Northern Hemisphere glaciation and the evolution of Plio
... understanding of the controls on climate change necessitates an assessment of both deterministic and stochastic processes, potential linkages between the two [Benzi et al., 1983; Ganopolski and Rahmstorf, 2002; Huybers and Curry, 2006; Ditlevsen, 2009], and their evolution with Earth’s mean climate ...
... understanding of the controls on climate change necessitates an assessment of both deterministic and stochastic processes, potential linkages between the two [Benzi et al., 1983; Ganopolski and Rahmstorf, 2002; Huybers and Curry, 2006; Ditlevsen, 2009], and their evolution with Earth’s mean climate ...
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into
... change and the social-political contexts used for management decisions. Therefore, it is important to develop feasible site-based and target-based strategies for conservation action. Climate adaptation planning can include the following steps: 1) engage diverse partners and coordinate across state a ...
... change and the social-political contexts used for management decisions. Therefore, it is important to develop feasible site-based and target-based strategies for conservation action. Climate adaptation planning can include the following steps: 1) engage diverse partners and coordinate across state a ...
IPCC. 2001. Tech Summary of Physical Science Basis
... could be reversed only slowly. The past century had, at that time, seen a surface warming of nearly 0.5°C, which was broadly consistent with that predicted by climate models for the greenhouse gas increases, but was also comparable to what was then known about natural variation. Lastly, it was point ...
... could be reversed only slowly. The past century had, at that time, seen a surface warming of nearly 0.5°C, which was broadly consistent with that predicted by climate models for the greenhouse gas increases, but was also comparable to what was then known about natural variation. Lastly, it was point ...
Northern African climate at the end of the twenty
... on Climate Change (IPCC AR4; IPCC 2007) highlights this region as exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, especially since the population depends highly on agriculture and climate change may alter the availability of water resources. The atmosphere–ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) simulat ...
... on Climate Change (IPCC AR4; IPCC 2007) highlights this region as exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, especially since the population depends highly on agriculture and climate change may alter the availability of water resources. The atmosphere–ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) simulat ...
Climate Resilient Floodplains
... Climate change was widely recognized as an issue that will affect floodplain management and planning activities in the Stillaguamish. In most cases, climate change was expected to exacerbate existing challenges associated with today’s extreme events (Table 1). For example, warmer summer temperatures ...
... Climate change was widely recognized as an issue that will affect floodplain management and planning activities in the Stillaguamish. In most cases, climate change was expected to exacerbate existing challenges associated with today’s extreme events (Table 1). For example, warmer summer temperatures ...
an advanced envelope-based selection approach
... high precipitation events, whereas a study on the impacts of climate change for the exploitation of ski slopes in a mountainous area will most likely consider changes in winter temperature and winter precipitation. The major drawback of envelope-based approaches is that the models’ skill to simulate ...
... high precipitation events, whereas a study on the impacts of climate change for the exploitation of ski slopes in a mountainous area will most likely consider changes in winter temperature and winter precipitation. The major drawback of envelope-based approaches is that the models’ skill to simulate ...
Population, Climate Change, and Women`s Lives
... from both the explosion of technologies made possible through the combustion of fossil fuels since the late 1700s and the more than sevenfold increase in human numbers since that time. The size of today’s population and its continued growth also put at risk the social and institutional resilience ne ...
... from both the explosion of technologies made possible through the combustion of fossil fuels since the late 1700s and the more than sevenfold increase in human numbers since that time. The size of today’s population and its continued growth also put at risk the social and institutional resilience ne ...
Climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion Early effects on
... School of Medicine, New Zealand), Mike Hulme (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom), Marco Jermini (WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Division), Katrin Kuhn (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom), Tim Lack (Water Research Cent ...
... School of Medicine, New Zealand), Mike Hulme (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom), Marco Jermini (WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Division), Katrin Kuhn (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom), Tim Lack (Water Research Cent ...
Impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested
... in forests than in the open countryside. This should in principal mean that the soil frost penetrates deeper in forests than on fields. However, the local spatial variation of soil conditions seems to be so large that this effect cannot be seen in Fig. 2. 2.3.2. Climate scenarios: The Hadley Centre ...
... in forests than in the open countryside. This should in principal mean that the soil frost penetrates deeper in forests than on fields. However, the local spatial variation of soil conditions seems to be so large that this effect cannot be seen in Fig. 2. 2.3.2. Climate scenarios: The Hadley Centre ...
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... We present here the coupled system KLUM@GTAP of the global agricultural land-use model KLUM (Kleines Land Use Model, (Ronneberger et al. , 2005)) with GTAP-EFL model, which is an extended version of the Global Trade Analysis Project model GTAP (Hertel, 1997). The main aim of the coupled framework is ...
... We present here the coupled system KLUM@GTAP of the global agricultural land-use model KLUM (Kleines Land Use Model, (Ronneberger et al. , 2005)) with GTAP-EFL model, which is an extended version of the Global Trade Analysis Project model GTAP (Hertel, 1997). The main aim of the coupled framework is ...
Task 4.2 Calculation of metrics - Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre
... Available metrics of climate change, in particular radiative forcing and global warming potential have been reviewed. There usefulness for "measuring" climate change was discussed and some limitations were shown. E.g. it was demonstrated that reductions in CO2 emissions and equivalent CH4 emissions ...
... Available metrics of climate change, in particular radiative forcing and global warming potential have been reviewed. There usefulness for "measuring" climate change was discussed and some limitations were shown. E.g. it was demonstrated that reductions in CO2 emissions and equivalent CH4 emissions ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... for spatial autocorrelation. We include interannual variation in precipitation and temperature as covariates in the model to investigate how climate affects the cover of sagebrush. We then use the model to forecast the future abundance of sagebrush at the landscape scale under projected climate chan ...
... for spatial autocorrelation. We include interannual variation in precipitation and temperature as covariates in the model to investigate how climate affects the cover of sagebrush. We then use the model to forecast the future abundance of sagebrush at the landscape scale under projected climate chan ...
Seasonal hydrologic responses to climate change in the Pacific
... relatively recent three-decade period reflects our desire to use a baseline period consistent with recent climate. However, past work has shown that hydrologic model sensitivities do not change much when calculated over different time periods [Vano et al., 2014]. 3.2. Hydrologic Sensitivities We esti ...
... relatively recent three-decade period reflects our desire to use a baseline period consistent with recent climate. However, past work has shown that hydrologic model sensitivities do not change much when calculated over different time periods [Vano et al., 2014]. 3.2. Hydrologic Sensitivities We esti ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 1: Why Climate-smart agriculture, forestry and fisheries
... through the application of fertilizers, and of methane (CH4), accounting for 47 percent of total emissions, essentially from livestock and rice cultivation. These emissions are dependent on natural processes and agricultural practices, which makes them more difficult to control and measure. On the o ...
... through the application of fertilizers, and of methane (CH4), accounting for 47 percent of total emissions, essentially from livestock and rice cultivation. These emissions are dependent on natural processes and agricultural practices, which makes them more difficult to control and measure. On the o ...
Change - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... •Projected warming due to emission of greenhouse gases during the 21st century will continue to contribute to sea level rise for many centuries. •Sea level rise due to thermal expansion and loss of mass from ice sheets would continue for centuries even if radiative forcing were to be stabilised. ...
... •Projected warming due to emission of greenhouse gases during the 21st century will continue to contribute to sea level rise for many centuries. •Sea level rise due to thermal expansion and loss of mass from ice sheets would continue for centuries even if radiative forcing were to be stabilised. ...
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts
... will often reduce evapotranspiration and its cooling effect and thereby causes a positive local feedback on warming (e.g. Seneviratne et al., 2010; Teuling et al., 2010; Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012; Peng et al., 2014). Regional assessments clearly indicate the relevance of climate extremes on the ca ...
... will often reduce evapotranspiration and its cooling effect and thereby causes a positive local feedback on warming (e.g. Seneviratne et al., 2010; Teuling et al., 2010; Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012; Peng et al., 2014). Regional assessments clearly indicate the relevance of climate extremes on the ca ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact on U.S.
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
Maize migration: key crop expands to higher altitudes
... expansion of major crops, concluding that “[p]redictions of the impact of climate change on net revenue must reflect not only changes in yields per crop but also crop switching” (Seo & Mendelsohn, 2008, p. 109). Common to these simulation and model-based studies is that they omit consideration of how ...
... expansion of major crops, concluding that “[p]redictions of the impact of climate change on net revenue must reflect not only changes in yields per crop but also crop switching” (Seo & Mendelsohn, 2008, p. 109). Common to these simulation and model-based studies is that they omit consideration of how ...
uganda`s economic development - Konrad-Adenauer
... ecological systems and to have serious negative consequences for agricultural production, forests, water supply, health systems and overall human development.7 Uganda’s ecosystems and the livelihoods that depend on them are under threat from these climatic changes. Vulnerable populations (mainly the ...
... ecological systems and to have serious negative consequences for agricultural production, forests, water supply, health systems and overall human development.7 Uganda’s ecosystems and the livelihoods that depend on them are under threat from these climatic changes. Vulnerable populations (mainly the ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
Adaptation to Climate Change with a Focus on Rural Areas
... The impacts of climate change are being felt all over the world. It is becoming warmer, rainfall is more erratic, the sea level is slowly rising and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. Prolonged periods of drought, floods and shifting climatic zones are endangering develo ...
... The impacts of climate change are being felt all over the world. It is becoming warmer, rainfall is more erratic, the sea level is slowly rising and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. Prolonged periods of drought, floods and shifting climatic zones are endangering develo ...
FAO - NWP: Climate Related Risks and Extreme Events 2007 (pp.3-10)
... given to the subject in FAO’s new structure. According to the outline provided by UNFCCC we report on FAO programmes and activities relating to the 5 sub-heading provided by SBSTA under the main topic “Climate change risks and extreme events”: a) Experience with assessment and management of current ...
... given to the subject in FAO’s new structure. According to the outline provided by UNFCCC we report on FAO programmes and activities relating to the 5 sub-heading provided by SBSTA under the main topic “Climate change risks and extreme events”: a) Experience with assessment and management of current ...
The Changing Earth-Life System—Critical Information for
... global change that we must answer for society to move forward on this vital issue. This challenge can only be answered in the deep-time geological record (NRC, 2011b). The most recent strategic plan for the Geosciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation, Geovision (2009) and the recent N ...
... global change that we must answer for society to move forward on this vital issue. This challenge can only be answered in the deep-time geological record (NRC, 2011b). The most recent strategic plan for the Geosciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation, Geovision (2009) and the recent N ...
An updated view of tipping points and the relevance for long
... This report summarises the key new literature on the main large-scale systems that may feature abrupt and/or irreversible changes (specifically, ice sheets, Arctic sea ice, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), tropical forests, carbon stored in terrestrial permafrost or below the ...
... This report summarises the key new literature on the main large-scale systems that may feature abrupt and/or irreversible changes (specifically, ice sheets, Arctic sea ice, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), tropical forests, carbon stored in terrestrial permafrost or below the ...