- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... strong, warm maritime air penetrates northern Eurasia and the Arctic during winter, resulting in warmer-than-normal conditions. This airflow pattern is consistent with and may be responsible for some of the warming of the Eurasian Arctic in recent decades. A critical issue in projections of 21st-cen ...
... strong, warm maritime air penetrates northern Eurasia and the Arctic during winter, resulting in warmer-than-normal conditions. This airflow pattern is consistent with and may be responsible for some of the warming of the Eurasian Arctic in recent decades. A critical issue in projections of 21st-cen ...
Melting of Polar Icecaps: Impact on Marine Biodiversity
... Investigation of potential impacts on biodiversity requires background knowledge of the recent richness and actual distributions of organisms in the Polar Regions. A swimmer snorkelling in tropical waters at a Pacific and an Indian Ocean shore would see quite a number of species in common. Doing the ...
... Investigation of potential impacts on biodiversity requires background knowledge of the recent richness and actual distributions of organisms in the Polar Regions. A swimmer snorkelling in tropical waters at a Pacific and an Indian Ocean shore would see quite a number of species in common. Doing the ...
climate change ppt
... • Doubling the greenhouse gases, then 1.5–6°C (2.6−10.2°F) increase in average global temp • Significant rise of sea level and melting of glacier ice due to the increase in temp (affecting island nations most seriously, increased coastal erosion worldwide) • The number of retreating glaciers acceler ...
... • Doubling the greenhouse gases, then 1.5–6°C (2.6−10.2°F) increase in average global temp • Significant rise of sea level and melting of glacier ice due to the increase in temp (affecting island nations most seriously, increased coastal erosion worldwide) • The number of retreating glaciers acceler ...
Larissa Zgraggen ATS 320 Paleoclimatology: An Introduction into
... paleoclimate data) has shown that temperature spikes actually precede increases in CO2-‐ not the other way around as is often perceived (SEED). This is evident in ice cores when information about annual ...
... paleoclimate data) has shown that temperature spikes actually precede increases in CO2-‐ not the other way around as is often perceived (SEED). This is evident in ice cores when information about annual ...
Inability of stratospheric sulfate aerosol injections to preserve the
... circulation that can have significant impacts on basal melting of ice shelves [Steig et al., 2013; Joughin and Alley, 2011; Thoma et al., 2008] have not previously been considered. The subsurface Southern Ocean temperature structure is strongly influenced by the surface wind stress [Fyfe et al., 2007; ...
... circulation that can have significant impacts on basal melting of ice shelves [Steig et al., 2013; Joughin and Alley, 2011; Thoma et al., 2008] have not previously been considered. The subsurface Southern Ocean temperature structure is strongly influenced by the surface wind stress [Fyfe et al., 2007; ...
Holocene Interglacial
... La Nina brings more frequent northerly winds, warmer air and sea surface temps and less precipitation in the S. Alps ...
... La Nina brings more frequent northerly winds, warmer air and sea surface temps and less precipitation in the S. Alps ...
Round 1: Global warming basics Q2
... How might climate change affect the golden bowerbird, a species currently found only in highland forests in the Wet Tropics of Queensland? A) Golden bowerbird habitat is very sensitive to temperature increases, and even just a single degree of warming could reduce available habitat by over 60%. Thre ...
... How might climate change affect the golden bowerbird, a species currently found only in highland forests in the Wet Tropics of Queensland? A) Golden bowerbird habitat is very sensitive to temperature increases, and even just a single degree of warming could reduce available habitat by over 60%. Thre ...
Climate Change and Marine Mammals
... Panel on Climate Change, 2007. Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA. Draft Report of the Workshop on Whales and Climate Change. SC/61/Rep4. International ...
... Panel on Climate Change, 2007. Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA. Draft Report of the Workshop on Whales and Climate Change. SC/61/Rep4. International ...
IPCC101
... the 21st century. The rate of sea level rise will very likely exceed that observed during 1971 to 2010 due to increased ocean warming and increased loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets. Confidence in projections of global mean sea level rise has increased since AR4 because of the improved physi ...
... the 21st century. The rate of sea level rise will very likely exceed that observed during 1971 to 2010 due to increased ocean warming and increased loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets. Confidence in projections of global mean sea level rise has increased since AR4 because of the improved physi ...
Patterns of Regional Climate Change
... omprehensive global climate models predict that global average surface temperature will rise by about 1°C over the first 50 years of the present century if the global emissions of pollutants continue to grow in a "business as usual" economic and regulatory environment. Any practical effects of the a ...
... omprehensive global climate models predict that global average surface temperature will rise by about 1°C over the first 50 years of the present century if the global emissions of pollutants continue to grow in a "business as usual" economic and regulatory environment. Any practical effects of the a ...
Causes of the northern high-latitude land surface
... the NHL land surface temperature variability. Similarly, the correlation between the AL and NHL land SAT is 0.45 for the period 1958 – 2004, only accounting for 21% of the shared variance. However, for the cooling period (during the 1960s and 1970s), the AL had a larger correlation (r = 0.65) with ...
... the NHL land surface temperature variability. Similarly, the correlation between the AL and NHL land SAT is 0.45 for the period 1958 – 2004, only accounting for 21% of the shared variance. However, for the cooling period (during the 1960s and 1970s), the AL had a larger correlation (r = 0.65) with ...
Meeting the Climate-Change Challenge John P. Holdren
... Additional possible outcomes • Other possible outcomes for which evidence is growing include… – drastic changes in ocean circulation patterns, with large impacts on regional climates and on fisheries; – rapid increases in sea level (2-4 meters per century?) from melting, slumping, disintegration of ...
... Additional possible outcomes • Other possible outcomes for which evidence is growing include… – drastic changes in ocean circulation patterns, with large impacts on regional climates and on fisheries; – rapid increases in sea level (2-4 meters per century?) from melting, slumping, disintegration of ...
Climate Change-WHO-07
... Additional possible outcomes • Other possible outcomes for which evidence is growing include… – drastic changes in ocean circulation patterns, with large impacts on regional climates and on fisheries; – rapid increases in sea level (2-4 meters per century?) from melting, slumping, disintegration of ...
... Additional possible outcomes • Other possible outcomes for which evidence is growing include… – drastic changes in ocean circulation patterns, with large impacts on regional climates and on fisheries; – rapid increases in sea level (2-4 meters per century?) from melting, slumping, disintegration of ...
Slide 1
... Additional possible outcomes • Other possible outcomes for which evidence is growing include… – drastic changes in ocean circulation patterns, with large impacts on regional climates and on fisheries; – rapid increases in sea level (2-4 meters per century?) from melting, slumping, disintegration of ...
... Additional possible outcomes • Other possible outcomes for which evidence is growing include… – drastic changes in ocean circulation patterns, with large impacts on regional climates and on fisheries; – rapid increases in sea level (2-4 meters per century?) from melting, slumping, disintegration of ...
Effects of global warming on arctic sea-floor
... hotspots (e.g., coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass beds) and among the most productive and diverse in the world. From a global perspective, benthic communities support rich commercial fisheries and provide important “ecosystem goods and services” (Costanza et al. 1997). Many species of commercially ...
... hotspots (e.g., coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass beds) and among the most productive and diverse in the world. From a global perspective, benthic communities support rich commercial fisheries and provide important “ecosystem goods and services” (Costanza et al. 1997). Many species of commercially ...
Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth
... islands. Such changes are projected to occur over millennial time scales, but more rapid sea level rise on century time scales cannot be excluded. • Climate change is likely to lead to some irreversible impacts. There is medium confidence that approximately 20-30% of species assessed so far are lik ...
... islands. Such changes are projected to occur over millennial time scales, but more rapid sea level rise on century time scales cannot be excluded. • Climate change is likely to lead to some irreversible impacts. There is medium confidence that approximately 20-30% of species assessed so far are lik ...
Climate trends in the Arctic as observed from space
... © 2014 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is ...
... © 2014 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is ...
A multi-century ice-core perspective on 20th
... The vertical bars in Figure 2 highlight three periods of marked isotopic depletion (cooling) that are widely recorded along the west side of the ice sheet from the northwest (GITS) to the southwest (Raven). The two closely spaced shaded bars highlight two decades of well-documented volcanically indu ...
... The vertical bars in Figure 2 highlight three periods of marked isotopic depletion (cooling) that are widely recorded along the west side of the ice sheet from the northwest (GITS) to the southwest (Raven). The two closely spaced shaded bars highlight two decades of well-documented volcanically indu ...
Is the global warming a biggest hoax of the 21st century
... But are humans causing it? According to Holli Riebeek NASA (2007) there are no other explanations for so much increase of CO2 gasses during the last fifty years then the human activities. Also all these changes happened “since the industrial revolution began in about 1750” (IPPC, 2007). The scientis ...
... But are humans causing it? According to Holli Riebeek NASA (2007) there are no other explanations for so much increase of CO2 gasses during the last fifty years then the human activities. Also all these changes happened “since the industrial revolution began in about 1750” (IPPC, 2007). The scientis ...
A multi-century ice-core perspective on 20th
... The vertical bars in Figure 2 highlight three periods of marked isotopic depletion (cooling) that are widely recorded along the west side of the ice sheet from the northwest (GITS) to the southwest (Raven). The two closely spaced shaded bars highlight two decades of well-documented volcanically indu ...
... The vertical bars in Figure 2 highlight three periods of marked isotopic depletion (cooling) that are widely recorded along the west side of the ice sheet from the northwest (GITS) to the southwest (Raven). The two closely spaced shaded bars highlight two decades of well-documented volcanically indu ...
Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) - Pat Arnott
... • BC, EC, OC, BCA – too many acronyms! • Optical Properties • Scattering and absorption are important mechanisms in radiative forcings. • Climate models use this data in order to predict long-term effects of Black Carbon Aerosol. • Absorbing aerosols such as black carbon exert a warming on the ...
... • BC, EC, OC, BCA – too many acronyms! • Optical Properties • Scattering and absorption are important mechanisms in radiative forcings. • Climate models use this data in order to predict long-term effects of Black Carbon Aerosol. • Absorbing aerosols such as black carbon exert a warming on the ...
Program - ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meetings
... Together in the study of a changing Arctic ArcticNet is funded by the Government of Canada through the Networks of Centres of Excellence program, a joint initiative of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humaniti ...
... Together in the study of a changing Arctic ArcticNet is funded by the Government of Canada through the Networks of Centres of Excellence program, a joint initiative of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humaniti ...
Climate.Denial.2011
... add 4 watts to every square meter of the surface of the Earth, 24/7 • Doing that would make the surface warmer • This was known before light bulbs were invented! ...
... add 4 watts to every square meter of the surface of the Earth, 24/7 • Doing that would make the surface warmer • This was known before light bulbs were invented! ...