms such as limestone (rock), carbon dioxide (gas), carbonic acid (water), and animals (life) within Earth systems and how those forms can be beneficial or harmful to humans. E2.3A • Explain how carbon moves through the Earth system (including the geosphe ...
Minds On Did you know that typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are
... The United States has been the single largest producer of greenhouse gases since 1850. Currently China is leading the world in greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, it has become clear that Canada will not meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to when the government signed the 2009 Copenha ...
... The United States has been the single largest producer of greenhouse gases since 1850. Currently China is leading the world in greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, it has become clear that Canada will not meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to when the government signed the 2009 Copenha ...
Not a Problem, Someone Else`s Problem, My Problem or Our
... A lack of trust between and among citizens, scientists and government officials can be an impediment to behaviour change. Citizens and businesses may not have confidence in government mitigation programmes. Polls continue to document beliefs by a substantial (and very vocal) minority that climate ch ...
... A lack of trust between and among citizens, scientists and government officials can be an impediment to behaviour change. Citizens and businesses may not have confidence in government mitigation programmes. Polls continue to document beliefs by a substantial (and very vocal) minority that climate ch ...
Climate change implications for the glaciers of the Hindu Kush
... balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaciers (Xu et al., 2009). There are relatively few studies that ai ...
... balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaciers (Xu et al., 2009). There are relatively few studies that ai ...
Multilevel Governance and American Influence on Canadian
... follow Canadian and US politics also will not be surprised that the arrow of influence runs decidedly northward in the case of climate policy, just as Canadian environmental policy more generally has long been devised in the shadow of US environmental policy (Hoberg 1991). With 80 percent of its exp ...
... follow Canadian and US politics also will not be surprised that the arrow of influence runs decidedly northward in the case of climate policy, just as Canadian environmental policy more generally has long been devised in the shadow of US environmental policy (Hoberg 1991). With 80 percent of its exp ...
NEWSLETTER - UU Ministry for Earth
... Congregational Study Action Issue (CSAI) that will be crafted into an SOC in four years. The topics include: A National Conversation On Race; Climate Change and Environmental Justice (see article on page 10); The Corruption of Our Democracy; and Ending Gun Violence in America. In building sustainabl ...
... Congregational Study Action Issue (CSAI) that will be crafted into an SOC in four years. The topics include: A National Conversation On Race; Climate Change and Environmental Justice (see article on page 10); The Corruption of Our Democracy; and Ending Gun Violence in America. In building sustainabl ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LARGE SCALE OCEAN
... 2005) show that the MOC and associated northward heat transport has been constant from 1957 to 1992. However, from 1992 to 2004 the MOC has slowed by 30%. The structure of the MOC has changed, such that the transport of deepwater southward has halved and has been compensated by an increase in the tr ...
... 2005) show that the MOC and associated northward heat transport has been constant from 1957 to 1992. However, from 1992 to 2004 the MOC has slowed by 30%. The structure of the MOC has changed, such that the transport of deepwater southward has halved and has been compensated by an increase in the tr ...
The Role of Climate Change in the Egyptian Revolution
... affecting every person, place, and creature on the planet: climate change. This issue is no longer one that can be disregarded as a future issue, one that the inhabitants of this Earth do not have to worry about. The impacts of climate change are wide-ranging and are unfortunately deadly. Today’s at ...
... affecting every person, place, and creature on the planet: climate change. This issue is no longer one that can be disregarded as a future issue, one that the inhabitants of this Earth do not have to worry about. The impacts of climate change are wide-ranging and are unfortunately deadly. Today’s at ...
pub02_GulfEcosystem_met_climate
... delay of about 50 years, mainly because of the ocean’s thermal inertia. Thus, since the beginning of this century Earth’s mean temperature has risen by about 0.5o C, and at current levels of CO2 release, the final temperature increase for expected levels of release is expected to be 2o C in this cen ...
... delay of about 50 years, mainly because of the ocean’s thermal inertia. Thus, since the beginning of this century Earth’s mean temperature has risen by about 0.5o C, and at current levels of CO2 release, the final temperature increase for expected levels of release is expected to be 2o C in this cen ...
Debate Capitalism and Climate Change: Can the Invisible Hand
... far too stringent and way out of line with the accepted view that climate action (spending money now to slow future global warming) is cost effective only for stabilization targets above 650 ppm CO 2eq . Implicit in this higher target is a huge 90–100 per cent risk of warming exceeding 2◦ C and a 40 ...
... far too stringent and way out of line with the accepted view that climate action (spending money now to slow future global warming) is cost effective only for stabilization targets above 650 ppm CO 2eq . Implicit in this higher target is a huge 90–100 per cent risk of warming exceeding 2◦ C and a 40 ...
The Climate of History: Four Theses
... insofar as that present gives rise to concerns about our future. Our historical sense of the present, in Weisman’s version, has thus become deeply destructive of our general sense of history. I will return to Weisman’s experiment in the last part of this essay. There is much in the debate on climate ...
... insofar as that present gives rise to concerns about our future. Our historical sense of the present, in Weisman’s version, has thus become deeply destructive of our general sense of history. I will return to Weisman’s experiment in the last part of this essay. There is much in the debate on climate ...
West Africa Working Group - International Ocean Institute
... international debates and concerns. As a result of this, our group identified 4 major issues that ...
... international debates and concerns. As a result of this, our group identified 4 major issues that ...
Climate Risk Assessment for Water Resources
... 1993; Hulme, 2001, p.20; Lebel et al., 2003). Average annual rainfall amounts fell by between 25% and 40%, depending on the location, and persisted over the next two decades, prompting some researchers to hypothesize about whether such decline represented evidence of climate change (Demarée, 1990). ...
... 1993; Hulme, 2001, p.20; Lebel et al., 2003). Average annual rainfall amounts fell by between 25% and 40%, depending on the location, and persisted over the next two decades, prompting some researchers to hypothesize about whether such decline represented evidence of climate change (Demarée, 1990). ...