sea-ice extent - The Quality Status Report 2010
... ice also helps directly to regulate the air-sea exchange of freshwater, heat and gasses. Its effect on light and plankton in the upper ocean leads to strong coupling with Arctic trophic structures. Changes in sea-ice also have an impact on the uses of the sea through improved access whether for tran ...
... ice also helps directly to regulate the air-sea exchange of freshwater, heat and gasses. Its effect on light and plankton in the upper ocean leads to strong coupling with Arctic trophic structures. Changes in sea-ice also have an impact on the uses of the sea through improved access whether for tran ...
ASM_Maslowski_racm
... Arctic climate System Model (ASM) 1. Facilitate focused regional studies of the Arctic 2. Resolve critical details of land elevation, coastline and ocean bottom bathymetry 3. Improve representation of local physical processes & feedbacks (e.g. forcing & deformation of sea ice) 4. Minimize uncertaint ...
... Arctic climate System Model (ASM) 1. Facilitate focused regional studies of the Arctic 2. Resolve critical details of land elevation, coastline and ocean bottom bathymetry 3. Improve representation of local physical processes & feedbacks (e.g. forcing & deformation of sea ice) 4. Minimize uncertaint ...
PPT - Harvard University
... Climate engineering – reflecting solar radiation to space, sequestering carbon… … but we need to worry about unintended consequences! ...
... Climate engineering – reflecting solar radiation to space, sequestering carbon… … but we need to worry about unintended consequences! ...
What are the anthropogenic causes of climate change?
... • Describe the sources of three of these using p150-151 ...
... • Describe the sources of three of these using p150-151 ...
The Kyoto protocol is an international treaty aiming at the reduction
... The Arctic tundra on which the Arctic Fox depends is disappearing as warming temperatures allow new plant species to flourish. As the habitat changes from tundra to forest, the Red Fox, which preys on the Arctic Fox and competes with it for food, is able to move further north, reducing the Arctic Fo ...
... The Arctic tundra on which the Arctic Fox depends is disappearing as warming temperatures allow new plant species to flourish. As the habitat changes from tundra to forest, the Red Fox, which preys on the Arctic Fox and competes with it for food, is able to move further north, reducing the Arctic Fo ...
PP3(Ch21-44)Climate Change
... The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly double that of the last century. 2. Average Arctic temperatures increased at almost twice the global average rate in the past 100 years. Shrinking glaciers and ice caps. 3. Most of this warming has occurred since the 1970s, with the 20 warmest years ha ...
... The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly double that of the last century. 2. Average Arctic temperatures increased at almost twice the global average rate in the past 100 years. Shrinking glaciers and ice caps. 3. Most of this warming has occurred since the 1970s, with the 20 warmest years ha ...
Implications of Farming, Sheet 6
... their homes or eat fancy food. Many don't even have anything more to live in than a one-room shack with no toilet, no kitchen, no running water. These people are not the ones causing global warming. Yet they are the ones who suffer most from climate change caused by the rich. It's not ...
... their homes or eat fancy food. Many don't even have anything more to live in than a one-room shack with no toilet, no kitchen, no running water. These people are not the ones causing global warming. Yet they are the ones who suffer most from climate change caused by the rich. It's not ...
1. Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
... Brunnich’s guillemot (Uria lomvia L.)”. Journal of Animal Ecology. Vol 74. Pp 832–841. Reproduced with permission from Wiley.] ...
... Brunnich’s guillemot (Uria lomvia L.)”. Journal of Animal Ecology. Vol 74. Pp 832–841. Reproduced with permission from Wiley.] ...
Learning about past catastrophes from the present perturbation
... occurred during the last glacial termination. Predictions of the changes in response to this perturbation have been wrong. In 1982 it was proposed that the Arctic might become ice-free in summer in 2200. It is more likely to occur by 2020. The heating of the Earth’s surface has paused from time to t ...
... occurred during the last glacial termination. Predictions of the changes in response to this perturbation have been wrong. In 1982 it was proposed that the Arctic might become ice-free in summer in 2200. It is more likely to occur by 2020. The heating of the Earth’s surface has paused from time to t ...
Impact Poster: Sea Ice Loss
... will be especially helpful for increasing year-round travel, whereas yearround travel would be much more difficult if there were a larger amount of sea ice. (3) ...
... will be especially helpful for increasing year-round travel, whereas yearround travel would be much more difficult if there were a larger amount of sea ice. (3) ...
Global Warming and the Planetary Water Cycle
... precipitation, freezing and melting. In the 21st century, major issues confronting humankind will almost certainly include sea level rise, freshwater resources, shifting weather patterns and drought ― especially in the western U.S. As our planet’s surface temperatures rose in the last half of the 20 ...
... precipitation, freezing and melting. In the 21st century, major issues confronting humankind will almost certainly include sea level rise, freshwater resources, shifting weather patterns and drought ― especially in the western U.S. As our planet’s surface temperatures rose in the last half of the 20 ...
AARI Activities in Cold Regions
... TRANSDRIFT history: • 22 expeditions (including 5 winter surveys). Last cruise was in September 2015 • Totally more than 1100 oceanographic stations in the Laptev Sea • 3 books and more than 500 articles published • About 300 presentations at the conferences ...
... TRANSDRIFT history: • 22 expeditions (including 5 winter surveys). Last cruise was in September 2015 • Totally more than 1100 oceanographic stations in the Laptev Sea • 3 books and more than 500 articles published • About 300 presentations at the conferences ...
Document
... Over the last hundred years the average temperature over land has increased by more than half a degree. Scientific opinion is that the average temperature of the Earth has risen by 0,7 ° C. ...
... Over the last hundred years the average temperature over land has increased by more than half a degree. Scientific opinion is that the average temperature of the Earth has risen by 0,7 ° C. ...
Arctic Ice Research by SAMS for the International Polar Year
... automatic winch developed by SAMS to make hydrographic ...
... automatic winch developed by SAMS to make hydrographic ...
Why Are Rising Sea Levels a Threat
... discovered that the year-round ice pack in the Arctic Ocean had lost some 20 percent of its mass in just two years, setting a new record low since satellite imagery began documenting the terrain in 1978. Without action to stave off climate change, some scientists believe that, at that rate, all of t ...
... discovered that the year-round ice pack in the Arctic Ocean had lost some 20 percent of its mass in just two years, setting a new record low since satellite imagery began documenting the terrain in 1978. Without action to stave off climate change, some scientists believe that, at that rate, all of t ...
vast expanses of arctic ice melt in summer heat
... Global average temperatures rose 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.6 degree Celsius) in the past century, but Arctic temperatures rose twice as much or even faster, almost certainly in good part because of manmade greenhouse gases, researchers say. In late July the mercury soared to almost 86 degrees Fahrenhei ...
... Global average temperatures rose 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.6 degree Celsius) in the past century, but Arctic temperatures rose twice as much or even faster, almost certainly in good part because of manmade greenhouse gases, researchers say. In late July the mercury soared to almost 86 degrees Fahrenhei ...
Melting Away - Global Warming
... The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. In the winter, the Arctic Ocean is completely frozen. When summer arrives, about half the ice usually melts. But in recent years, the amount of summer ice has been much lower because of warmer temperatures. The Arctic meltdown is one of the most sign ...
... The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. In the winter, the Arctic Ocean is completely frozen. When summer arrives, about half the ice usually melts. But in recent years, the amount of summer ice has been much lower because of warmer temperatures. The Arctic meltdown is one of the most sign ...
arctic ice
... Claire Parkenson. In the winter time the area of coverage of sea ice in the Arctic is considerably larger than the area of either the United States or Canada. Baron. But that ice pack is getting smaller, says NASA climatologist Claire Parkenson. Scientists know this because of measurements taken by ...
... Claire Parkenson. In the winter time the area of coverage of sea ice in the Arctic is considerably larger than the area of either the United States or Canada. Baron. But that ice pack is getting smaller, says NASA climatologist Claire Parkenson. Scientists know this because of measurements taken by ...
Dr Thomas M. Cronin - QMplus - Queen Mary University of London
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... this free event, click on the button below ...
CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE/ARCTIC 21 STATEMENT ON ARCTIC
... REACHING RECORD LOW WINTER MAXIMUM, MARCH 19, 2015 ...
... REACHING RECORD LOW WINTER MAXIMUM, MARCH 19, 2015 ...
Unless we curtail carbon emissions, every attempt
... years before 1998,” said the organisation’s secretary-general, Michel Jarraud. Australia endured its hottest ever year in 2013, while China, Japan and South Korea experienced their warmest summers on record. The giant Brazilian plateau in 2013 experienced “the largest rainfall deficit since records ...
... years before 1998,” said the organisation’s secretary-general, Michel Jarraud. Australia endured its hottest ever year in 2013, while China, Japan and South Korea experienced their warmest summers on record. The giant Brazilian plateau in 2013 experienced “the largest rainfall deficit since records ...
Seas could rise up to 1.6 meters by 2100: study
... Greenland's ice could raise world sea levels by up to 1.6 meters by 2100, an international report showed on Tuesday. Such a rise -- above most past scientific estimates -- would add to threats to coasts from Bangladesh to Florida, low-lying Pacific islands and cities from London to Shanghai. It woul ...
... Greenland's ice could raise world sea levels by up to 1.6 meters by 2100, an international report showed on Tuesday. Such a rise -- above most past scientific estimates -- would add to threats to coasts from Bangladesh to Florida, low-lying Pacific islands and cities from London to Shanghai. It woul ...
