The Recent Trend and Variance Increase of the
... time series, that is, the variance of the winter-mean values, must arise from intraseasonal fluctuations. In this study, I examine the extent to which the picture in Fig. 2, that is, intraseasonal fluctuations accounting for interannual variability, applies to the AO index. I will use the intraseaso ...
... time series, that is, the variance of the winter-mean values, must arise from intraseasonal fluctuations. In this study, I examine the extent to which the picture in Fig. 2, that is, intraseasonal fluctuations accounting for interannual variability, applies to the AO index. I will use the intraseaso ...
Climate change intensification of horizontal water vapor transport in
... distribution in the climate projections have been assessed [Kharin et al., 2013; Sillmann et al., 2013; Toreti et al., 2013; Chen et al., 2014; Polade et al., 2014]. These studies concluded that precipitation extremes will become more commonplace in many regions in the future, with the most extreme ...
... distribution in the climate projections have been assessed [Kharin et al., 2013; Sillmann et al., 2013; Toreti et al., 2013; Chen et al., 2014; Polade et al., 2014]. These studies concluded that precipitation extremes will become more commonplace in many regions in the future, with the most extreme ...
Understanding Human Rights and Climate Change
... Development, to be fulfilled so as to meet equitably the developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change calls for States to protect future generations and to take action on climate change "on the basis of equity and in accordanc ...
... Development, to be fulfilled so as to meet equitably the developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change calls for States to protect future generations and to take action on climate change "on the basis of equity and in accordanc ...
NFU`s work on climate change
... • We believe that the UK farmers can continue to supply food and fuel for a growing global population whilst helping the natural environment and society to adjust to climate change • Agriculture is also part of the solution to climate change. A 'green energy revolution' will be needed to meet the Cl ...
... • We believe that the UK farmers can continue to supply food and fuel for a growing global population whilst helping the natural environment and society to adjust to climate change • Agriculture is also part of the solution to climate change. A 'green energy revolution' will be needed to meet the Cl ...
Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible
... even a moderately absorbing aerosol can lead to a heating of the surface-atmosphere-aerosol column. The Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition (AASE) II flights in the winter of 1992 observed soot-containing aerosols at an altitude of 1.5 km. Pueschel and Kinne (1995) calculated that this layer of ...
... even a moderately absorbing aerosol can lead to a heating of the surface-atmosphere-aerosol column. The Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition (AASE) II flights in the winter of 1992 observed soot-containing aerosols at an altitude of 1.5 km. Pueschel and Kinne (1995) calculated that this layer of ...
4 Framework for ICTs` integration in cities climate change
... cities. The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations (UNDESA), has estimated that by 2050, about 70% of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas and over 60% of the land projected to become urban by 2030 is yet to be built. This high concentration of populatio ...
... cities. The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations (UNDESA), has estimated that by 2050, about 70% of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas and over 60% of the land projected to become urban by 2030 is yet to be built. This high concentration of populatio ...
2 20 Century Portuguese Climate and Climate Scenarios
... control is a key aspect. When one analyses composite time series representative of a broad region, like average regional (or world) temperatures, it is also necessary to guarantee that the same stations are used throughout the series, in order to avoid spurious trends associated with changes in stat ...
... control is a key aspect. When one analyses composite time series representative of a broad region, like average regional (or world) temperatures, it is also necessary to guarantee that the same stations are used throughout the series, in order to avoid spurious trends associated with changes in stat ...
Policy Discourse Analysis: Bangladesh - IIED
... Shift from a reactive to a proactive approach: In the past, disaster management approaches in Bangladesh have been ‘relief’ and ‘response’ type approaches where disasters are understood as one-off events isolated from socioeconomic systems. In recent years, however, disaster management discourses ha ...
... Shift from a reactive to a proactive approach: In the past, disaster management approaches in Bangladesh have been ‘relief’ and ‘response’ type approaches where disasters are understood as one-off events isolated from socioeconomic systems. In recent years, however, disaster management discourses ha ...
CSPR Briefing C SP R B
... Land use change, such as clearing of forest (deforestation), abandonment of land or establishment of vegetation, means changes in carbon stocks which alter the exchange of carbon between the terrestrial ecosystem and the atmosphere, causing emissions or removal of carbon. The Intergovernmental Panel ...
... Land use change, such as clearing of forest (deforestation), abandonment of land or establishment of vegetation, means changes in carbon stocks which alter the exchange of carbon between the terrestrial ecosystem and the atmosphere, causing emissions or removal of carbon. The Intergovernmental Panel ...
Framework Programme on Climate Change Adaptation
... Climate change affects all agricultural sectors in a multitude of ways that vary region by region. For example, it reduces the predictability of seasonal weather patterns and increases the frequency and intensity of severe weather events such as floods, cyclones and hurricanes. Some regions face prol ...
... Climate change affects all agricultural sectors in a multitude of ways that vary region by region. For example, it reduces the predictability of seasonal weather patterns and increases the frequency and intensity of severe weather events such as floods, cyclones and hurricanes. Some regions face prol ...
climate change in the african drylands
... increasingly degraded and unproductive. Climate change is now aggravating these challenges. However, combating climate change and adapting communities to its impacts represents an opportunity for new and more sustainable investments and management choices that can also contribute to improved livelih ...
... increasingly degraded and unproductive. Climate change is now aggravating these challenges. However, combating climate change and adapting communities to its impacts represents an opportunity for new and more sustainable investments and management choices that can also contribute to improved livelih ...
Incorporating estuaries as a source or sink of
... Complex coastal landforms exhibit variable behaviour in response to sea-level rise. A proposed modelling framework that integrates shoreline changes associated with longterm recession, short-term variability and sea-level rise advocates that coastal risk assessment be undertaken within the context o ...
... Complex coastal landforms exhibit variable behaviour in response to sea-level rise. A proposed modelling framework that integrates shoreline changes associated with longterm recession, short-term variability and sea-level rise advocates that coastal risk assessment be undertaken within the context o ...
The effects of buffer and temperature feedback on the
... atmospheric CO2 concentration. The buffer feedback would result in an increase of 95 ppm in the atmospheric CO2 concentration and a decrease of 236 GtC absorbed by the oceans from the atmosphere between year 2000 and 2100 under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenario IS92e. By ...
... atmospheric CO2 concentration. The buffer feedback would result in an increase of 95 ppm in the atmospheric CO2 concentration and a decrease of 236 GtC absorbed by the oceans from the atmosphere between year 2000 and 2100 under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenario IS92e. By ...
The economic potential of bioenergy for climate change mitigation
... framework, bioenergy competes directly with other energy technology options on the basis of costs, including implicit costs due to biophysical constraints on land and water availability. As a result, we find that bioenergy from specialized grassy and woody bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus or popl ...
... framework, bioenergy competes directly with other energy technology options on the basis of costs, including implicit costs due to biophysical constraints on land and water availability. As a result, we find that bioenergy from specialized grassy and woody bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus or popl ...
COMMENTS OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY EDMUND G. BROWN
... controlling GHG emissions under the Act can be done in a cost effective manner. For example, a recent economic analysis by the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) found that implementing the economy-wide reductions called for by California’s AB 32 will result in a net positive effect on Californ ...
... controlling GHG emissions under the Act can be done in a cost effective manner. For example, a recent economic analysis by the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) found that implementing the economy-wide reductions called for by California’s AB 32 will result in a net positive effect on Californ ...
Climate Change Effects: Issues for International and US
... proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime. This paper provides an overview of current views on how the consequences of warming temperatures, rising sea levels, disturbances in precipitation patterns, and increases in extreme weather events might impact global stability. The p ...
... proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime. This paper provides an overview of current views on how the consequences of warming temperatures, rising sea levels, disturbances in precipitation patterns, and increases in extreme weather events might impact global stability. The p ...
key issues relevant to capacity building for climate services
... for Atmospheric Research), which also hosts NCAR (National Centre for Atmospheric Research), COMET has both education and training goals, and takes great care to offer scientific accuracy and quality learning experiences. Another of its particular strengths is its use of eff ...
... for Atmospheric Research), which also hosts NCAR (National Centre for Atmospheric Research), COMET has both education and training goals, and takes great care to offer scientific accuracy and quality learning experiences. Another of its particular strengths is its use of eff ...
and Aquaculture Projects
... with stronger storms, severely threatens coastal communities and ecosystems. The world’s coral reefs are under threat of destruction over the ...
... with stronger storms, severely threatens coastal communities and ecosystems. The world’s coral reefs are under threat of destruction over the ...
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... informal, ranging from laws to social practices and norms. The primary aim of an institution is to provide a stable and predictable framework in which activities can be carried out (IDGEC, 1999). I have chosen to use this broad because this report not only analyses the political bodies controlling d ...
... informal, ranging from laws to social practices and norms. The primary aim of an institution is to provide a stable and predictable framework in which activities can be carried out (IDGEC, 1999). I have chosen to use this broad because this report not only analyses the political bodies controlling d ...
The Effect of Potential Future Climate Change on the Marine
... The GHSZ within the model is confined to within ⬃120 km of coastlines to simulate an idealized continental margin, as this region experiences sufficient upwelling and continental runoff to support large-scale microbial methane generation and methane hydrate growth (Gornitz and Fung 1994). The abyssa ...
... The GHSZ within the model is confined to within ⬃120 km of coastlines to simulate an idealized continental margin, as this region experiences sufficient upwelling and continental runoff to support large-scale microbial methane generation and methane hydrate growth (Gornitz and Fung 1994). The abyssa ...
El Niño Southern Oscillation
... background state towards future climate conditions which have been described as ‘El Niño-like’. While there is 80% consensus across the AR4 models for an ‘El Niñolike’ future climate (which could be interpreted as a shift in the mean), there is no consistent indication of future changes in ENSO ampl ...
... background state towards future climate conditions which have been described as ‘El Niño-like’. While there is 80% consensus across the AR4 models for an ‘El Niñolike’ future climate (which could be interpreted as a shift in the mean), there is no consistent indication of future changes in ENSO ampl ...
SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Impact on
... to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events—and has led to a rise in mean global sea levels. It is widely believed that c ...
... to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events—and has led to a rise in mean global sea levels. It is widely believed that c ...
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... index. They found also that the relation was the strongest with a lag of two months, the time necessary for the cooling signal to propagate from North Africa to Central Asia, in a quasi-barotropic structure for the whole troposphere. The mechanism responsible for this linkage is however still unclea ...
... index. They found also that the relation was the strongest with a lag of two months, the time necessary for the cooling signal to propagate from North Africa to Central Asia, in a quasi-barotropic structure for the whole troposphere. The mechanism responsible for this linkage is however still unclea ...
Semiarid watershed response in central New Mexico and its
... soil, vegetation and terrain in the basin will dictate the selection of hydrologic processes and their spatiotemporal variations, (2) the computational demands of long-term or multiple simulations required to account for climate variations and different sources of uncertainty, and (3) the ability to ...
... soil, vegetation and terrain in the basin will dictate the selection of hydrologic processes and their spatiotemporal variations, (2) the computational demands of long-term or multiple simulations required to account for climate variations and different sources of uncertainty, and (3) the ability to ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... To advance the understanding of climate risks and responses, the GEF has co-financed a study with McKinsey & Company to investigate the economics of climate adaptation (the ECA study), in partnership with UNEP, Swiss Re, and the Rockefeller Foundation. An analytical framework, developed specifically ...
... To advance the understanding of climate risks and responses, the GEF has co-financed a study with McKinsey & Company to investigate the economics of climate adaptation (the ECA study), in partnership with UNEP, Swiss Re, and the Rockefeller Foundation. An analytical framework, developed specifically ...