Global Warming and the Greenland Ice Sheet
... in sea level, and possibly also to a reduced intensity of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation (Clark et al., 2002; Dickson et al., 2002). A hypothetically stable ice sheet is produced by a long term balance between negative components (melting, sublimation and ice/water discharge) and positive com ...
... in sea level, and possibly also to a reduced intensity of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation (Clark et al., 2002; Dickson et al., 2002). A hypothetically stable ice sheet is produced by a long term balance between negative components (melting, sublimation and ice/water discharge) and positive com ...
Marine protected area network planning in the Western Arctic
... directly related to this type of habitat or this ecosystem. An eco-unit on the other hand uses many classification inputs (such as sea ice, bathymetry, etc.) to delineate an area representative of the dominant habitat inputs considered or combination of inputs specific to that area and scale. For in ...
... directly related to this type of habitat or this ecosystem. An eco-unit on the other hand uses many classification inputs (such as sea ice, bathymetry, etc.) to delineate an area representative of the dominant habitat inputs considered or combination of inputs specific to that area and scale. For in ...
Assessing Earthquake Risks along the West African Coast in the
... distribution of the weight on the aesthenosphere (Wooldridge and Morgan 1959). The reverse of this process is also true to the effect that any shift of weight on the aesthenosphere, amounts to the reduction of load from the earlier loaded crusts at the poles. These load alterations result in the lat ...
... distribution of the weight on the aesthenosphere (Wooldridge and Morgan 1959). The reverse of this process is also true to the effect that any shift of weight on the aesthenosphere, amounts to the reduction of load from the earlier loaded crusts at the poles. These load alterations result in the lat ...
impacts by degree - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... but also including other greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and population growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in climate, or it could deliver an extreme change from today’s climate to entirely ...
... but also including other greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and population growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in climate, or it could deliver an extreme change from today’s climate to entirely ...
High Latitude Changes in Ice Dynamics and Their Impact on Polar
... Polar regions have experienced significant warming in recent decades. Warming has been most pronounced across the Arctic Ocean Basin and along the Antarctic Peninsula, with significant decreases in the extent and seasonal duration of sea ice. Rapid retreat of glaciers and disintegration of ice sheet ...
... Polar regions have experienced significant warming in recent decades. Warming has been most pronounced across the Arctic Ocean Basin and along the Antarctic Peninsula, with significant decreases in the extent and seasonal duration of sea ice. Rapid retreat of glaciers and disintegration of ice sheet ...
Biogeographic_Atlas_..
... Bathymetry and slope (More contributions to this section welcome, especially in terms of how water depth may affect pelagic organisms???) For this atlas, bathymetry data has been compiled from a combination of satellite altimetry and ship depth soundings contained in the ETOPO2 grid (Smith & Sandwel ...
... Bathymetry and slope (More contributions to this section welcome, especially in terms of how water depth may affect pelagic organisms???) For this atlas, bathymetry data has been compiled from a combination of satellite altimetry and ship depth soundings contained in the ETOPO2 grid (Smith & Sandwel ...
Vulnerability and Feedbacks of Permafrost to Climate Change
... 2010]. For example, negative feedbacks from these interactions primarily related to vegetation succession can reduce mean annual soil temperatures by as much as 6°C. In contrast, surface water can raise temperatures at the water-sediment interface by as much as 10°C, rendering permafrost vulnerable ...
... 2010]. For example, negative feedbacks from these interactions primarily related to vegetation succession can reduce mean annual soil temperatures by as much as 6°C. In contrast, surface water can raise temperatures at the water-sediment interface by as much as 10°C, rendering permafrost vulnerable ...
Arctic Climate Impact Science – an update since ACIA
... contribute much more to global sea-level rise than all of the other glaciers and ice caps combined (excluding the Antarctic Ice Sheet). If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet were to melt, sea level would rise by about 7.3 m (IPCC 2007), making its status a global concern. ACIA (which gave equal space to ...
... contribute much more to global sea-level rise than all of the other glaciers and ice caps combined (excluding the Antarctic Ice Sheet). If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet were to melt, sea level would rise by about 7.3 m (IPCC 2007), making its status a global concern. ACIA (which gave equal space to ...
TITLE OF THE ABSTRACT
... Climate Forces (black carbon, ozone, etc.) and feedback mechanisms (reduced albedo and increased heat adsorption) have been documented in the latest reports (AMAP 2011b & c?). Climate models predict temperature increases that may have a dramatic effect on the ice and snow conditions in large parts o ...
... Climate Forces (black carbon, ozone, etc.) and feedback mechanisms (reduced albedo and increased heat adsorption) have been documented in the latest reports (AMAP 2011b & c?). Climate models predict temperature increases that may have a dramatic effect on the ice and snow conditions in large parts o ...
Rapid Climate Change Report
... icecaps, flood and drought. We aren’t suggesting these are the only areas that could experience change in our lifetime, but they each have significant implications for the insurance industry and so we think it’s a good place to start. Global models of our climate do not yet agree on regional impacts ...
... icecaps, flood and drought. We aren’t suggesting these are the only areas that could experience change in our lifetime, but they each have significant implications for the insurance industry and so we think it’s a good place to start. Global models of our climate do not yet agree on regional impacts ...
Himalayan-Tibetan Glaciers and Snowpack System
... balance is governed by evaporation (or sublimation), precipitation and dynamics of glaciers and sub-surface water transport. For the central and the eastern Himalayas (the main focus here) the S. Asian monsoon is the main source for precipitation. During winter, however, southward migration of the j ...
... balance is governed by evaporation (or sublimation), precipitation and dynamics of glaciers and sub-surface water transport. For the central and the eastern Himalayas (the main focus here) the S. Asian monsoon is the main source for precipitation. During winter, however, southward migration of the j ...
Responses to projected changes in climate and UV
... global lichen diversity is found in the Arctic, because some species constitue important winter forage for reindeer, and because some are important nitrogen fixers in strongly nitrogen limited systems. A 22-year study of the lichen flora of The Netherlands similarly showed changes that are suggested t ...
... global lichen diversity is found in the Arctic, because some species constitue important winter forage for reindeer, and because some are important nitrogen fixers in strongly nitrogen limited systems. A 22-year study of the lichen flora of The Netherlands similarly showed changes that are suggested t ...
CLIMATIC CHANGE AT HIGH ELEVATION SITES: AN OVERVIEW 1
... form of snow, in the Alps. Indeed, much of the strong warming observed since the 1980s and illustrated in Figure 1 can be explained to a large degree by these persistent high pressure anomalies. During this same period in Europe, the Iberian Peninsula was under the influence of extended periods of d ...
... form of snow, in the Alps. Indeed, much of the strong warming observed since the 1980s and illustrated in Figure 1 can be explained to a large degree by these persistent high pressure anomalies. During this same period in Europe, the Iberian Peninsula was under the influence of extended periods of d ...
CATO HANDBOOK CONGRESS FOR
... and the subsequent Kyoto Protocol require the United States to reduce the net emissions of carbon dioxide and other important greenhouse gases to 7 percent below 1990 levels, on average, for the five-year period beginning in 2008. The Framework Convention and the protocol are based on a naive interp ...
... and the subsequent Kyoto Protocol require the United States to reduce the net emissions of carbon dioxide and other important greenhouse gases to 7 percent below 1990 levels, on average, for the five-year period beginning in 2008. The Framework Convention and the protocol are based on a naive interp ...
Natural and forced air temperature variability in the Labrador region
... indices demonstrating strong statistical relations with LATs (p value <0.05) were considered for inclusion in the ensemble of multiple regression models. The models were selected based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC), adjusted R2, degrees of collinearity (variance inflation factor, see Dor ...
... indices demonstrating strong statistical relations with LATs (p value <0.05) were considered for inclusion in the ensemble of multiple regression models. The models were selected based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC), adjusted R2, degrees of collinearity (variance inflation factor, see Dor ...
Folie 1 - hvonstorch.de
... whether a cooling was the first indication of a new Ice Age, possibly brought on by human pollution. Schneider (1971) speculated that human pollution would increase by a factor of up to 8 which could increase the opacity of the atmosphere within hundred years by 400%. This would cause the global mea ...
... whether a cooling was the first indication of a new Ice Age, possibly brought on by human pollution. Schneider (1971) speculated that human pollution would increase by a factor of up to 8 which could increase the opacity of the atmosphere within hundred years by 400%. This would cause the global mea ...
ONe ChristiaN PersPeCtive ON Climate ChaNge
... is to reason and evidence and in my view the evidence is insufficient to achieve practical certainty on many of these scientific issues. Much less is there validation to justify huge public expenditure on these phantoms. What the science says: Methodology Recently Robert Manne, a prominent Australia ...
... is to reason and evidence and in my view the evidence is insufficient to achieve practical certainty on many of these scientific issues. Much less is there validation to justify huge public expenditure on these phantoms. What the science says: Methodology Recently Robert Manne, a prominent Australia ...
Complete Text – Transcription of Methane Monster II
... emissions into the air in terms of CO2. Everything spins out from that one box. If you would like to find out more about feedbacks, please look at the work of David Wasdell at the Apollo Gaia Project at http://apollo.gaia.org He is an expert in feedbacks of the climate. …so kids, fasten your seatbel ...
... emissions into the air in terms of CO2. Everything spins out from that one box. If you would like to find out more about feedbacks, please look at the work of David Wasdell at the Apollo Gaia Project at http://apollo.gaia.org He is an expert in feedbacks of the climate. …so kids, fasten your seatbel ...
PBL website
... agree - neutral - disagree - it is unknown - I do not know Greenhouse effect of CO2 is saturated During the ice age cycles CO2 followed temperature The greenhouse effect is constant Climate has changed throughout earth's history There are multidecadal periods when CO2 and temperature don't correlate ...
... agree - neutral - disagree - it is unknown - I do not know Greenhouse effect of CO2 is saturated During the ice age cycles CO2 followed temperature The greenhouse effect is constant Climate has changed throughout earth's history There are multidecadal periods when CO2 and temperature don't correlate ...
Climate Threat to the Planet
... The response in the first 10 years depends mainly on the ocean mixed layer, but on longer time scales the surface response is faster if mixing into the deep ocean is slower. The real world probably falls between the blue and red curves, but we know not where. The faster climate forcing, the red curv ...
... The response in the first 10 years depends mainly on the ocean mixed layer, but on longer time scales the surface response is faster if mixing into the deep ocean is slower. The real world probably falls between the blue and red curves, but we know not where. The faster climate forcing, the red curv ...
the arctic region at a crossroads
... region than elsewhere and because of the albedo effect of the darkening surface on the ice sheets and glaciers. For instance, it is observed that the rate of glacier mass loss in the Canadian High Arctic has increased since 2000 and that these melting may contribute as much freshwater to the Arctic ...
... region than elsewhere and because of the albedo effect of the darkening surface on the ice sheets and glaciers. For instance, it is observed that the rate of glacier mass loss in the Canadian High Arctic has increased since 2000 and that these melting may contribute as much freshwater to the Arctic ...
retrieve Climate Change Impacts on the Great Lakes
... The potential effects of (human induced) Global Climate Change are likely to be significant for a whole range of activities in the Great Lakes Basin from shipping, to hydroelectric power generation, to commercial and recreational fishing, and to coastal processes controlling erosion and deposition. ...
... The potential effects of (human induced) Global Climate Change are likely to be significant for a whole range of activities in the Great Lakes Basin from shipping, to hydroelectric power generation, to commercial and recreational fishing, and to coastal processes controlling erosion and deposition. ...