National Park Service - UAF SNAP
... The National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management including sc ...
... The National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management including sc ...
The CCPC grew out of the International Council of Local
... such as the liberalisation of energy markets, lack of funding for research on renewable energy and the failure of national governments to prioritise climate politics, can hinder local work to reduce GHGs. Nevertheless, cities take the climate challenge seriously, and there are numerous examples worl ...
... such as the liberalisation of energy markets, lack of funding for research on renewable energy and the failure of national governments to prioritise climate politics, can hinder local work to reduce GHGs. Nevertheless, cities take the climate challenge seriously, and there are numerous examples worl ...
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... who claim the need of robust science favouring more scientific research over policy actions, to the one of Yohe et al. (2004), who argue that uncertainty provides a reason to take specific policy action on the near term. Between these two positions there are a range of views about the implications o ...
... who claim the need of robust science favouring more scientific research over policy actions, to the one of Yohe et al. (2004), who argue that uncertainty provides a reason to take specific policy action on the near term. Between these two positions there are a range of views about the implications o ...
Towards a unifying narrative for climate change
... overused to the extent where they have, in many situations, become almost meaningless jargon, and some argue that they are now more harmful than useful44. The concepts and language used have also become increasingly technical and abstract: people can’t relate to terms such as parts per million and C ...
... overused to the extent where they have, in many situations, become almost meaningless jargon, and some argue that they are now more harmful than useful44. The concepts and language used have also become increasingly technical and abstract: people can’t relate to terms such as parts per million and C ...
Pinus halepensis Plasticity in Dendroclimatic Response across the )
... generally higher and precipitation lower than the regional average, reduced growth was also associated with warm and dry conditions. In the northern part, where the average temperature was lower and the precipitation more abundant than the regional average, reduced growth was associated with cool co ...
... generally higher and precipitation lower than the regional average, reduced growth was also associated with warm and dry conditions. In the northern part, where the average temperature was lower and the precipitation more abundant than the regional average, reduced growth was associated with cool co ...
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... special forms for them to fill in with all their data. Maury also introduced standardisation to air temperature measurements on land. That’s why our 0.85 degrees Celsius figure is measured from 1880, it’s the date from which the temperature data is generally well standardised. But despite Maury’s ef ...
... special forms for them to fill in with all their data. Maury also introduced standardisation to air temperature measurements on land. That’s why our 0.85 degrees Celsius figure is measured from 1880, it’s the date from which the temperature data is generally well standardised. But despite Maury’s ef ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... etc – and each of which can be considered as mature within the framework required to discuss climate. It is at this intersection of the disciplines where uncertainty can and will arise, both because of the yet poorly understood feedbacks between the different components of the climate system and bec ...
... etc – and each of which can be considered as mature within the framework required to discuss climate. It is at this intersection of the disciplines where uncertainty can and will arise, both because of the yet poorly understood feedbacks between the different components of the climate system and bec ...
An Ethical Defense of Global-Warming Skepticism
... to defend AGW theory despite the fact that he clearly recognizes that AGW theory has been so off the mark in its prediction. The unexpected thing about Solomon‘s explanation of the flat period is the role she attributes to water vapor. Carbon dioxide is a minor greenhouse gas and as such anthropogen ...
... to defend AGW theory despite the fact that he clearly recognizes that AGW theory has been so off the mark in its prediction. The unexpected thing about Solomon‘s explanation of the flat period is the role she attributes to water vapor. Carbon dioxide is a minor greenhouse gas and as such anthropogen ...
The role of HELE coal in 2 degree Celsius compatible
... To limit the long-term, global average temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the world needs to move towards a low-carbon economy and a fully decarbonised power sector by 2050. At the international climate summit, COP21, in Paris in December 2015 the 2°C objective was tightene ...
... To limit the long-term, global average temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the world needs to move towards a low-carbon economy and a fully decarbonised power sector by 2050. At the international climate summit, COP21, in Paris in December 2015 the 2°C objective was tightene ...
Hadley Cell (HC) Circulation response to Climate
... investigation is needed in order to make a solid conclusion about the future behavior of the HC under global warming projections (see section 2.3). The response HC under different climate conditions is complex and depending on the external forcing imposed. With the increase of the greenhouse gases i ...
... investigation is needed in order to make a solid conclusion about the future behavior of the HC under global warming projections (see section 2.3). The response HC under different climate conditions is complex and depending on the external forcing imposed. With the increase of the greenhouse gases i ...
State of the Jamaican Climate 2012:Information for
... SON September to November SRES Special Report on Emissions Scenarios SST Sea Surface Temperature ...
... SON September to November SRES Special Report on Emissions Scenarios SST Sea Surface Temperature ...
Changes in Arctic vegetation amplify high
... in atmospheric water vapor due to imports from lower latitudes to be important for the climate of the Arctic but do not directly consider changes in atmospheric moisture related to changes in vegetation. In fact, they explicitly state that the only three ways in which climate is coupled to vegetatio ...
... in atmospheric water vapor due to imports from lower latitudes to be important for the climate of the Arctic but do not directly consider changes in atmospheric moisture related to changes in vegetation. In fact, they explicitly state that the only three ways in which climate is coupled to vegetatio ...
Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change in
... such challenges in terms of mitigation and adaptation and sets out a methodology to incorporate climate risk management into policy formulation. Afghanistan presents a number of challenges in terms of climate change assessment. Climate projections for Afghanistan require significant refinement due t ...
... such challenges in terms of mitigation and adaptation and sets out a methodology to incorporate climate risk management into policy formulation. Afghanistan presents a number of challenges in terms of climate change assessment. Climate projections for Afghanistan require significant refinement due t ...
Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in
... Creation of the national inventory system and estimations of changes of the greenhouse gases emission at the level of the enterprises, entities and the whole country Collecting the necessary data; compilation of the Study on the B&H opportunities for ratification of the Kyoto Protocol Initiation of ...
... Creation of the national inventory system and estimations of changes of the greenhouse gases emission at the level of the enterprises, entities and the whole country Collecting the necessary data; compilation of the Study on the B&H opportunities for ratification of the Kyoto Protocol Initiation of ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in the Tropical Andes
... determines not only the extent to which a glacier is exposed to surface melt but also the ratio of rain versus snow falling on a glacier.12 Precipitation trends are weaker and much less coherent, owing to the strong modulation of precipitation characteristics by the Andean topography. There are also ...
... determines not only the extent to which a glacier is exposed to surface melt but also the ratio of rain versus snow falling on a glacier.12 Precipitation trends are weaker and much less coherent, owing to the strong modulation of precipitation characteristics by the Andean topography. There are also ...
Kevin Bliss, ( 657 KB) - Governors` Biofuels Coalition
... – The rate of increase in combined radiative forcing due to increases in CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide is “very likely to have been unprecedented in more than 10,000 years.” – Since the pre-industrial period, atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have increased 35 percent, from 280 parts per million ( ...
... – The rate of increase in combined radiative forcing due to increases in CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide is “very likely to have been unprecedented in more than 10,000 years.” – Since the pre-industrial period, atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have increased 35 percent, from 280 parts per million ( ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... pronounced at sites that had experienced summer warming and in wetter versus drier sites1 . In addition, landscape-level studies of shrub change in northern Alaska showed greater increases in wet floodplains relative to well-drained hill slopes3,10 . Our study, using a new circumarctic dendroecologi ...
... pronounced at sites that had experienced summer warming and in wetter versus drier sites1 . In addition, landscape-level studies of shrub change in northern Alaska showed greater increases in wet floodplains relative to well-drained hill slopes3,10 . Our study, using a new circumarctic dendroecologi ...
Dynamic Earth - The State Museum of Pennsylvania
... the atmosphere on a local scale. An area’s climate amounts to its average weather conditions and the extent to which those conditions vary over longer time scales. Measurements of climate include the long-term pattern of temperature and precipitation averages and extremes at a location. That locatio ...
... the atmosphere on a local scale. An area’s climate amounts to its average weather conditions and the extent to which those conditions vary over longer time scales. Measurements of climate include the long-term pattern of temperature and precipitation averages and extremes at a location. That locatio ...
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... China and the world are facing global climate change from increasing greenhouse gases (GHG) at an increasing rate (IPCC 2007a&b). Climate change, as well as mitigation and adaptation policies could play a critical role in changing agricultural competitiveness globally. The impact of climate change o ...
... China and the world are facing global climate change from increasing greenhouse gases (GHG) at an increasing rate (IPCC 2007a&b). Climate change, as well as mitigation and adaptation policies could play a critical role in changing agricultural competitiveness globally. The impact of climate change o ...
Paper 4: Climate Change and Biodiversity in High
... The distinct environmental characteristics of high latitude regions are first of all a consequence of the shape of planet Earth, its axis of rotation, and its orbit around the Sun. Because of the tilt of the Earth’s polar axis, the Sun, as seen from the Earth’s surface at higher latitudes, appears t ...
... The distinct environmental characteristics of high latitude regions are first of all a consequence of the shape of planet Earth, its axis of rotation, and its orbit around the Sun. Because of the tilt of the Earth’s polar axis, the Sun, as seen from the Earth’s surface at higher latitudes, appears t ...
Future climate warming and changes to mountain permafrost in the
... mountain cryosphere such as snow, glaciers, permafrost and thawing permafrost are especially sensitive to temperature changes because of their close proximity to melting and thawing conditions (Haeberli and Beniston 1998; Kääb et al. 2007). Here, the cryosphere acts as an important hydrological buff ...
... mountain cryosphere such as snow, glaciers, permafrost and thawing permafrost are especially sensitive to temperature changes because of their close proximity to melting and thawing conditions (Haeberli and Beniston 1998; Kääb et al. 2007). Here, the cryosphere acts as an important hydrological buff ...
Climate Change Mitigation Options in British Columbia`s Forests: A
... Soil carbon storage: Part of the carbon stored in tree biomass is transferred to dead wood and soil on the forest floor and accumulates there, leading to long-term carbon storage. The transfer occurs as trees loose leaves, needles or other parts, and when they die. Forest fire: Burning of the fores ...
... Soil carbon storage: Part of the carbon stored in tree biomass is transferred to dead wood and soil on the forest floor and accumulates there, leading to long-term carbon storage. The transfer occurs as trees loose leaves, needles or other parts, and when they die. Forest fire: Burning of the fores ...
Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
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... © 2014 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
The role of HELE coal in 2 degree Celsius compatible scenarios
... To limit the long-term, global average temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the world needs to move towards a low-carbon economy and a fully decarbonised power sector by 2050. At the international climate summit, COP21, in Paris in December 2015 the 2°C objective was tightene ...
... To limit the long-term, global average temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the world needs to move towards a low-carbon economy and a fully decarbonised power sector by 2050. At the international climate summit, COP21, in Paris in December 2015 the 2°C objective was tightene ...
EPA Research - 2015 Call Technical Description
... context. Peatlands also constitute a very large store of carbon. Management of peatland is of particular interest because of the potential impact of management on this carbon store. In general, drainage of peatland leads to very significant carbon losses, in the form of emissions of carbon dioxide t ...
... context. Peatlands also constitute a very large store of carbon. Management of peatland is of particular interest because of the potential impact of management on this carbon store. In general, drainage of peatland leads to very significant carbon losses, in the form of emissions of carbon dioxide t ...