Impact of human activity and climate change on runoff in Haihe
... It has been widely acknowledged that decrease in runoff is highly influenced by human activity and climate change ( Fraiture et al., 2007; Hejiazi et al., 2007; Tanaka et al., 2006; Labat et al., 2004; Vortsmary, 2000). Vortsmary (2000) analyzed water resources from climate change, population growth ...
... It has been widely acknowledged that decrease in runoff is highly influenced by human activity and climate change ( Fraiture et al., 2007; Hejiazi et al., 2007; Tanaka et al., 2006; Labat et al., 2004; Vortsmary, 2000). Vortsmary (2000) analyzed water resources from climate change, population growth ...
International Conference on Climate and Environment Change
... river supports a population of about 215 million people, whose livelihoods are directly or indirectly dependent on it. This leads to a very high population density in the basin and an approximate water availability of 1,329 m3 per head. In total the Indus River Basin is estimated to have a total hyd ...
... river supports a population of about 215 million people, whose livelihoods are directly or indirectly dependent on it. This leads to a very high population density in the basin and an approximate water availability of 1,329 m3 per head. In total the Indus River Basin is estimated to have a total hyd ...
climate change under nepa: avoiding cursory consideration of
... poses. As a result, the United States is left with more paperwork and more GHG emissions. Climate change scholarship has not given much attention to the specific degree of climate change consideration presented in NEPA documentation.20 This Article fills that gap with an empirical evaluation of BLM ...
... poses. As a result, the United States is left with more paperwork and more GHG emissions. Climate change scholarship has not given much attention to the specific degree of climate change consideration presented in NEPA documentation.20 This Article fills that gap with an empirical evaluation of BLM ...
Economic Analysis of Climate-Proofing Investment Projects
... The complexity and uncertainty of the factors that define climate risks and vulnerability, particularly at a project scale makes climate proofing a challenging activity for scientists, engineers, economists and decision makers. ADB is developing a set of technical resources to assist both its own op ...
... The complexity and uncertainty of the factors that define climate risks and vulnerability, particularly at a project scale makes climate proofing a challenging activity for scientists, engineers, economists and decision makers. ADB is developing a set of technical resources to assist both its own op ...
Climates of suspicion - Geoengineering Governance Research
... given the re-occurrence throughout history of plenty of examples of demonstrably real conspiracies (Wood et al. 2012). Given that conspiracies evidently can and do occur, the identification of persistent epistemological differences between conspiracy theories and other theories becomes in effect imp ...
... given the re-occurrence throughout history of plenty of examples of demonstrably real conspiracies (Wood et al. 2012). Given that conspiracies evidently can and do occur, the identification of persistent epistemological differences between conspiracy theories and other theories becomes in effect imp ...
An Investigation of Historical Temperature and Precipitation Data at
... continental, and regional scales. Global climate change models (GCMs) employed to simulate the effects of an enhanced greenhouse effect have produced different regional results for the central United States. These modeling experiments all concluded that there would be considerable warming, particula ...
... continental, and regional scales. Global climate change models (GCMs) employed to simulate the effects of an enhanced greenhouse effect have produced different regional results for the central United States. These modeling experiments all concluded that there would be considerable warming, particula ...
Regional temperature change over the HuangHuaiHai Plain of
... on regional climate, especially on temperature. The effect of irrigation and urbanization on temperature is separately documented in several studies. However, there are few studies analysing the combined effects of irrigation and urbanization on temperature. In this study, changes in surface tempera ...
... on regional climate, especially on temperature. The effect of irrigation and urbanization on temperature is separately documented in several studies. However, there are few studies analysing the combined effects of irrigation and urbanization on temperature. In this study, changes in surface tempera ...
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... occur where mean annual temperatures are between -12° and 5°C and mean annual precipitation is between 200 and 1000 mm. This distribution spans most of the climate domain of the boreal ecoregion (Plate 2). Peatlands are often abundant in regions that receive <500 mm of mean annual precipitation, whi ...
... occur where mean annual temperatures are between -12° and 5°C and mean annual precipitation is between 200 and 1000 mm. This distribution spans most of the climate domain of the boreal ecoregion (Plate 2). Peatlands are often abundant in regions that receive <500 mm of mean annual precipitation, whi ...
The use of the aridity index to assess climate
... identifies water-holding capacity of soil, infiltration capacity of soil, and the rate at which the water flows toward plant roots, as three possible causes. For example, if water-holding capacity of the soil is too small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed ...
... identifies water-holding capacity of soil, infiltration capacity of soil, and the rate at which the water flows toward plant roots, as three possible causes. For example, if water-holding capacity of the soil is too small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed ...
How does climate change influence arctic mercury?
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
Stern i in. (2012) How does climate change in fl uence arctic mercury?
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
The use of the aridity index to assess climate change effect on
... identifies water-holding capacity of soil, infiltration capacity of soil, and the rate at which the water flows toward plant roots, as three possible causes. For example, if water-holding capacity of the soil is too small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed ...
... identifies water-holding capacity of soil, infiltration capacity of soil, and the rate at which the water flows toward plant roots, as three possible causes. For example, if water-holding capacity of the soil is too small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed ...
Climate
... Evapotranspiration is the sum of water loss through transpiration by plants and evaporation from the soil. Evapotranspiration transfers energy (as latent heat) and water into the atmosphere, thereby affecting air temperature and moisture. Loss or alteration of vegetation can affect climate. ...
... Evapotranspiration is the sum of water loss through transpiration by plants and evaporation from the soil. Evapotranspiration transfers energy (as latent heat) and water into the atmosphere, thereby affecting air temperature and moisture. Loss or alteration of vegetation can affect climate. ...
Is climate change causing increased rockfall frequency in
... Burgenland and Vienna which have no share of the Alps. This equates to 3.2 events per 1000 km2 or 0.029 events per 1000 km2 per year. As one would expect, the majority of rockfalls occurred in the western federal states of Austria which feature a high proportion of mountainous terrain. A total of 24 ...
... Burgenland and Vienna which have no share of the Alps. This equates to 3.2 events per 1000 km2 or 0.029 events per 1000 km2 per year. As one would expect, the majority of rockfalls occurred in the western federal states of Austria which feature a high proportion of mountainous terrain. A total of 24 ...
Wyoming v. USDA: A Look Down the Road at Management of
... amount of precipitation, species range shifts, extinctions, and temperature changes. Further complicating the problem, federal agencies have been “slow to integrate climate change as a factor” in project planning and implementation due to uncertainty about effects, insufficient local information, la ...
... amount of precipitation, species range shifts, extinctions, and temperature changes. Further complicating the problem, federal agencies have been “slow to integrate climate change as a factor” in project planning and implementation due to uncertainty about effects, insufficient local information, la ...
Endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly and climate change: Short
... Abstract The butterfly Euphydryas editha is known to be vulnerable to climate events that exacerbate natural phenological asynchrony between insect and hosts. In prior work, populations of E. editha have been more persistent at high latitudes and high elevations than in the south and at low elevatio ...
... Abstract The butterfly Euphydryas editha is known to be vulnerable to climate events that exacerbate natural phenological asynchrony between insect and hosts. In prior work, populations of E. editha have been more persistent at high latitudes and high elevations than in the south and at low elevatio ...
Rapid attribution of the August 2016 flood
... to 16 August and exceeded the previous height record (set 19 May 1953). The Comite River hit its NWS flood stage level before the maximum precipitation fell in the central US Gulf Coast. Floodwaters were slow to recede due to flood stages downstream causing backwater flooding (upstream flooding caus ...
... to 16 August and exceeded the previous height record (set 19 May 1953). The Comite River hit its NWS flood stage level before the maximum precipitation fell in the central US Gulf Coast. Floodwaters were slow to recede due to flood stages downstream causing backwater flooding (upstream flooding caus ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 6 FIRST-‐ORDER DRAFT Expert Review
... mechanisms to explain specie-‐specific responses, I appreciated chap 6 very much. It is the first time, finally, that I read a report not kept this approach in our revised version. specifically thought for ...
... mechanisms to explain specie-‐specific responses, I appreciated chap 6 very much. It is the first time, finally, that I read a report not kept this approach in our revised version. specifically thought for ...
Climate Satellites Affirmative - NDI - 2011
... temperature, because the increased area of open water has its largest impact on surface air temperature in the cool seasons. Further, we suggest that the stability of sea level during the Holocene is a consequence of the fact that global temperature remained just below the level required to initiate ...
... temperature, because the increased area of open water has its largest impact on surface air temperature in the cool seasons. Further, we suggest that the stability of sea level during the Holocene is a consequence of the fact that global temperature remained just below the level required to initiate ...
doc - Canadian Pugwash Group
... START-1. While some problems remain, the accomplishments so far on the CANWFZ offer experience applicable to an Arctic NWFZ. While extensive negotiations are in store, this idea is very timely, and the Russian experience tells us that work should start now. Each denuclearized zone is different9, no ...
... START-1. While some problems remain, the accomplishments so far on the CANWFZ offer experience applicable to an Arctic NWFZ. While extensive negotiations are in store, this idea is very timely, and the Russian experience tells us that work should start now. Each denuclearized zone is different9, no ...
Towards stability metrics for cloud cover variation under climate
... • CAM3, AM2, and SP-CAM under SST+2K show large LTS increases while low cloud cover changes increase more slowly than predicted by LTS • These models under SST+2K all show increases in EIS too. Cloud changes in CAM and SP-CAM increase somewhat more rapidly than predicted by EIS • CRM driven by SP-CA ...
... • CAM3, AM2, and SP-CAM under SST+2K show large LTS increases while low cloud cover changes increase more slowly than predicted by LTS • These models under SST+2K all show increases in EIS too. Cloud changes in CAM and SP-CAM increase somewhat more rapidly than predicted by EIS • CRM driven by SP-CA ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AMBIGUITY AND CLIMATE POLICY Antony Millner Simon Dietz
... outcomes. Indeed his axioms are often considered to be synonymous with rational choice. Nevertheless, Savage himself took a cautious approach to his theory, suggesting that it should only be applied in small worlds, in which it is possible to ‘look before you leap’, i.e. imagine every possible conti ...
... outcomes. Indeed his axioms are often considered to be synonymous with rational choice. Nevertheless, Savage himself took a cautious approach to his theory, suggesting that it should only be applied in small worlds, in which it is possible to ‘look before you leap’, i.e. imagine every possible conti ...