Scale-dependent regional climate predictability over North America
... 1b and d suggests that, for the CMIP5 simulations of climatological mean precipitation, the ensemble spread can be used qualitatively to assess the uncertainty in the ensemble mean estimate. To place the U.S. results in a broader perspective, we also compare the ensemble mean, spread, and error for ...
... 1b and d suggests that, for the CMIP5 simulations of climatological mean precipitation, the ensemble spread can be used qualitatively to assess the uncertainty in the ensemble mean estimate. To place the U.S. results in a broader perspective, we also compare the ensemble mean, spread, and error for ...
Rapid climate change and no-analog vegetation in lowland Central
... would be expected to reduce (expand) the geographic extent of the AWP, decreasing (increasing) precipitation and temperature regimes in the Central American lowlands and Caribbean (Hodell et al., 2008). An understanding of the past linkages among these atmospheric and oceanic features and Central Am ...
... would be expected to reduce (expand) the geographic extent of the AWP, decreasing (increasing) precipitation and temperature regimes in the Central American lowlands and Caribbean (Hodell et al., 2008). An understanding of the past linkages among these atmospheric and oceanic features and Central Am ...
Chapter 5
... 20ºC). On the other hand, the number of frost nights is expected to drop significantly, especially in Northern Greece (by as many as 40). Moreover, the rise in average temperature will prolong the vegetation period by 15-35 days. One of the major impacts of global warming is that the energy demand f ...
... 20ºC). On the other hand, the number of frost nights is expected to drop significantly, especially in Northern Greece (by as many as 40). Moreover, the rise in average temperature will prolong the vegetation period by 15-35 days. One of the major impacts of global warming is that the energy demand f ...
Response of subarctic vegetation to transient climatic change on the
... spruce is dominant but propagules of deciduous trees and grasses are present. Similarly, at a time-step of 10 y, the growing season is not assumed to be uniformly warm or precipitation uniformly low during all 10 years. Rather, a `cold' decade is one where there were suf®cient low-temperature season ...
... spruce is dominant but propagules of deciduous trees and grasses are present. Similarly, at a time-step of 10 y, the growing season is not assumed to be uniformly warm or precipitation uniformly low during all 10 years. Rather, a `cold' decade is one where there were suf®cient low-temperature season ...
Submitted to a confernce in Forli
... Kiribati may be on the map, what kind of country it is, what kind of people inhabit it, what they might do for a living and how well they manage. Think, also, why would such an unknown country take the trouble to come all the way to Geneva. What kind of case will it plead? And think, besides, why al ...
... Kiribati may be on the map, what kind of country it is, what kind of people inhabit it, what they might do for a living and how well they manage. Think, also, why would such an unknown country take the trouble to come all the way to Geneva. What kind of case will it plead? And think, besides, why al ...
NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND GLOBAL WARMING
... further below) and these resulted in dramatic hydrologic changes with important consequences for regional hydrology and societies living in the regions (see Verschuren and Charman, this volume; Oldfield, this volume). In the Southern Hemisphere, the effect of an increase in summer insolation over th ...
... further below) and these resulted in dramatic hydrologic changes with important consequences for regional hydrology and societies living in the regions (see Verschuren and Charman, this volume; Oldfield, this volume). In the Southern Hemisphere, the effect of an increase in summer insolation over th ...
Warming Good - RS - DDI
... Seventeen Australian and Canadian scientists have published a study in the peer-reviewed journal Global Change Biology concluding global warming will benefit marine life. The study finds "climate change is altering the rate and distribution of primary production in the world's oceans," which in turn ...
... Seventeen Australian and Canadian scientists have published a study in the peer-reviewed journal Global Change Biology concluding global warming will benefit marine life. The study finds "climate change is altering the rate and distribution of primary production in the world's oceans," which in turn ...
Trend Analysis of the Mean Annual Temperature in
... Rwanda is a small mountainous, landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, it is located at 02˚00 Latitude South and 30˚00 Longitude East. Total land area is about 24,950 km2, and inland lakes cover abo ...
... Rwanda is a small mountainous, landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, it is located at 02˚00 Latitude South and 30˚00 Longitude East. Total land area is about 24,950 km2, and inland lakes cover abo ...
Climate Change and Small Island Developing States
... islands’ inhabitability. Oceanic absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide is leading to ocean acidification (Caldeira and Wickett, 2003; Royal Society, 2005) which is likely to harm coral reefs and to have detrimental effects on coral islands, including shingle beaches. These impacts are not well st ...
... islands’ inhabitability. Oceanic absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide is leading to ocean acidification (Caldeira and Wickett, 2003; Royal Society, 2005) which is likely to harm coral reefs and to have detrimental effects on coral islands, including shingle beaches. These impacts are not well st ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A Role
... research and applications aimed at building greater climate resilience in the area. In this context, we examine climate resilience at the community level, defining it as the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate-induced stresses. Communities can engage in resilience-building a ...
... research and applications aimed at building greater climate resilience in the area. In this context, we examine climate resilience at the community level, defining it as the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate-induced stresses. Communities can engage in resilience-building a ...
22nd conference of parties to the united nations
... by further discussions during the International Dialogue on Migration3 and the IOM Council HighLevel Panel on Climate Migration4 parallel to the release of numerous institutional documents. In 2016, IOM Member States decided once again to address the question of migration, environment and climate ch ...
... by further discussions during the International Dialogue on Migration3 and the IOM Council HighLevel Panel on Climate Migration4 parallel to the release of numerous institutional documents. In 2016, IOM Member States decided once again to address the question of migration, environment and climate ch ...
Freshwater biodiversity versus anthropogenic climate
... example of drastic changes in aquatic ecosystems likely to be exacerbated by warmer climate is found in Australia, where there is much concern over acid sulphate soils that occur when wetlands, lakes and river beds are exposed to air as water levels fall. This triggers toxic chemical reactions harmf ...
... example of drastic changes in aquatic ecosystems likely to be exacerbated by warmer climate is found in Australia, where there is much concern over acid sulphate soils that occur when wetlands, lakes and river beds are exposed to air as water levels fall. This triggers toxic chemical reactions harmf ...
The Hartwell Paper - LSE Research Online
... The Hartwell meeting was a private meeting, held under the Chatham House Rule. It included participants from various disciplines in the sciences and humanities, from academic and other walks of life and from around the world. The resulting Hartwell Paper is the third in a series to have been co-publ ...
... The Hartwell meeting was a private meeting, held under the Chatham House Rule. It included participants from various disciplines in the sciences and humanities, from academic and other walks of life and from around the world. The resulting Hartwell Paper is the third in a series to have been co-publ ...
Adaptation - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... UNITED STATES For more than 50 years, the Earth’s climate has been changing because of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, as well as deforestation and other human activities.1 The warming of the Earth’s atmosphere and waters, loss of lan ...
... UNITED STATES For more than 50 years, the Earth’s climate has been changing because of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, as well as deforestation and other human activities.1 The warming of the Earth’s atmosphere and waters, loss of lan ...
Ensemble modeling, uncertainty and robust predictions
... In studies of future climate change, two types of ensemble are commonly distinguished: perturbed physics and multimodel. Ensembles of both types consist of multiple simulations of future climate under similar forcing conditions. They differ, however, in what is varied among the models used to genera ...
... In studies of future climate change, two types of ensemble are commonly distinguished: perturbed physics and multimodel. Ensembles of both types consist of multiple simulations of future climate under similar forcing conditions. They differ, however, in what is varied among the models used to genera ...
2015 Issue - Northwest Climate Science Center
... The Northwest benefits from strong institutional and scientific alignment of the federal regional climate organizations: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment, known as the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC); the De ...
... The Northwest benefits from strong institutional and scientific alignment of the federal regional climate organizations: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment, known as the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC); the De ...
Long-term changes in climate and insect damage
... far northern parts of the continent (as in the multiAtmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models average projections shown in figure 3.2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report, Climate Change (IPCC, 2007)). Thus, it is also likely that the increases in temperatures will be ...
... far northern parts of the continent (as in the multiAtmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models average projections shown in figure 3.2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report, Climate Change (IPCC, 2007)). Thus, it is also likely that the increases in temperatures will be ...
February 2010 Minutes - Rubbertown Community Advisory Council
... glaciers. He pointed out that he hasn’t used the term “global warming.” There have been periods of warming, there have been periods of cooling. The question is whether the warming is caused by nature or by people. ...
... glaciers. He pointed out that he hasn’t used the term “global warming.” There have been periods of warming, there have been periods of cooling. The question is whether the warming is caused by nature or by people. ...
Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea
... comprehensively from the available scientifically legitimate literature (e.g. peer reviewed literature, conference proceedings, reports of scientific institutes). Influence or funding from groups with a political, economical or ideological agenda will not be allowed; however, questions from such gro ...
... comprehensively from the available scientifically legitimate literature (e.g. peer reviewed literature, conference proceedings, reports of scientific institutes). Influence or funding from groups with a political, economical or ideological agenda will not be allowed; however, questions from such gro ...
Understanding the Links between Climate Change and Development
... a few decades of lower rainfall, cities lining the northern reaches of the Euphrates, the breadbasket for the Akkadians, were deserted. At the city of Tell Leilan on the northern Euphrates, a monument was halted half-built.2 With the city abandoned, a thick layer of wind-blown dirt covered the rui ...
... a few decades of lower rainfall, cities lining the northern reaches of the Euphrates, the breadbasket for the Akkadians, were deserted. At the city of Tell Leilan on the northern Euphrates, a monument was halted half-built.2 With the city abandoned, a thick layer of wind-blown dirt covered the rui ...
Impacts of climate and land-use changes on floods in an urban
... To predict future floods, output from two climate models, GFDL CM 2.1 and CCAM, were used to adjust historical rainfall intensity data to simulate likely changes to rainfall and peak discharge in this study. Overall, results show that the increase in peak discharge for urban catchments in SEQ would ...
... To predict future floods, output from two climate models, GFDL CM 2.1 and CCAM, were used to adjust historical rainfall intensity data to simulate likely changes to rainfall and peak discharge in this study. Overall, results show that the increase in peak discharge for urban catchments in SEQ would ...