Spring 2008 Summary
... expand an analysis of comparing changes in precipitation with changes in saturation vapor pressure brought on by quadrupled CO2 in the atmosphere. In the fall 2007 semester, we developed QQ-plots for individual grid boxes of the CM2.1 climate model over the United States, where we also plotted a lin ...
... expand an analysis of comparing changes in precipitation with changes in saturation vapor pressure brought on by quadrupled CO2 in the atmosphere. In the fall 2007 semester, we developed QQ-plots for individual grid boxes of the CM2.1 climate model over the United States, where we also plotted a lin ...
Variability properties of daily and monthly observed near-surface
... where Nj is the number of regional stations for the year j. The use of regional average, in general, provides a time series that is a better representation of large-scale climatic processes (Partal and Kahya, 2006), thus making it easier to deal with one index series in a region. Before using the M ...
... where Nj is the number of regional stations for the year j. The use of regional average, in general, provides a time series that is a better representation of large-scale climatic processes (Partal and Kahya, 2006), thus making it easier to deal with one index series in a region. Before using the M ...
The Longest Conflict - Centre for Policy Development
... to a close – the period from the early 1900s to the present when average temperatures increased less than 1 degree Celsius, and which brought incremental impact. As we finally start to see momentum to address climate change far more robustly, we also enter the second phase, where the average tempera ...
... to a close – the period from the early 1900s to the present when average temperatures increased less than 1 degree Celsius, and which brought incremental impact. As we finally start to see momentum to address climate change far more robustly, we also enter the second phase, where the average tempera ...
The Need for Strategic Environmental Assessment for Carbon
... pre-industrial levels, there has been wide discussion about Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) considered as one of the significant approaches to mitigating a large amount of CO2 from the global atmosphere (GCCSI 2016a; and Streck et al 2016). However, the current status of the world has yet to be wid ...
... pre-industrial levels, there has been wide discussion about Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) considered as one of the significant approaches to mitigating a large amount of CO2 from the global atmosphere (GCCSI 2016a; and Streck et al 2016). However, the current status of the world has yet to be wid ...
Estimating the Effect of Climate Change on the Hydrology of the Nile
... Considerable evidence supports the contention that climate change will increase average temperatures throughout the Nile River Basin (Di Baldasserre et al. 2011; El-Din 2013; Chen 2012). As shown by the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, in high temperature regions such as the Nile River Basin, even a sma ...
... Considerable evidence supports the contention that climate change will increase average temperatures throughout the Nile River Basin (Di Baldasserre et al. 2011; El-Din 2013; Chen 2012). As shown by the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, in high temperature regions such as the Nile River Basin, even a sma ...
PARCC Project Training Manual Module 2. Climate data
... by 2100, and up to 1m within about 2-3 centuries, depending on how much GHGs are emitted. ...
... by 2100, and up to 1m within about 2-3 centuries, depending on how much GHGs are emitted. ...
The evolution of, and revolution in, land surface schemes designed
... whereby changes in clouds or precipitation feedback to modify the initial perturbation to albedo (Figure 2). Given the key role that H and λE play in the climate system, it is necessary to simulate the diurnal, seasonal and longer term variations in these fluxes as well as possible. This has become ...
... whereby changes in clouds or precipitation feedback to modify the initial perturbation to albedo (Figure 2). Given the key role that H and λE play in the climate system, it is necessary to simulate the diurnal, seasonal and longer term variations in these fluxes as well as possible. This has become ...
Feedbacks and mechanisms affecting the global
... 22 ± 5 cm SLE (RCP8.5) by Marzeion et al. (2012). Remarkably, there is considerable overlap of the uncertainty ranges of projected mass loss from glaciers even for very different climate scenarios. For instance, RCP2.6 and RCP8.5, which during the period 2081–2100 arrive at a global mean temperature ...
... 22 ± 5 cm SLE (RCP8.5) by Marzeion et al. (2012). Remarkably, there is considerable overlap of the uncertainty ranges of projected mass loss from glaciers even for very different climate scenarios. For instance, RCP2.6 and RCP8.5, which during the period 2081–2100 arrive at a global mean temperature ...
Cusk (Brosme brosme) and climate change: assessing the threat to
... Our purpose here is to consider the effect of climate change on cusk (Brosme brosme), a marine fishery species found in moderately deep water throughout the North Atlantic. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) initiated a status review for ...
... Our purpose here is to consider the effect of climate change on cusk (Brosme brosme), a marine fishery species found in moderately deep water throughout the North Atlantic. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) initiated a status review for ...
Accurate estimates of yield gaps - Van Bussel et al 2015
... radiation, temperature and atmospheric [CO2 ], and cultivar characteristics (Evans, 1993). For rainfed, or partially irrigated systems, Yg is estimated based on water-limited yield potential (Yw ). Yw is defined similarly as Yp , but yields can be limited by water supply and distribution during the c ...
... radiation, temperature and atmospheric [CO2 ], and cultivar characteristics (Evans, 1993). For rainfed, or partially irrigated systems, Yg is estimated based on water-limited yield potential (Yw ). Yw is defined similarly as Yp , but yields can be limited by water supply and distribution during the c ...
Climate change-induced water stress and its
... The annual number of reported flood disasters in Europe increased considerably in 19732002. It is likely that land use change, river channel modifications and increased activities in areas vulnerable to floods are probably the most important influences on flooding today. In future there will likely ...
... The annual number of reported flood disasters in Europe increased considerably in 19732002. It is likely that land use change, river channel modifications and increased activities in areas vulnerable to floods are probably the most important influences on flooding today. In future there will likely ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... Approach to Climate Change”. The main objective of the initiative is to assist regional (i.e., subnational) governments in achieving the low-carbon and climate resilient development in their region through the development and implementation of an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan. The initiative i ...
... Approach to Climate Change”. The main objective of the initiative is to assist regional (i.e., subnational) governments in achieving the low-carbon and climate resilient development in their region through the development and implementation of an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan. The initiative i ...
‘information barrier’: Comparing perspectives on Unpacking the
... more candid responses from participants compared to phone surveys (Bachmann et al., 1999), and elicits longer responses to open ended questions than surveys delivered in other formats (Paolo et al., 2000). 3.1.1. Federal public lands survey The first survey was sent to 3100 federal land managers empl ...
... more candid responses from participants compared to phone surveys (Bachmann et al., 1999), and elicits longer responses to open ended questions than surveys delivered in other formats (Paolo et al., 2000). 3.1.1. Federal public lands survey The first survey was sent to 3100 federal land managers empl ...
The Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect
... helping it stay warm. This was the effect that would later be called, by an inaccurate analogy, the “greenhouse effect.” The equations and data available to 19th-century scientists were far too poor ...
... helping it stay warm. This was the effect that would later be called, by an inaccurate analogy, the “greenhouse effect.” The equations and data available to 19th-century scientists were far too poor ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... more generally, is implicated in many of these goals. Development planning often takes limited, if any, account of climate, despite frequent significant vulnerability to climate variations. The World Bank planning process, for example, at present makes no specific consideration for climate issues in ...
... more generally, is implicated in many of these goals. Development planning often takes limited, if any, account of climate, despite frequent significant vulnerability to climate variations. The World Bank planning process, for example, at present makes no specific consideration for climate issues in ...
NorthSouth asymmetry in the modeled phytoplankton community
... Hemisphere (SH) compared to the Northern Hemisphere (NH) [Meehl et al., 2007]. In climate modeling studies, this has been largely attributed to more ocean coverage and hence larger heat capacity and thermal inertia in the SH compared to the NH [e.g., Bryan et al., 1988; Manabe et al., 1991; Flato an ...
... Hemisphere (SH) compared to the Northern Hemisphere (NH) [Meehl et al., 2007]. In climate modeling studies, this has been largely attributed to more ocean coverage and hence larger heat capacity and thermal inertia in the SH compared to the NH [e.g., Bryan et al., 1988; Manabe et al., 1991; Flato an ...
Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
... No greater environmental and economic challenge faces Canada and Canadians than climate change. From melting sea ice in the Arctic to the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to more extreme weather events, a warming globe from increased greenhouse gas emissions is making its effects known ri ...
... No greater environmental and economic challenge faces Canada and Canadians than climate change. From melting sea ice in the Arctic to the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to more extreme weather events, a warming globe from increased greenhouse gas emissions is making its effects known ri ...
corporate conquistadors - Corporate Europe Observatory
... In the 1980s when oil company Shell first began to move into the Camisea area, followed by groups of loggers, the resulting contact with members of the Nahua indigenous group led to the deaths of half of the Nahua people. The Nahua had no previous exposure to the diseases brought into the area by th ...
... In the 1980s when oil company Shell first began to move into the Camisea area, followed by groups of loggers, the resulting contact with members of the Nahua indigenous group led to the deaths of half of the Nahua people. The Nahua had no previous exposure to the diseases brought into the area by th ...
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... three key factors. First, given the current state of international climate policy, substantial warming is projected by the end of the 21st Century, even with implementation of the Copenhagen Accord (Nordhaus, 2010).6 Second, due to delays in the climate system, some warming from past emissions will ...
... three key factors. First, given the current state of international climate policy, substantial warming is projected by the end of the 21st Century, even with implementation of the Copenhagen Accord (Nordhaus, 2010).6 Second, due to delays in the climate system, some warming from past emissions will ...
American Teens` Knowledge of Climate Change
... American Teens’ Knowledge of Climate Change reports results from a national study of what American teens in middle and high school understand about how the climate system works, and the causes, impacts and potential solutions to global warming. This report describes how knowledge of climate change v ...
... American Teens’ Knowledge of Climate Change reports results from a national study of what American teens in middle and high school understand about how the climate system works, and the causes, impacts and potential solutions to global warming. This report describes how knowledge of climate change v ...
GEF activities and some issues related to CDM Capacity
... development “ implemented by Ministry of Industry. • “ PDF B WB/GEF Project :Energy demand-side management and energy efficiency program (DSM) “ implemented by Ministry of Industry. • “ PDF B WB/GEF Project: Geothermal power development” implemented by WB. ...
... development “ implemented by Ministry of Industry. • “ PDF B WB/GEF Project :Energy demand-side management and energy efficiency program (DSM) “ implemented by Ministry of Industry. • “ PDF B WB/GEF Project: Geothermal power development” implemented by WB. ...
Pan-Arctic Climate and Land Cover Trends Derived from Multi
... dynamics [6–9]. Among other factors, the increasing greenhouse gas emissions from melting permafrost, as well as the recruitment of woody vegetation species to the northernmost regions are assumed to result in positive feedback mechanisms within the global climate system [10–17]. The arctic regions ...
... dynamics [6–9]. Among other factors, the increasing greenhouse gas emissions from melting permafrost, as well as the recruitment of woody vegetation species to the northernmost regions are assumed to result in positive feedback mechanisms within the global climate system [10–17]. The arctic regions ...