Climate Change and the Water Cycle
... pronounced summer precipitation decrease is observed whereas in the other seasons, especially in winter, increasing trends dominate, concentrated on western and southern parts (for more details see Schönwiese and Janoschitz, 2005). However, long-term trends are just one aspect of climate variability ...
... pronounced summer precipitation decrease is observed whereas in the other seasons, especially in winter, increasing trends dominate, concentrated on western and southern parts (for more details see Schönwiese and Janoschitz, 2005). However, long-term trends are just one aspect of climate variability ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Commercial Fishing in the
... The Northern North Sea responds to changes from the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) (Box 4). It is an important weather phenomenon for the northern hemisphere the effects of which are predominantly observed during the winter. Variations in the NAO index can mean changes in wind speed and direction ...
... The Northern North Sea responds to changes from the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) (Box 4). It is an important weather phenomenon for the northern hemisphere the effects of which are predominantly observed during the winter. Variations in the NAO index can mean changes in wind speed and direction ...
Udall - Western State Colorado University
... •Rainfall is the ‘inverse’ of moisture holding ability – when atmosphere cools it rains and loses moisture at this higher rate –But because our new evap rate is much less than this new rainfall rate, there will be decreases in number of rainfall events. –And the increased evaporation means increased ...
... •Rainfall is the ‘inverse’ of moisture holding ability – when atmosphere cools it rains and loses moisture at this higher rate –But because our new evap rate is much less than this new rainfall rate, there will be decreases in number of rainfall events. –And the increased evaporation means increased ...
1 Check against delivery “The IPCC after the Paris Agreement
... Two months ago the IPCC met to map out its work-plan for the coming years in the light of these developments. Most topically, we accepted the invitation of the COP to produce the 1.5-degree report, to be delivered in 2018 in time for the facilitative dialogue that the UNFCCC will hold that year. Thi ...
... Two months ago the IPCC met to map out its work-plan for the coming years in the light of these developments. Most topically, we accepted the invitation of the COP to produce the 1.5-degree report, to be delivered in 2018 in time for the facilitative dialogue that the UNFCCC will hold that year. Thi ...
On forced temperature changes, internal variability
... (EBM) (blue), Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5)-GISS (green), and CMIP5-Full (cyan). Also shown (b) are EBM-simulated series (blue) along with an ensemble of five different realizations (red, orange, blue, green, cyan) of the estimated internal variability contribution [see suppor ...
... (EBM) (blue), Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5)-GISS (green), and CMIP5-Full (cyan). Also shown (b) are EBM-simulated series (blue) along with an ensemble of five different realizations (red, orange, blue, green, cyan) of the estimated internal variability contribution [see suppor ...
As Paris Agreement enters into force, focus turns to making it work
... The Paris Agreement officially enters into force Nov. 4, three days before the start of COP22, the latest round of United Nations climate talks, and a month after the European Union's vote to ratify the agreement pushed the deal across the legal threshold. The landmark agreement [1] required ratific ...
... The Paris Agreement officially enters into force Nov. 4, three days before the start of COP22, the latest round of United Nations climate talks, and a month after the European Union's vote to ratify the agreement pushed the deal across the legal threshold. The landmark agreement [1] required ratific ...
11. Planetary Atmospheres Earth and the Other
... weather – short-term changes in wind, clouds, temperature, and pressure in an atmosphere at a given location climate – long-term average of the weather at a given location These are Earth’s global wind patterns or circulation • local weather systems move along with them • weather moves from W to E ...
... weather – short-term changes in wind, clouds, temperature, and pressure in an atmosphere at a given location climate – long-term average of the weather at a given location These are Earth’s global wind patterns or circulation • local weather systems move along with them • weather moves from W to E ...
The sun plays only a very minor role
... Before discussing any detail, there are a few general points that I do feel need to be made. Please forgive me if writing these down appears patronising for, indeed, these points are well known and I have never seen them contested in any rational argument - which makes it all the more surprising (an ...
... Before discussing any detail, there are a few general points that I do feel need to be made. Please forgive me if writing these down appears patronising for, indeed, these points are well known and I have never seen them contested in any rational argument - which makes it all the more surprising (an ...
Link to statement. - Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative
... Thermal energy budgets. The ocean absorbs 90% of the extra heat trapped by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, with 30% of this being stored at depths >700 m (IPCC 5th assessment report) and is thus a more accurate indicator of planetary warming than surface global mean temperature (Victor and ...
... Thermal energy budgets. The ocean absorbs 90% of the extra heat trapped by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, with 30% of this being stored at depths >700 m (IPCC 5th assessment report) and is thus a more accurate indicator of planetary warming than surface global mean temperature (Victor and ...
PPT
... Immediate deep drastic (domestic) cuts in GHG emissions to stabilize the earth’s temperature – so that by 2050 average global temperature rise relative to 1990 levels is as far below 1.5 degrees as possible ; GHG concentration should not be higher than 350 ppm ...
... Immediate deep drastic (domestic) cuts in GHG emissions to stabilize the earth’s temperature – so that by 2050 average global temperature rise relative to 1990 levels is as far below 1.5 degrees as possible ; GHG concentration should not be higher than 350 ppm ...
Long-Term Climate Change
... records in soils around the world, indicates that conditions could change much more rapidly than previously envisaged. These oscillations happen over periods of a few thousand years at most, and are called Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles if they represent rapid warming (with 23 such episodes recognized be ...
... records in soils around the world, indicates that conditions could change much more rapidly than previously envisaged. These oscillations happen over periods of a few thousand years at most, and are called Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles if they represent rapid warming (with 23 such episodes recognized be ...
Create possible solutions to the global climate problem. Consider
... Key Learning: Internal and external conditions on the Earth and in the solar system contribute toward global climate change. Concept 1: Global Warming ...
... Key Learning: Internal and external conditions on the Earth and in the solar system contribute toward global climate change. Concept 1: Global Warming ...
COP21 – Frequently Asked Questions Why is the conference called
... No. The INDCs are a floor for action, not a ceiling. Current estimates indicate that even if countries implement INDCs, the planet would still experience an increase in global temperature between 2.7-3.5 degrees Celsius (depending on assumptions used in the modeling). This is still too high, but it ...
... No. The INDCs are a floor for action, not a ceiling. Current estimates indicate that even if countries implement INDCs, the planet would still experience an increase in global temperature between 2.7-3.5 degrees Celsius (depending on assumptions used in the modeling). This is still too high, but it ...
SG-RFC-2009-doc 8-6
... they are well suited for monitoring sea ice because of the strong contrast in microwave emission between open and ice-covered ocean. The long-term 35-year data set from these passive microwave sensors has enabled a trend analysis extending beyond the strong interannual variability of sea ice. Since ...
... they are well suited for monitoring sea ice because of the strong contrast in microwave emission between open and ice-covered ocean. The long-term 35-year data set from these passive microwave sensors has enabled a trend analysis extending beyond the strong interannual variability of sea ice. Since ...
The Impact of Global Climate Change on Terrestrial Systems
... predict because of many variables that impact complex natural systems, including climate, soil processes, movement and migration patterns, dispersal mechanism, and the ways individuals and species compete with one another. However, we do know that we are experiencing some of the "predicted" effects ...
... predict because of many variables that impact complex natural systems, including climate, soil processes, movement and migration patterns, dispersal mechanism, and the ways individuals and species compete with one another. However, we do know that we are experiencing some of the "predicted" effects ...
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) (David Goodrich, GCOS
... Mission: To ensure that the data required to meet the needs of users for climate information are obtained and made available for: Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and attribution; Research, modelling and prediction of the climate system; Assessing impacts, vulnerability & adapt ...
... Mission: To ensure that the data required to meet the needs of users for climate information are obtained and made available for: Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and attribution; Research, modelling and prediction of the climate system; Assessing impacts, vulnerability & adapt ...
Systems Thinking and Modeling Climate Change
... Human interactions and the climate system You can’t study climate change these days without looking specifically at anthropogenic causes of change. Climate Literacy, The Essential Principles of Climate Science (U. S. Global Change Research Program 2009) states: “The overwhelming consensus of scie ...
... Human interactions and the climate system You can’t study climate change these days without looking specifically at anthropogenic causes of change. Climate Literacy, The Essential Principles of Climate Science (U. S. Global Change Research Program 2009) states: “The overwhelming consensus of scie ...
Lecture #7_radiation - UMD | Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
... 1) The Sun is closest to the Earth in Jan. So more solar energy received in SH than in NH. 2) At the equinoxes, the solar insolation is at a Max at the equator and is zero at the poles. 8 Sun ...
... 1) The Sun is closest to the Earth in Jan. So more solar energy received in SH than in NH. 2) At the equinoxes, the solar insolation is at a Max at the equator and is zero at the poles. 8 Sun ...
IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON WEATHER AND CLIMATE
... prone, and 68% of India’s arable land is affected by droughts. Of the 35 States and Union Territories, as many as 27 are disaster prone. Most disasters in India are water related the east coast of India, which lies in the path of tropical hurricanes from the Gulf of Bengal, is particularly at risk ...
... prone, and 68% of India’s arable land is affected by droughts. Of the 35 States and Union Territories, as many as 27 are disaster prone. Most disasters in India are water related the east coast of India, which lies in the path of tropical hurricanes from the Gulf of Bengal, is particularly at risk ...
Changes in climate and changing climate regions in Slovakia
... The advantage of this index is primarily in considering precipitation in the warm half-year, which is the most important for vegetation as the months from April to September comprise almost the entire growing season. The authors assumed that half of the total precipitation in this period is evaporat ...
... The advantage of this index is primarily in considering precipitation in the warm half-year, which is the most important for vegetation as the months from April to September comprise almost the entire growing season. The authors assumed that half of the total precipitation in this period is evaporat ...
Lecture 10: Climate Feedback
... Note: Positive/negative feedbacks have no relation to ‘good versus bad’, but are about how a system responds to a change. ...
... Note: Positive/negative feedbacks have no relation to ‘good versus bad’, but are about how a system responds to a change. ...
NEW ESTIMATE – Feb. 2 nd 2007
... Our actions over the coming few decades could create risks of major disruption to economic and social activity later this century and the next, on a scale similar to the great wars and the economic depression of the 1st half of the 20th century. ...
... Our actions over the coming few decades could create risks of major disruption to economic and social activity later this century and the next, on a scale similar to the great wars and the economic depression of the 1st half of the 20th century. ...
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.