Decision analysis and rational action
... The move from individualistic to social rationality looks like a classic instance of a paradigm shift, a scientific revolution. There may be even more at stake, however. The very understanding of scientific inquiry as the autonomous production of knowledge on which decisionmakers can and must base t ...
... The move from individualistic to social rationality looks like a classic instance of a paradigm shift, a scientific revolution. There may be even more at stake, however. The very understanding of scientific inquiry as the autonomous production of knowledge on which decisionmakers can and must base t ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 18 FIRST-‐ORDER DRAFT Expert Review
... now placed in the vicinity of the section they relate to.. (Seung-‐Ki Min, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research) This chapter is the result of an admirable attempt to extract relevant information from all ...
... now placed in the vicinity of the section they relate to.. (Seung-‐Ki Min, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research) This chapter is the result of an admirable attempt to extract relevant information from all ...
How well do we understand and evaluate climate change feedback
... climate system that either amplify or dampen the climate system’s response to the external forcing [(National Research Council) NRC (2003)]. These processes are referred to as climate feedbacks (see appendix A for a more formal definition of climate feedbacks). Every climate variable that responds t ...
... climate system that either amplify or dampen the climate system’s response to the external forcing [(National Research Council) NRC (2003)]. These processes are referred to as climate feedbacks (see appendix A for a more formal definition of climate feedbacks). Every climate variable that responds t ...
Climate Change Effects on Heat Waves and Future Heat
... expected to rise by factor 2.4 and 5.1 in the acclimatization and non-acclimatization approach, respectively. Even though there is substantial variability across the individual model simulations, it is most likely that the future burden of heat will increase considerably. The obtained results point ...
... expected to rise by factor 2.4 and 5.1 in the acclimatization and non-acclimatization approach, respectively. Even though there is substantial variability across the individual model simulations, it is most likely that the future burden of heat will increase considerably. The obtained results point ...
Ozone hole and Southern Hemisphere climate change
... been robustly documented in the last several years. It has altered the atmospheric circulation in a surprising number of ways: a rising global tropopause, a poleward intensification of the westerly jet, a poleward shift in storm tracks, a poleward expansion of the Hadley cell, and many others. While ...
... been robustly documented in the last several years. It has altered the atmospheric circulation in a surprising number of ways: a rising global tropopause, a poleward intensification of the westerly jet, a poleward shift in storm tracks, a poleward expansion of the Hadley cell, and many others. While ...
Bony et al., 2006
... climate system that either amplify or dampen the climate system’s response to the external forcing [(National Research Council) NRC (2003)]. These processes are referred to as climate feedbacks (see appendix A for a more formal definition of climate feedbacks). Every climate variable that responds t ...
... climate system that either amplify or dampen the climate system’s response to the external forcing [(National Research Council) NRC (2003)]. These processes are referred to as climate feedbacks (see appendix A for a more formal definition of climate feedbacks). Every climate variable that responds t ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONFLICT: a
... Appendices). These were compiled on the basis of the team expert’s knowledge of the field. These searches were largely conducted manually, going through key journal publications since 2001 and retrieving those papers within our inclusion criteria. In one instance, with the journal ‘Nature’, this inv ...
... Appendices). These were compiled on the basis of the team expert’s knowledge of the field. These searches were largely conducted manually, going through key journal publications since 2001 and retrieving those papers within our inclusion criteria. In one instance, with the journal ‘Nature’, this inv ...
EVALUATION OF LAND COVER AND CROP TYPE CHANGE: BUILDING
... University of Nairobi as well as the valuable discussions we had. My gratitude goes out especially to Antonio Rocha, Caroline Sibusisiwe Kamanga, Godfrey Nambafu, Quinta Genga, and Mtisunge Mngoli just to mention but a few. There are many others that I may not have mentioned but did contribute to th ...
... University of Nairobi as well as the valuable discussions we had. My gratitude goes out especially to Antonio Rocha, Caroline Sibusisiwe Kamanga, Godfrey Nambafu, Quinta Genga, and Mtisunge Mngoli just to mention but a few. There are many others that I may not have mentioned but did contribute to th ...
Feedbacks and mechanisms affecting the global
... the climate has been warming and the glacier retreating, as is generally the case, t ∗ would be in the past, and the glacier actually would have had a negative mass balance at time t ∗ . The assumption is that if the climate of time t ∗ had been maintained, the glacier eventually would have contract ...
... the climate has been warming and the glacier retreating, as is generally the case, t ∗ would be in the past, and the glacier actually would have had a negative mass balance at time t ∗ . The assumption is that if the climate of time t ∗ had been maintained, the glacier eventually would have contract ...
DRAFT New Jersey Climate and Health Profile Report is available
... While rates vary globally, the rate of sea level rise is greater along the New Jersey coastal plain, due primarily to land subsidence associated with natural sediment compaction and groundwater withdrawal (Miller et al. 2013). Historically, in Atlantic City, where records extend back to 1912, sea l ...
... While rates vary globally, the rate of sea level rise is greater along the New Jersey coastal plain, due primarily to land subsidence associated with natural sediment compaction and groundwater withdrawal (Miller et al. 2013). Historically, in Atlantic City, where records extend back to 1912, sea l ...
Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptations in Canadian Arctic
... policy makers usually first assess the short-list of adaptation options according to the costs and related benefits of the option for the target population in a cost-benefit analysis (CBA). However, CBA is difficult to use for many adaptation options because it requires a common metric for benefits ...
... policy makers usually first assess the short-list of adaptation options according to the costs and related benefits of the option for the target population in a cost-benefit analysis (CBA). However, CBA is difficult to use for many adaptation options because it requires a common metric for benefits ...
Adapting for a green economy updated
... actions that companies and policymakers can pursue to catalyze and scale up private sector action on adaptation. It is ultimately the responsibility of the public sector to meet the critical climate change adaptation needs of the poor and vulnerable; thus private sector engagement cannot substitute ...
... actions that companies and policymakers can pursue to catalyze and scale up private sector action on adaptation. It is ultimately the responsibility of the public sector to meet the critical climate change adaptation needs of the poor and vulnerable; thus private sector engagement cannot substitute ...
Climate-Related Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
... years could not be attributed solely to natural variability; human-induced GHG emissions are a key driver of temperature increases.4 Finally, as average temperatures rise, average rainfall would be expected to increase. Precipitation is a local phenomenon, however, and is highly variable both spatia ...
... years could not be attributed solely to natural variability; human-induced GHG emissions are a key driver of temperature increases.4 Finally, as average temperatures rise, average rainfall would be expected to increase. Precipitation is a local phenomenon, however, and is highly variable both spatia ...
The Governance of Scientific Assessment in the Context of the
... The Panel also has a small Secretariat of twelve staff members, hosted by the WMO in Geneva, Switzerland. The Secretariat supports the Panel, the IPCC Chair and other members of the Executive Committee and the IPCC Bureaux in the delivery of their mandate; manages the IPCC Trust Fund; organises and ...
... The Panel also has a small Secretariat of twelve staff members, hosted by the WMO in Geneva, Switzerland. The Secretariat supports the Panel, the IPCC Chair and other members of the Executive Committee and the IPCC Bureaux in the delivery of their mandate; manages the IPCC Trust Fund; organises and ...
Inclusion of ecologically based trait variation in plant functional types
... environmental drivers working via multiple processes at different temporal and spatial scales, including plasticity, acclimation, and (genotypic) adaptation in physiological and morphological traits (Shaw & Etterson, 2012), and, at the community scale, via shifts in species abundance and species tur ...
... environmental drivers working via multiple processes at different temporal and spatial scales, including plasticity, acclimation, and (genotypic) adaptation in physiological and morphological traits (Shaw & Etterson, 2012), and, at the community scale, via shifts in species abundance and species tur ...
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Carpathian region
... parts of Hungary and Romania as well as the Republic of Serbia, are expected to face severe droughts and water shortages. Groundwater recharge is likely to be reduced, whilst more frequent droughts in summertime will reduce low flows and result in water shortages. There may be impacts on the quantit ...
... parts of Hungary and Romania as well as the Republic of Serbia, are expected to face severe droughts and water shortages. Groundwater recharge is likely to be reduced, whilst more frequent droughts in summertime will reduce low flows and result in water shortages. There may be impacts on the quantit ...
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... the Technical Support Unit (TSU) and its Chapter Scientists. The TSUs should remain as centralized bodies that provide logistical support to each of the Working Groups, coordinating all logistical issues for the Working Group reports, helping manage references and data sources, coordinating cross-ch ...
... the Technical Support Unit (TSU) and its Chapter Scientists. The TSUs should remain as centralized bodies that provide logistical support to each of the Working Groups, coordinating all logistical issues for the Working Group reports, helping manage references and data sources, coordinating cross-ch ...
Interaction of Land Use and Land Cover Change
... climate change also affects LULC processes. We aim to assess the regional scale interaction of LULC change and climate change. Driving forces of LULC change are also examined. Jiangxi Province, China is used as a case study. (1) To obtain reliable climate trends, we apply Standard Normal Homogeneity ...
... climate change also affects LULC processes. We aim to assess the regional scale interaction of LULC change and climate change. Driving forces of LULC change are also examined. Jiangxi Province, China is used as a case study. (1) To obtain reliable climate trends, we apply Standard Normal Homogeneity ...
Linking Climate Change and Fish Conservation Efforts Using
... conservation professionals is rapidly expanding (Overpeck et al. 2011; Porter et al. 2012). However, the sheer volume of data can be overwhelming and compound an already complicated decision context that may include other non-climate stressors, such as consumptive water use, habitat fragmentation, a ...
... conservation professionals is rapidly expanding (Overpeck et al. 2011; Porter et al. 2012). However, the sheer volume of data can be overwhelming and compound an already complicated decision context that may include other non-climate stressors, such as consumptive water use, habitat fragmentation, a ...
understanding el niño in ocean–atmosphere general
... improved simulation of ENSO when the atmosphere numerical grid reaches this resolution (Guilyardi et al. 2004; Roberts et al. 2009). Nonlinear interactions have further been proposed to explain the observed positive skewness of ENSO, that is, the fact the El Niño events have a larger amplitude than ...
... improved simulation of ENSO when the atmosphere numerical grid reaches this resolution (Guilyardi et al. 2004; Roberts et al. 2009). Nonlinear interactions have further been proposed to explain the observed positive skewness of ENSO, that is, the fact the El Niño events have a larger amplitude than ...
Nature Communications Review Integrating Pliocene Geological
... enabling models to be used to explore the nature of Pliocene climates on a global scale (Chandler et al., 1994). The Pliocene, and specifically the mPWP, represents one of the best examples currently available of successful synergy between the geological and climate modelling communities. The benefi ...
... enabling models to be used to explore the nature of Pliocene climates on a global scale (Chandler et al., 1994). The Pliocene, and specifically the mPWP, represents one of the best examples currently available of successful synergy between the geological and climate modelling communities. The benefi ...
Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview
... conditions of the climate system did not change dramatically (in comparison to larger glacial–interglacial changes), and because abundant, detailed regional palaeoclimatic proxy records cover this period. We use selected proxy-based reconstructions of different climate variables, together with state ...
... conditions of the climate system did not change dramatically (in comparison to larger glacial–interglacial changes), and because abundant, detailed regional palaeoclimatic proxy records cover this period. We use selected proxy-based reconstructions of different climate variables, together with state ...
Katsman et al (2011)
... Our lack of knowledge of some of the relevant responses of components of the climate system affecting sea level change to greenhouse gas emissions leads to a wide range of sea level projections. We refrain from assigning a likelihood to this high-end scenario because of the limits of current knowled ...
... Our lack of knowledge of some of the relevant responses of components of the climate system affecting sea level change to greenhouse gas emissions leads to a wide range of sea level projections. We refrain from assigning a likelihood to this high-end scenario because of the limits of current knowled ...
measurement, reporting and verification
... Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are obliged to communicate to the Conference of the Parties (COP), through the secretariat, information on the actions they have taken or envisage they will take to implement the Convention. This is seen as a key implementation asp ...
... Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are obliged to communicate to the Conference of the Parties (COP), through the secretariat, information on the actions they have taken or envisage they will take to implement the Convention. This is seen as a key implementation asp ...
Public understanding of climate change and adaptation
... This report summarises research conducted by the Discipline of Public Health at The University of Adelaide, augmenting knowledge of how South Australians construe and rationalise climate change risk and adaptation responses. The research project comprises two interlinked studies. First, four semi-st ...
... This report summarises research conducted by the Discipline of Public Health at The University of Adelaide, augmenting knowledge of how South Australians construe and rationalise climate change risk and adaptation responses. The research project comprises two interlinked studies. First, four semi-st ...