The effect of experimental warming and precipitation
... forest biomes show that the activity of N-degrading enzymes in the soil are less responsive to temperature than those that degrade soil C (Wallenstein et al., 2009; Brzostek & Finzi, 2011), suggesting that current generation of models may overestimate the availability of N to support primary product ...
... forest biomes show that the activity of N-degrading enzymes in the soil are less responsive to temperature than those that degrade soil C (Wallenstein et al., 2009; Brzostek & Finzi, 2011), suggesting that current generation of models may overestimate the availability of N to support primary product ...
Cosmic Rays, Carbon Dioxide, and Climate
... fluctuations in cosmic ray flux reaching the Earth can explain 66% of the temperature variance over the past 520 m.y., and that the sensitivity of climate to a doubling of CO is less than previously estimated. Shaviv and Veizer’s paper was accompanied by a press release titled “Global Warming not a ...
... fluctuations in cosmic ray flux reaching the Earth can explain 66% of the temperature variance over the past 520 m.y., and that the sensitivity of climate to a doubling of CO is less than previously estimated. Shaviv and Veizer’s paper was accompanied by a press release titled “Global Warming not a ...
Thermodynamics of climate change
... result of variations in the value of external or internal parameters. Rigorous mathematical foundations to this problem can be traced to the Ruelle response theory for non equilibrium steady state systems (Ruelle, 1998, 2009). Such an approach has been recently proved to have formal analogies with t ...
... result of variations in the value of external or internal parameters. Rigorous mathematical foundations to this problem can be traced to the Ruelle response theory for non equilibrium steady state systems (Ruelle, 1998, 2009). Such an approach has been recently proved to have formal analogies with t ...
The Atmosphere_Ozone_Article (2)
... The chlorine molecules then react with ozone molecules. Each chlorine molecule can destroy as many as 100,000 ozone molecules. It does so by speeding a reaction in which ozone (O3) is converted into ordinary oxygen (O2). Chlorine does the most damage in areas of the atmosphere where clouds of ice or ...
... The chlorine molecules then react with ozone molecules. Each chlorine molecule can destroy as many as 100,000 ozone molecules. It does so by speeding a reaction in which ozone (O3) is converted into ordinary oxygen (O2). Chlorine does the most damage in areas of the atmosphere where clouds of ice or ...
Open Access - Lund University Publications
... the issue area of climate change, the objective being to describe and interpret changes in EU climate policy strengths from 1997 to 2008. I will look at the explanatory power of two theories that have potential for explaianing climate policy integration in the EU; liberal intergovernmentalism which ...
... the issue area of climate change, the objective being to describe and interpret changes in EU climate policy strengths from 1997 to 2008. I will look at the explanatory power of two theories that have potential for explaianing climate policy integration in the EU; liberal intergovernmentalism which ...
Multicentury Changes to the Global Climate and Carbon Cycle
... Their results also indicated a positive feedback to global warming from the interactive carbon cycle, with an additional increase of 90 ppmv in the atmospheric CO2, and 0.6-K additional warming. However, the changes in various carbon pools were more modest, due largely to the multiple limiting facto ...
... Their results also indicated a positive feedback to global warming from the interactive carbon cycle, with an additional increase of 90 ppmv in the atmospheric CO2, and 0.6-K additional warming. However, the changes in various carbon pools were more modest, due largely to the multiple limiting facto ...
PDF - AMS Journals - American Meteorological Society
... manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be downloaded, distributed, and cited, but please be awa ...
... manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be downloaded, distributed, and cited, but please be awa ...
The global-scale impacts of climate change on water resources and
... apply, and the models used to estimate impacts from specified changes in climate. Future emissions and the future state of society are inherently unknowable, and are typically represented by suites of plausible scenarios. Many studies have used the IPCC’s SRES scenarios (IPCC 2000) to characterise f ...
... apply, and the models used to estimate impacts from specified changes in climate. Future emissions and the future state of society are inherently unknowable, and are typically represented by suites of plausible scenarios. Many studies have used the IPCC’s SRES scenarios (IPCC 2000) to characterise f ...
Adaptation Work Programme Points for Discussion
... • It will transfer existing knowledge on adaptation to assist legislators and national planners on for policy-setting on adaptation and to facilitate the integration of adaptation into relevant legislations and development planning • The Forum will strengthen the integration between national environ ...
... • It will transfer existing knowledge on adaptation to assist legislators and national planners on for policy-setting on adaptation and to facilitate the integration of adaptation into relevant legislations and development planning • The Forum will strengthen the integration between national environ ...
Federal Adaptation Policy Framework
... The Federal Adaptation Policy Framework guides domestic action by the Government of Canada to address adaptation to the impacts of climate variability and change. It sets out a vision of adaptation in Canada, objectives, roles of the federal government, and provides criteria for setting priorities f ...
... The Federal Adaptation Policy Framework guides domestic action by the Government of Canada to address adaptation to the impacts of climate variability and change. It sets out a vision of adaptation in Canada, objectives, roles of the federal government, and provides criteria for setting priorities f ...
ENDI Warming File - 4 wk
... one of those analyzing the numbers. Identifying a downward trend is a case of "people coming at the data with preconceived notions," said Peterson, author of the book "Why Did They Do That? An Introduction to Forensic Decision Analysis." One prominent skeptic said that to find the cooling trend, the ...
... one of those analyzing the numbers. Identifying a downward trend is a case of "people coming at the data with preconceived notions," said Peterson, author of the book "Why Did They Do That? An Introduction to Forensic Decision Analysis." One prominent skeptic said that to find the cooling trend, the ...
As a defining human development challenge of the 21st century [UN
... Under these key areas, the GoB has initiated specific projects on each sector. The underlying assumption is to use ICT as a key enabler in fulfilling goals set by this strategy and action plan. Despite the national level consensus and efforts in combating climate change is growing with time, we can ...
... Under these key areas, the GoB has initiated specific projects on each sector. The underlying assumption is to use ICT as a key enabler in fulfilling goals set by this strategy and action plan. Despite the national level consensus and efforts in combating climate change is growing with time, we can ...
Climate Change Impacts in Indonesia
... temperature and precipitation include (Cruz et al., 2007) • Prolonged droughts, increased flooding, and more frequent and severe storms may lead to major agricultural losses and a substantial drop in food productivity • Increased frequency and severity of El Niño events and fires will impact food pr ...
... temperature and precipitation include (Cruz et al., 2007) • Prolonged droughts, increased flooding, and more frequent and severe storms may lead to major agricultural losses and a substantial drop in food productivity • Increased frequency and severity of El Niño events and fires will impact food pr ...
Rethinking wedges
... another increment to global warming: peak warming is proportional to cumulative CO2 emissions [15, 16]. Cumulative emissions, in turn, integrate all past emissions as well as those occurring during three distinct phases of mitigation: (1) slowing growth of emissions, (2) stopping growth of emissions ...
... another increment to global warming: peak warming is proportional to cumulative CO2 emissions [15, 16]. Cumulative emissions, in turn, integrate all past emissions as well as those occurring during three distinct phases of mitigation: (1) slowing growth of emissions, (2) stopping growth of emissions ...
Physical and ecological impacts of climate change relevant to
... predominantly in the direction expected from regional changes in the climate. Differential responses between plankton components (some responding to temperature change and others to light intensity) suggest that marine and freshwater trophodynamics may be altered by ocean warming through predator-pr ...
... predominantly in the direction expected from regional changes in the climate. Differential responses between plankton components (some responding to temperature change and others to light intensity) suggest that marine and freshwater trophodynamics may be altered by ocean warming through predator-pr ...
Cracks on the Wall: Why States Should be Allowed to Lead on
... Part I of this note deals with the need for quick action on climate change, given the dangers posed by hesitation on this issue. Part II considers the stake states have in dealing with climate change. Part III discusses the benefits of state level action. Part IV details some of the problems and pit ...
... Part I of this note deals with the need for quick action on climate change, given the dangers posed by hesitation on this issue. Part II considers the stake states have in dealing with climate change. Part III discusses the benefits of state level action. Part IV details some of the problems and pit ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates ...
... other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change Section 1
... – At 45° north and south latitude, there is as much as 16 hours of daylight each day during the summer and as little as 8 hours of sunlight each day in the winter. • Near the poles, the sun sets for only a few hours each day during the summer and rises for only a few hours each day during the winter ...
... – At 45° north and south latitude, there is as much as 16 hours of daylight each day during the summer and as little as 8 hours of sunlight each day in the winter. • Near the poles, the sun sets for only a few hours each day during the summer and rises for only a few hours each day during the winter ...
the polls—trends twenty years of public opinion about
... Across dimensions of public opinion, we observed strong connections between patterns in media attention to global warming and shifts in poll trends. In no area is the connection clearer than the public’s “discovery” of global warming as a problem. Given minimal news attention1 to the issue during th ...
... Across dimensions of public opinion, we observed strong connections between patterns in media attention to global warming and shifts in poll trends. In no area is the connection clearer than the public’s “discovery” of global warming as a problem. Given minimal news attention1 to the issue during th ...
Climate change in New Brunswick (Canada): statistical downscaling
... precipitation by 3 to 15 % globally in the 21st century. However, specific regional projections about the impact of climate change are hampered by the limited spatial resolution of global circulation models, making it difficult to determine the degree of climate change, how fast it will happen, and ...
... precipitation by 3 to 15 % globally in the 21st century. However, specific regional projections about the impact of climate change are hampered by the limited spatial resolution of global circulation models, making it difficult to determine the degree of climate change, how fast it will happen, and ...
Vol.5, No.2, 2005
... ainfall over the Indonesian region has a pronounced diurnal signature. One test of how well moist convection is represented in models is how well the diurnal rainfall cycle is simulated in this region. In typical atmospheric circulation models, the rainfall over the Maritime Continent peaks too earl ...
... ainfall over the Indonesian region has a pronounced diurnal signature. One test of how well moist convection is represented in models is how well the diurnal rainfall cycle is simulated in this region. In typical atmospheric circulation models, the rainfall over the Maritime Continent peaks too earl ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
... industrializations and economic activities that results in the release of Green House Gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere (WWF, 2010; IPCC, 2007). Subsequently, this leads to the rise of earth’s temperature due to the radioactive properties of GHGs (Lama & Devkota, 2009). As mentioned in the Intergover ...
... industrializations and economic activities that results in the release of Green House Gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere (WWF, 2010; IPCC, 2007). Subsequently, this leads to the rise of earth’s temperature due to the radioactive properties of GHGs (Lama & Devkota, 2009). As mentioned in the Intergover ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.