Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy
... were included at all locations, and a harmonic term sin(2ωt) was included at Portland, Eastport and Saint John. Autocorrelation and partial autocorrelation plots of the residual deviations of the best fitting models suggest a variety of structures (white noise at Portland; approximate white noise at ...
... were included at all locations, and a harmonic term sin(2ωt) was included at Portland, Eastport and Saint John. Autocorrelation and partial autocorrelation plots of the residual deviations of the best fitting models suggest a variety of structures (white noise at Portland; approximate white noise at ...
The global land shortwave cryosphere radiative effect during the
... Hemisphere contributes about 60 % of the global LCrRE. However, non-glaciated regions in the Northern Hemisphere contribute about 32 % of the global LCrRE. Because the areal extent of seasonal snow has little “memory” beyond a year, non-glaciated component of the LCrRE can respond rapidly to climate ...
... Hemisphere contributes about 60 % of the global LCrRE. However, non-glaciated regions in the Northern Hemisphere contribute about 32 % of the global LCrRE. Because the areal extent of seasonal snow has little “memory” beyond a year, non-glaciated component of the LCrRE can respond rapidly to climate ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... to adaptation planning and implementation. The Arctic Council could also play an important role by further facilitating the exchange of information and expertise about adaptation measures between Arctic Council states and organizations for decision-makers at all levels. This report presents a number ...
... to adaptation planning and implementation. The Arctic Council could also play an important role by further facilitating the exchange of information and expertise about adaptation measures between Arctic Council states and organizations for decision-makers at all levels. This report presents a number ...
Implications of the EU Climate Protection Target for Ireland
... reveals that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are ...
... reveals that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are ...
T M Target Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
... linear responses in the climate system, and inadequately consider non-linear climate responses (i.e. abrupt climate change) (IPCC, 2007c). Consequently, the 2007 IPCC estimates are considered very conservative and under-estimate climate sensitivity and climate forcing mechanisms and feedback cycles. ...
... linear responses in the climate system, and inadequately consider non-linear climate responses (i.e. abrupt climate change) (IPCC, 2007c). Consequently, the 2007 IPCC estimates are considered very conservative and under-estimate climate sensitivity and climate forcing mechanisms and feedback cycles. ...
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... Response is slowed by ocean thermal inertia and the time needed for ice sheets to disintegrate. Ocean-caused delay is estimated in Fig. (S7) using a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. Onethird of the response occurs in the first few years, in part because of rapid response over land, one-half in ~25 ye ...
... Response is slowed by ocean thermal inertia and the time needed for ice sheets to disintegrate. Ocean-caused delay is estimated in Fig. (S7) using a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. Onethird of the response occurs in the first few years, in part because of rapid response over land, one-half in ~25 ye ...
Economic Development in the Canadian North: Recent Advances
... and reliable energy that has limited environmental impact is also a challenge (A Northern Vision, 2011). This results in a high cost of living and doing business and can inhibit competitive pricing. While a number of operational development corporations and successful Aboriginal businesses have been ...
... and reliable energy that has limited environmental impact is also a challenge (A Northern Vision, 2011). This results in a high cost of living and doing business and can inhibit competitive pricing. While a number of operational development corporations and successful Aboriginal businesses have been ...
Inuit population
... The climate of Arctic Canada is characterized by very cold, long winters and short, cool summers, with the majority of the land surface area of the four Inuit regions continuous permafrost. Sea ice is an integral part of life in the Arctic. Depending on geographic location, the length of time at whi ...
... The climate of Arctic Canada is characterized by very cold, long winters and short, cool summers, with the majority of the land surface area of the four Inuit regions continuous permafrost. Sea ice is an integral part of life in the Arctic. Depending on geographic location, the length of time at whi ...
The role of mineral-dust aerosols in polar temperature amplification
... The strong polar response to relatively small global concentration changes highlighted in this study with mineral-dust aerosols may also apply to other aerosols such as black carbon and sulphates, which have their own impact on polar climate. The case of LGM dust shows that a moderate global aerosol ...
... The strong polar response to relatively small global concentration changes highlighted in this study with mineral-dust aerosols may also apply to other aerosols such as black carbon and sulphates, which have their own impact on polar climate. The case of LGM dust shows that a moderate global aerosol ...
Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by
... warming’s dire consequences. But if the same messages are delivered coupled with a potential solution, it allows the information to be communicated without creating substantial threat to these individuals’ deeply held beliefs. Our findings extend past research showing that fear-based appeals, especi ...
... warming’s dire consequences. But if the same messages are delivered coupled with a potential solution, it allows the information to be communicated without creating substantial threat to these individuals’ deeply held beliefs. Our findings extend past research showing that fear-based appeals, especi ...
Mechanisms for millennial-scale global synchronization during the
... which mostly affect the North Atlantic region. The model is freely available from http://www.knmi.nl/onderzk/CKO/ ecbilt.html. In the standard model setup an imbalance in the global, interannual freshwater budget is compensated globally for numerical reasons. However, in our experiment the imbalance ...
... which mostly affect the North Atlantic region. The model is freely available from http://www.knmi.nl/onderzk/CKO/ ecbilt.html. In the standard model setup an imbalance in the global, interannual freshwater budget is compensated globally for numerical reasons. However, in our experiment the imbalance ...
Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I
... to (i) summarize the changes in marine habitats due to climate change; (ii) consider the general mechanisms of how taxa may be directly impacted by these changes; and (iii) compare and contrast the ecosystem changes in the different sectors of the ASO as a result of those impacts on biota i.e. the e ...
... to (i) summarize the changes in marine habitats due to climate change; (ii) consider the general mechanisms of how taxa may be directly impacted by these changes; and (iii) compare and contrast the ecosystem changes in the different sectors of the ASO as a result of those impacts on biota i.e. the e ...
Global Massive Change
... correlated, interaction between the parts. These correlated relationships create a differentiated structure which can act as a system and interact freely with other systems. The coordinated system exhibits properties that are not carried by, or dictated by, its individual parts. The organisational a ...
... correlated, interaction between the parts. These correlated relationships create a differentiated structure which can act as a system and interact freely with other systems. The coordinated system exhibits properties that are not carried by, or dictated by, its individual parts. The organisational a ...
1. Climate Catastrophe - Global Commons Institute
... themselves from the report, continue to remain on the list. 12 Examples of flagrant misrepresentation in the report are rife. On the list, for instance, is “prominent scientist” Ray Kurzweil – not a scientist but an inventor. Worse, Kurzweil is not even a global warming skeptic. Rather, he argued th ...
... themselves from the report, continue to remain on the list. 12 Examples of flagrant misrepresentation in the report are rife. On the list, for instance, is “prominent scientist” Ray Kurzweil – not a scientist but an inventor. Worse, Kurzweil is not even a global warming skeptic. Rather, he argued th ...
Section 6.4
... •1995 to 2006 were the warmest years since 1850. •1906 to 2005, Earth’s average temperature rose 0.74°C. •The largest changes are occurring in & near the Arctic Circle. •Sea level has risen since 1961 at a rate of 1.8 mm each year. Due to warmer water expanding and by melting glaciers, ice caps, an ...
... •1995 to 2006 were the warmest years since 1850. •1906 to 2005, Earth’s average temperature rose 0.74°C. •The largest changes are occurring in & near the Arctic Circle. •Sea level has risen since 1961 at a rate of 1.8 mm each year. Due to warmer water expanding and by melting glaciers, ice caps, an ...
2. Global warming is occurring
... hottest year or the second hottest year since temperatures began to be systematically recorded in the midnineteenth century; 40 per cent of the Arctic icecap has retreated during the past several decades; and glaciers around the world have been rapidly retreating. The United Nations' Intergovernment ...
... hottest year or the second hottest year since temperatures began to be systematically recorded in the midnineteenth century; 40 per cent of the Arctic icecap has retreated during the past several decades; and glaciers around the world have been rapidly retreating. The United Nations' Intergovernment ...
Global warming is dead - Nottingham ePrints
... “Has global warming stalled? Or is it entirely expected that natural variability rears its head and can offset warming for a decade or two?” In part the answer depends on what we mean by ‘global warming'. For many it means the global mean temperature increases. But for anthropogenic climate change, ...
... “Has global warming stalled? Or is it entirely expected that natural variability rears its head and can offset warming for a decade or two?” In part the answer depends on what we mean by ‘global warming'. For many it means the global mean temperature increases. But for anthropogenic climate change, ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
... continues to be known as World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the US. Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must mention the title and credit the above-mentioned publisher as the copyright owner. © text 2000 WWF. All rights reserved. The material and the geographical designations in t ...
... continues to be known as World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the US. Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must mention the title and credit the above-mentioned publisher as the copyright owner. © text 2000 WWF. All rights reserved. The material and the geographical designations in t ...
Ice and Sea-level Change
... database, particularly for the deep and Southern Hemisphere oceans, leading to an underestimate of ocean thermal expansion, and inadequate measurements of the cryosphere. Changes in the storage of water on land, including changes in lakes, building of dams (both large and small), seepage into aquife ...
... database, particularly for the deep and Southern Hemisphere oceans, leading to an underestimate of ocean thermal expansion, and inadequate measurements of the cryosphere. Changes in the storage of water on land, including changes in lakes, building of dams (both large and small), seepage into aquife ...
Effect of Erosion in Alaskan Coastal Villages
... 2000 census and 374 as of the 2010 census. Kivalina is located on the southern tip of a 7.5 mile long barrier island located between the Chukchi Sea and a lagoon at the mouth of the Kivalina River. It lies 130 km 81 miles northwest of Kotzebue. It is the only village in the region where people hunt ...
... 2000 census and 374 as of the 2010 census. Kivalina is located on the southern tip of a 7.5 mile long barrier island located between the Chukchi Sea and a lagoon at the mouth of the Kivalina River. It lies 130 km 81 miles northwest of Kotzebue. It is the only village in the region where people hunt ...
Climate Sensitivity - Home page 350.me.uk
... The temperature increase believed to have occurred in the past 130 years (approximately 0.5OC) is also found to imply a climate sensitivity of 2.5-5OC f o r doubled C 0 2 (f = 2-41. if (1) the temperature increase is due to the added greenhouse gases, ( 2 ) the 1850 C 0 2 abundance was 270210 ppm, a ...
... The temperature increase believed to have occurred in the past 130 years (approximately 0.5OC) is also found to imply a climate sensitivity of 2.5-5OC f o r doubled C 0 2 (f = 2-41. if (1) the temperature increase is due to the added greenhouse gases, ( 2 ) the 1850 C 0 2 abundance was 270210 ppm, a ...