Downscaling Tools - University of Victoria
... The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related information to the VIA community in Canada ...
... The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related information to the VIA community in Canada ...
Climate and Land Degradation - The World AgroMeteorological
... between land surface and the atmosphere involves multiple processes and feedbacks, all of which may vary simultaneously. It is frequently stressed that the changes of vegetation type can modify the characteristics of the regional atmospheric circulation and the large-scale external moisture fluxes. ...
... between land surface and the atmosphere involves multiple processes and feedbacks, all of which may vary simultaneously. It is frequently stressed that the changes of vegetation type can modify the characteristics of the regional atmospheric circulation and the large-scale external moisture fluxes. ...
Global collapse—Fact or fiction? Futures
... the land area available, for example in [18]. The grim result of these efforts are summarized in Fig. 5 which shows that humanity already uses the equivalent of 25% more land than is available on planet Earth. The main reason for this overshoot is the huge forested area that humanity would have need ...
... the land area available, for example in [18]. The grim result of these efforts are summarized in Fig. 5 which shows that humanity already uses the equivalent of 25% more land than is available on planet Earth. The main reason for this overshoot is the huge forested area that humanity would have need ...
Shifting plant phenology in response to global change
... spring; some areas show acceleration whereas others show delay [10]; by contrast, remotely sensed and phenoclimatic measures consistently find that the onset of autumn has been delayed in recent years [6,7,24]. Ground-observation data averaged across continental Europe suggest a delayed autumn of 1. ...
... spring; some areas show acceleration whereas others show delay [10]; by contrast, remotely sensed and phenoclimatic measures consistently find that the onset of autumn has been delayed in recent years [6,7,24]. Ground-observation data averaged across continental Europe suggest a delayed autumn of 1. ...
Climate and Land Degradation - Integrated Drought Management
... between land surface and the atmosphere involves multiple processes and feedbacks, all of which may vary simultaneously. It is frequently stressed that the changes of vegetation type can modify the characteristics of the regional atmospheric circulation and the large-scale external moisture fluxes. ...
... between land surface and the atmosphere involves multiple processes and feedbacks, all of which may vary simultaneously. It is frequently stressed that the changes of vegetation type can modify the characteristics of the regional atmospheric circulation and the large-scale external moisture fluxes. ...
Oceans - Sea level change
... As silly as it sounds; sea level rises due to global warming by the simple fact that water molecules gain kinetic energy due to heat. The particles in the upper level of sea are quickly released on to the atmosphere, however those in the deeper levels of the sea will take longer to be released; keep ...
... As silly as it sounds; sea level rises due to global warming by the simple fact that water molecules gain kinetic energy due to heat. The particles in the upper level of sea are quickly released on to the atmosphere, however those in the deeper levels of the sea will take longer to be released; keep ...
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... crops, farm systems, locations of plants and animals, location of cities, key infrastructure (roads, bridges, ports, buildings), and public health, have all been shaped by a planet with a fairly stable temperature range during the period of civilization, roughly the past 10,000 years. This modern pe ...
... crops, farm systems, locations of plants and animals, location of cities, key infrastructure (roads, bridges, ports, buildings), and public health, have all been shaped by a planet with a fairly stable temperature range during the period of civilization, roughly the past 10,000 years. This modern pe ...
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... quotas) to take into account the variations in social welfare among countries1 . These principles seem hard to enforce in a context where, at first glance, the published literature provides little credible guidance.The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report gives an SCC range o ...
... quotas) to take into account the variations in social welfare among countries1 . These principles seem hard to enforce in a context where, at first glance, the published literature provides little credible guidance.The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report gives an SCC range o ...
Robert Whittakers 1963 Arizona Mountain plant transect revisited
... plants since the W–N study, these have been addressed and there are no unresolved taxonomic issues with the species we investigated. There are no long-term (50 year) weather data for the Santa Catalina Mountains. The most complete, local, long-term air temperature and precipitation data available si ...
... plants since the W–N study, these have been addressed and there are no unresolved taxonomic issues with the species we investigated. There are no long-term (50 year) weather data for the Santa Catalina Mountains. The most complete, local, long-term air temperature and precipitation data available si ...
intense precipitation and high river flows in europe
... Indeed, some recent rainfall events in Europe have exceeded all-time records. According to Czech sources (Kubát et al., 2003), in four precipitation observing stations, the 24-hour precipitation in August 2002 has qualified into the ten highest observations ever recorded in the Czech territory. In Z ...
... Indeed, some recent rainfall events in Europe have exceeded all-time records. According to Czech sources (Kubát et al., 2003), in four precipitation observing stations, the 24-hour precipitation in August 2002 has qualified into the ten highest observations ever recorded in the Czech territory. In Z ...
Community-Based Adaptation to a Changing Climate
... COMMUNITIES ARE FACING A CHANGING WORLD – a world of warmer temperatures, less predictable weather patterns, and rising sea levels. While impacts vary by location, these and other impacts threaten the reliable delivery of many community services. This resource discusses how climate change is affecti ...
... COMMUNITIES ARE FACING A CHANGING WORLD – a world of warmer temperatures, less predictable weather patterns, and rising sea levels. While impacts vary by location, these and other impacts threaten the reliable delivery of many community services. This resource discusses how climate change is affecti ...
Mechanisms for solar influence on the Earth`s climate
... variations as they were subject to uncertainties and fluctuations in atmospheric absorption that swamped the small solar variability signal. The data from each of half a dozen satellite instruments, however, show consistent variations of approximately 0.08% (∼1.1 W m−2 ) in TSI over three 11-year cy ...
... variations as they were subject to uncertainties and fluctuations in atmospheric absorption that swamped the small solar variability signal. The data from each of half a dozen satellite instruments, however, show consistent variations of approximately 0.08% (∼1.1 W m−2 ) in TSI over three 11-year cy ...
Potential effects of climate change and rising CO2 on ecosystem
... data from a large number of northeastern watersheds, while Aber et al. (1997, 2002) and Aber and Driscoll (1997) examined predictions of seasonal and interannual variation in runoff and NO3- export at Hubbard Brook. Although there is no standard metric for establishing the success of a validation ex ...
... data from a large number of northeastern watersheds, while Aber et al. (1997, 2002) and Aber and Driscoll (1997) examined predictions of seasonal and interannual variation in runoff and NO3- export at Hubbard Brook. Although there is no standard metric for establishing the success of a validation ex ...
Forest pathogens with higher damage potential due to climate
... century (Jones and Henderson-Sellers 1990; Wang and Schimel 2003; Easterling and Apps 2005). A recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) United Nations (UN) report, which was written by 600 of the world’s leading climate scientists and reviewed by another 600, states that temperatures ...
... century (Jones and Henderson-Sellers 1990; Wang and Schimel 2003; Easterling and Apps 2005). A recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) United Nations (UN) report, which was written by 600 of the world’s leading climate scientists and reviewed by another 600, states that temperatures ...
Hydrologic response of a Hawaiian watershed to future climate
... Sub-daily (3 hr) temporal resolution meteorological input data (precipitation, air temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and long- and short-wave solar radiation) were prepared at three long-term weather monitoring stations. These gauges have been operated by the USGS (WS2) and the National Cli ...
... Sub-daily (3 hr) temporal resolution meteorological input data (precipitation, air temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and long- and short-wave solar radiation) were prepared at three long-term weather monitoring stations. These gauges have been operated by the USGS (WS2) and the National Cli ...
High impact, low probability? An empirical analysis of risk in the economics of climate change: Working Paper 9 (505 kB) (opens in new window)
... frequency distributions in box 10.2 (Meehl, Stocker et al. 2007, p798) reveals that, in most if not indeed all cases, they have a positive skew, with a long tail of high estimates. These tails can be attributed to uncertainty about feedbacks, related for example to clouds and water vapour, and about ...
... frequency distributions in box 10.2 (Meehl, Stocker et al. 2007, p798) reveals that, in most if not indeed all cases, they have a positive skew, with a long tail of high estimates. These tails can be attributed to uncertainty about feedbacks, related for example to clouds and water vapour, and about ...
A Review of Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi)
... assembled into a documentary and then sold to a cable network. Weather models take these storm trackers to Silverton, a small Oklahoma town where the local high school is preparing for an afternoon graduation ceremony. After a few false starts, funnels begin to form and then, ominously, merge. The t ...
... assembled into a documentary and then sold to a cable network. Weather models take these storm trackers to Silverton, a small Oklahoma town where the local high school is preparing for an afternoon graduation ceremony. After a few false starts, funnels begin to form and then, ominously, merge. The t ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Nevada
... Figure 2: Annual Temperature Trends (Source: IPCC 2007) The net loss of snow and ice cover, combined with an increase in ocean temperatures and thermal expansion of the water mass in oceans, has resulted in a rise of global average sea level between 0.1 and 0.2 meters during the twentieth century, w ...
... Figure 2: Annual Temperature Trends (Source: IPCC 2007) The net loss of snow and ice cover, combined with an increase in ocean temperatures and thermal expansion of the water mass in oceans, has resulted in a rise of global average sea level between 0.1 and 0.2 meters during the twentieth century, w ...
Ocean Deoxygenation in a Warming World
... from 1873–1876. The invention of an elegant and precise wet-chemical method by Winkler (1888) represented a major breakthrough in methodology. The Winkler method, with various improvements (e.g., Carpenter 1965), remains the standard method to this day. O2 is directly linked to carbon via photosynth ...
... from 1873–1876. The invention of an elegant and precise wet-chemical method by Winkler (1888) represented a major breakthrough in methodology. The Winkler method, with various improvements (e.g., Carpenter 1965), remains the standard method to this day. O2 is directly linked to carbon via photosynth ...
Almada - NACLIM
... MultiAdaPT projects are an exemple of this approach, they combine the multifunctionality of ecosystems services to build natural resilience, in shot and long term; Multi-partnerships between cities, science and stakeholders improve adaptation planning and create synergies to implement a effectiv ...
... MultiAdaPT projects are an exemple of this approach, they combine the multifunctionality of ecosystems services to build natural resilience, in shot and long term; Multi-partnerships between cities, science and stakeholders improve adaptation planning and create synergies to implement a effectiv ...
Extensive and drastically different alpine lake changes on
... simulation with the WRF model and GLDAS between 1979 and 2011 show an obvious increase of precipitation in the Inner-TP (Figures S6a and S6c) [Gao et al., 2015]. In addition, the time series of cumulative net precipitation (precipitation minus evapotranspiration) in the Inner-TP from the WRF simulat ...
... simulation with the WRF model and GLDAS between 1979 and 2011 show an obvious increase of precipitation in the Inner-TP (Figures S6a and S6c) [Gao et al., 2015]. In addition, the time series of cumulative net precipitation (precipitation minus evapotranspiration) in the Inner-TP from the WRF simulat ...
Cosmic rays and space weather: effects on global climate change
... that the filtered solar activity cycle length is closely connected to variations of the average surface temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. Labitzke and Van Loon (1993) showed, from solar cycle data, that the air temperature increases with increasing levels of solar activity. Svensmark (2000) an ...
... that the filtered solar activity cycle length is closely connected to variations of the average surface temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. Labitzke and Van Loon (1993) showed, from solar cycle data, that the air temperature increases with increasing levels of solar activity. Svensmark (2000) an ...
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... Abstract: Increasingly, empirical evidences are substantiating the effects of climate change on agricultural production is a reality. In the early part of the 20th century many were skeptical about the so-called climate change that is due to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
... Abstract: Increasingly, empirical evidences are substantiating the effects of climate change on agricultural production is a reality. In the early part of the 20th century many were skeptical about the so-called climate change that is due to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
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... For class 4 events this barrier jet is closely coupled to the mountain slope with a maxima at around 900hPa height. Both MM5/CCSM simulations show a similar jet structure though it is less intense at its core and shifter slightly higher. In the MM5/CCSM 2095 simulation the class 4 events are elevate ...
... For class 4 events this barrier jet is closely coupled to the mountain slope with a maxima at around 900hPa height. Both MM5/CCSM simulations show a similar jet structure though it is less intense at its core and shifter slightly higher. In the MM5/CCSM 2095 simulation the class 4 events are elevate ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... have been hypothesized to have been more severe where modern humans were the first hominin to arrive, suddenly introducing a new and effective big-game predator into regions with megafauna naive to human hunting [27]. Conversely, extinctions have been posited to have been less severe in Africa becau ...
... have been hypothesized to have been more severe where modern humans were the first hominin to arrive, suddenly introducing a new and effective big-game predator into regions with megafauna naive to human hunting [27]. Conversely, extinctions have been posited to have been less severe in Africa becau ...
Instrumental temperature record
The instrumental temperature record shows fluctuations of the temperature of earth's climate system. Initially the instrumental temperature record only documented land and sea surface temperature, but in recent decades instruments have also begun recording ocean temperature. Data is collected from thousands of meteorological stations around the globe and through satellite observations. The longest-running temperature record is the Central England temperature data series, that starts in 1659. The longest-running quasi-global record starts in 1850.