Warming and increased precipitation individually influence soil
... The impact of climate change (i.e. warming and changes in precipitation patterns) on carbon (C) sequestration in the continental steppe is currently disputed and uncertain. We conducted a six-year field experiment in the temperate grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China. We found that C storage ...
... The impact of climate change (i.e. warming and changes in precipitation patterns) on carbon (C) sequestration in the continental steppe is currently disputed and uncertain. We conducted a six-year field experiment in the temperate grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China. We found that C storage ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... climate change, in particular alongside debate over scepticism.(49) Indeed, many commentators have been using the terms “scepticism” and “uncertainty” interchangeably and, to compound confusion, there is also uncertainty over scepticism, for example, perceived agreement amongst scientists, and scept ...
... climate change, in particular alongside debate over scepticism.(49) Indeed, many commentators have been using the terms “scepticism” and “uncertainty” interchangeably and, to compound confusion, there is also uncertainty over scepticism, for example, perceived agreement amongst scientists, and scept ...
2007-2012 Hadley Centre Climate Programme
... face temperature product produced jointly between the Hadley Centre and the Climatic Research Unit (CRU; University of East Anglia), HadCRUT4. This presents the range of certainty as 100 different possible realisations of the temperature record. A further highlight has been the growing consideration ...
... face temperature product produced jointly between the Hadley Centre and the Climatic Research Unit (CRU; University of East Anglia), HadCRUT4. This presents the range of certainty as 100 different possible realisations of the temperature record. A further highlight has been the growing consideration ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
Abrupt climate change as an important agent of ecological change... Northeast U.S. throughout the past 15,000 years
... (dampen and phase shift) the signals of abrupt events in the pollen data on the scale of centuries (Davis and Botkin, 1985; Webb, 1986), but the episodes could directly influence vegetation history by encouraging increases of some taxa and varying the rates of expansion of others (e.g., Jackson and B ...
... (dampen and phase shift) the signals of abrupt events in the pollen data on the scale of centuries (Davis and Botkin, 1985; Webb, 1986), but the episodes could directly influence vegetation history by encouraging increases of some taxa and varying the rates of expansion of others (e.g., Jackson and B ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... systems. Coastal areas with enhanced riverine input such as the Columbia River estuary will see greater stratification associated with increases in precipitation,25 a condition that exacerbates lowoxygen conditions associated with harmful algal blooms and hypoxic waters.26 Impacts of climate change ...
... systems. Coastal areas with enhanced riverine input such as the Columbia River estuary will see greater stratification associated with increases in precipitation,25 a condition that exacerbates lowoxygen conditions associated with harmful algal blooms and hypoxic waters.26 Impacts of climate change ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... ascribe scores. The facilitators guide the process, helping the participants understand the characteristics of different levels of capacity so they can assess their strengths and weaknesses related to addressing climate change. Then, with the facilitator, they reach a consensus on scores on a scale ...
... ascribe scores. The facilitators guide the process, helping the participants understand the characteristics of different levels of capacity so they can assess their strengths and weaknesses related to addressing climate change. Then, with the facilitator, they reach a consensus on scores on a scale ...
Arctic Ecozone + highlights and key findings
... This report, Arctic Ecozone+ Highlights and Key Findings Summary, differs from the other summaries. It consists of two parts. The first part presents highlights from the full Arctic Ecozone+ status and trends assessment, providing an overview of the ESTR findings for the Arctic and providing a found ...
... This report, Arctic Ecozone+ Highlights and Key Findings Summary, differs from the other summaries. It consists of two parts. The first part presents highlights from the full Arctic Ecozone+ status and trends assessment, providing an overview of the ESTR findings for the Arctic and providing a found ...
Climate change challenge badge
... urs of animals, plants, insects and landscapes and have wondrous neighbo at. other living organisms we can mar vel this is largely because of us. While However, our climate is changing, and rally over very long time periods, the Eart h’s climate has changed natu nge through our intensive use of huma ...
... urs of animals, plants, insects and landscapes and have wondrous neighbo at. other living organisms we can mar vel this is largely because of us. While However, our climate is changing, and rally over very long time periods, the Eart h’s climate has changed natu nge through our intensive use of huma ...
Handbook for Local Elected Officials on Climate Change
... have a responsibility to become informed and to take appropriate action within their mandates to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. ...
... have a responsibility to become informed and to take appropriate action within their mandates to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
... This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
The Climate-Environment-Society Nexus in the
... senior Research Associate at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. He has a background in the physical sciences and climatology, and has been working in the field of Saharan geoarchaeology since 1999. Isabelle Chiapello is a CNRS Research Fellow at the University of Lille, where her recent ...
... senior Research Associate at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. He has a background in the physical sciences and climatology, and has been working in the field of Saharan geoarchaeology since 1999. Isabelle Chiapello is a CNRS Research Fellow at the University of Lille, where her recent ...
The effects of a changing climate on root respiration of woody plants
... root respiration were investigated. In areas of increased and also decreased water levels, there were increases in the CO2 efflux from ecosystem fine root respiration. These studies show the importance of investigating further the impacts climate change may have on C balance in northern ecosystems. ...
... root respiration were investigated. In areas of increased and also decreased water levels, there were increases in the CO2 efflux from ecosystem fine root respiration. These studies show the importance of investigating further the impacts climate change may have on C balance in northern ecosystems. ...
Permafrost thermal state in the polar Northern Hemisphere during
... 18C warmer during the IPY. The difference between air temperatures during the IPY and those of the previous 10 years therefore exhibits regional variability. Some regional characterizations of longer-term climatic trends have been undertaken based on the analysis of longterm air temperature records ...
... 18C warmer during the IPY. The difference between air temperatures during the IPY and those of the previous 10 years therefore exhibits regional variability. Some regional characterizations of longer-term climatic trends have been undertaken based on the analysis of longterm air temperature records ...
Turn Down the Heat - Open Knowledge Repository
... Sub Sahara Africa – Multi-model mean of the percentage change in the Aridity Index In a 2°C world (left) and a 4°C world (right) for Sub-Saharan Africa by 2071–2099 relative to 1951–1980 Temperature projections for Sub-Saharan land area Multi-model mean temperature anomaly for RCP2.6 (left) and RC ...
... Sub Sahara Africa – Multi-model mean of the percentage change in the Aridity Index In a 2°C world (left) and a 4°C world (right) for Sub-Saharan Africa by 2071–2099 relative to 1951–1980 Temperature projections for Sub-Saharan land area Multi-model mean temperature anomaly for RCP2.6 (left) and RC ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... THE BACKGROUND, A WATER STRESS MAP BASED ON THE 2005 VERSION OF WATERGAP (ALCAMO ET AL., 2003A) – FROM IPCC 2007 .......................................................................................................................... 53 ...
... THE BACKGROUND, A WATER STRESS MAP BASED ON THE 2005 VERSION OF WATERGAP (ALCAMO ET AL., 2003A) – FROM IPCC 2007 .......................................................................................................................... 53 ...
Vulnerability of Tasmania`s Natural Environment to Climate Change
... climate models predict that the greatest warming in the Southern Hemisphere oceans will be in the Tasman Sea. Current evidence is showing an increase in southward extent of the East Australian Current off eastern Tasmania, with a resultant southern extension of warmer, nutrientpoor waters, allowing ...
... climate models predict that the greatest warming in the Southern Hemisphere oceans will be in the Tasman Sea. Current evidence is showing an increase in southward extent of the East Australian Current off eastern Tasmania, with a resultant southern extension of warmer, nutrientpoor waters, allowing ...
the knowledge base. Updating what we know about ocean
... availability of carbonate ions needed by many marine animals and plants to build their shells and skeletons. This paper from the International Ocean Acidification Reference User Group, in partnership with national research programmes, provides essential information, and highlights the actions needed ...
... availability of carbonate ions needed by many marine animals and plants to build their shells and skeletons. This paper from the International Ocean Acidification Reference User Group, in partnership with national research programmes, provides essential information, and highlights the actions needed ...
Climate Scenario Development
... Since projections of current (and hence future) regional climate from the GCM simulations were not accurate enough to be used directly as an input to the crop model, modelled changes in climate were applied as adjustments to the observed climate at a location. Climate change by 2060 was computed as ...
... Since projections of current (and hence future) regional climate from the GCM simulations were not accurate enough to be used directly as an input to the crop model, modelled changes in climate were applied as adjustments to the observed climate at a location. Climate change by 2060 was computed as ...
Climate Change and Our Natural Resources A Report from the
... Figure 5: Egg-to-migrant survival for juvenile chinook in the Stillaguamish River under a range of annual peak flow magnitudes. Source: Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians...................................................................................................................................... ...
... Figure 5: Egg-to-migrant survival for juvenile chinook in the Stillaguamish River under a range of annual peak flow magnitudes. Source: Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians...................................................................................................................................... ...
Potential changes in forest composition could reduce impacts of
... The response of the boreal forest to further warming is a major concern because high-latitude boreal regions are likely to be most affected by these changes (IPCC 2007), and the expected response of fire activity is closely linked to warmer and drier weather (Balshi et al. 2009). Recent temperature i ...
... The response of the boreal forest to further warming is a major concern because high-latitude boreal regions are likely to be most affected by these changes (IPCC 2007), and the expected response of fire activity is closely linked to warmer and drier weather (Balshi et al. 2009). Recent temperature i ...
Ocean Acidification THE KNOWLEDGE BASE 2012
... availability of carbonate ions needed by many marine animals and plants to build their shells and skeletons. This paper from the International Ocean Acidification Reference User Group, in partnership with national research programmes, provides essential information, and highlights the actions needed ...
... availability of carbonate ions needed by many marine animals and plants to build their shells and skeletons. This paper from the International Ocean Acidification Reference User Group, in partnership with national research programmes, provides essential information, and highlights the actions needed ...
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... literature on climate change and adaption to it. To our knowledge, nearly all previous studies estimating the impact of climate change on household outcomes, measured as productivity or net income, can be broadly classified in three categories: i) agronomic, ii) Ricardian, and iii) structural Ricard ...
... literature on climate change and adaption to it. To our knowledge, nearly all previous studies estimating the impact of climate change on household outcomes, measured as productivity or net income, can be broadly classified in three categories: i) agronomic, ii) Ricardian, and iii) structural Ricard ...
Climate change and the conservation of marmots
... scattered alpine meadows to the wide-spread steppe environment. All species except M. bobak and M. monax are mountain dwellers [2]. Although habitat characteristics vary, they share the following major attributes: 1) meadow or grassland for foraging; 2) eastern to southern exposure where snow melts ...
... scattered alpine meadows to the wide-spread steppe environment. All species except M. bobak and M. monax are mountain dwellers [2]. Although habitat characteristics vary, they share the following major attributes: 1) meadow or grassland for foraging; 2) eastern to southern exposure where snow melts ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... its effectiveness, costs, and environmental impacts. Methods that act rapidly by reflecting sunlight may prove to be ineffective in offsetting changes in rainfall patterns and storms, but current climate models are not sufficiently accurate to provide a reliable assessment of these at the regional l ...
... its effectiveness, costs, and environmental impacts. Methods that act rapidly by reflecting sunlight may prove to be ineffective in offsetting changes in rainfall patterns and storms, but current climate models are not sufficiently accurate to provide a reliable assessment of these at the regional l ...
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.