1. nature - Discovering Antarctica
... whether this is due to global warming, or if it is due to natural climate fluctuations. The increase in temperature has caused the disintegration of several small ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula. Ice shelves are the floating extension of the ice sheet and fringe much of Antarctica. Scienti ...
... whether this is due to global warming, or if it is due to natural climate fluctuations. The increase in temperature has caused the disintegration of several small ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula. Ice shelves are the floating extension of the ice sheet and fringe much of Antarctica. Scienti ...
November 2010 - Climate change - evidence from the geological
... PETM), was broadly similar to today’s rate34. When was CO2 last at today’s level, and what was the world like then? The most recent estimates35 suggest that at times between 5.2 and 2.6 million years ago (during the Pliocene), the carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere reached between 330 a ...
... PETM), was broadly similar to today’s rate34. When was CO2 last at today’s level, and what was the world like then? The most recent estimates35 suggest that at times between 5.2 and 2.6 million years ago (during the Pliocene), the carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere reached between 330 a ...
14 January 2013
... Institute (WRI) in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 60 participants representing a range of constituencies from the region. The programme included briefings on important issues for UNEP, including post Rio+20 processes and UNEP’s Program of Work and Medium Term Strategy, as well as ample op ...
... Institute (WRI) in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 60 participants representing a range of constituencies from the region. The programme included briefings on important issues for UNEP, including post Rio+20 processes and UNEP’s Program of Work and Medium Term Strategy, as well as ample op ...
Chapter 19_lecture
... What is the ITCZ Where does it take up a larger area? What are the effects of this shift? ...
... What is the ITCZ Where does it take up a larger area? What are the effects of this shift? ...
An introduction to climate change
... The deniers are quite right to say that the climate has always changed (historically speaking). We know from paleoclimatology that over millions of years there are great ice ages and inter-glacial periods. The only difference this time, and it is a fundamental one, is that our changing climate is no ...
... The deniers are quite right to say that the climate has always changed (historically speaking). We know from paleoclimatology that over millions of years there are great ice ages and inter-glacial periods. The only difference this time, and it is a fundamental one, is that our changing climate is no ...
The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
... Southern Ocean overturning shapes the global ocean and its contribution to sea-level rise; circulation and climate 4. The future and consequences of Southern Ocean carbon uptake; 5. The future of Antarctic sea ice Figure: Schematic of the major scientific and societal drivers that require 6. The imp ...
... Southern Ocean overturning shapes the global ocean and its contribution to sea-level rise; circulation and climate 4. The future and consequences of Southern Ocean carbon uptake; 5. The future of Antarctic sea ice Figure: Schematic of the major scientific and societal drivers that require 6. The imp ...
Climate Change and The Common Good
... relatively stable climate. There have been a few exceptions, such as the medieval warm period from the 10th to the 13th century, and the Little Ice Age that followed it. Before human numbers began to grow so remarkably, there were many periods when Earth’s climate changed dramatically. During the Pl ...
... relatively stable climate. There have been a few exceptions, such as the medieval warm period from the 10th to the 13th century, and the Little Ice Age that followed it. Before human numbers began to grow so remarkably, there were many periods when Earth’s climate changed dramatically. During the Pl ...
Using Infrared Emission Spectroscopy to Study Arctic
... Measurements at 0PAL Automation Investigate of other trace gases that can be retrieved by E-AERI (e.g. NOx) ...
... Measurements at 0PAL Automation Investigate of other trace gases that can be retrieved by E-AERI (e.g. NOx) ...
Teacher resource pack (Word)
... Find out more about the Arctic Students will be investigating a question or issue associated with the Arctic region to increase their knowledge and understanding. Ask students to develop a list of key words using BtN story as a starting point. Some possible key words include: Arctic Climate chan ...
... Find out more about the Arctic Students will be investigating a question or issue associated with the Arctic region to increase their knowledge and understanding. Ask students to develop a list of key words using BtN story as a starting point. Some possible key words include: Arctic Climate chan ...
1 Mapping in the Arctic Ocean in Support of a Potential Extended
... 6700 km in 20 days and completed most of the mapping of the 2500-m isobath (begun the previous year) as well as a detailed survey of the foot of the slope over a segment of the continental margin east of Barrow, AK. The total area surveyed during HE-0405 was approximately 20,000 sq. km (5830 sq. nm ...
... 6700 km in 20 days and completed most of the mapping of the 2500-m isobath (begun the previous year) as well as a detailed survey of the foot of the slope over a segment of the continental margin east of Barrow, AK. The total area surveyed during HE-0405 was approximately 20,000 sq. km (5830 sq. nm ...
ocean heat content
... the ocean as a rain gage Global warming from increasing greenhouse gases goes mainly into the ocean; some into melting of land and sea ice. Both contribute to sea level rise but using heat to melt land ice contributes about a factor of 50 more. It is essential to balance both sea level and heat bu ...
... the ocean as a rain gage Global warming from increasing greenhouse gases goes mainly into the ocean; some into melting of land and sea ice. Both contribute to sea level rise but using heat to melt land ice contributes about a factor of 50 more. It is essential to balance both sea level and heat bu ...
Global Warming - Millersville University
... It was developed to prevent harmful effects of global warming in the ...
... It was developed to prevent harmful effects of global warming in the ...
Trends in Arctic sea ice extent from CMIP5, CMIP3 and observations
... Temperature (HadISST) data record [Rayner et al., 2003], a merged 1972–2002 ESMR-SMMR-SSM/I time-series [Cavalieri et al., 2003] and the Fetterer et al. [2002] 1979– 2011 record that is part of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Sea Ice Index (SII). While having more confidence in the sho ...
... Temperature (HadISST) data record [Rayner et al., 2003], a merged 1972–2002 ESMR-SMMR-SSM/I time-series [Cavalieri et al., 2003] and the Fetterer et al. [2002] 1979– 2011 record that is part of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Sea Ice Index (SII). While having more confidence in the sho ...
How Do Polar Marine Ecosystems Respond to Rapid Climate
... global ocean circulation system and has undergone krill eggs and larvae (34). The decline in phyto- annual ice, and regional ecosystems. substantial warming in recent decades (25), co- plankton biomass also favors salps, whose filtering herent sampling of the ACC remains a challenge. apparatus can b ...
... global ocean circulation system and has undergone krill eggs and larvae (34). The decline in phyto- annual ice, and regional ecosystems. substantial warming in recent decades (25), co- plankton biomass also favors salps, whose filtering herent sampling of the ACC remains a challenge. apparatus can b ...
Safeguarding the Arctic - Center for American Progress
... The executive order creates an Arctic Executive Steering Committee, chaired by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren and vice chaired by National Security Advisor Susan Rice or their designees. The steering committee will improve coordination of federal Arctic po ...
... The executive order creates an Arctic Executive Steering Committee, chaired by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren and vice chaired by National Security Advisor Susan Rice or their designees. The steering committee will improve coordination of federal Arctic po ...
Chapter 20 mk
... past 1000 years. Since 1900, the earth’s average tropospheric temperature has risen 0.6 C°. Over the past 50 years, Arctic temperatures have risen almost twice as fast as those in the rest of the world. Glaciers and floating sea ice are melting and shrinking at increasing rates. ...
... past 1000 years. Since 1900, the earth’s average tropospheric temperature has risen 0.6 C°. Over the past 50 years, Arctic temperatures have risen almost twice as fast as those in the rest of the world. Glaciers and floating sea ice are melting and shrinking at increasing rates. ...
GEOG 101: Day 16
... = a pattern that persists within a data set, even after short-term fluctuations and anomalies have been accounted for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
... = a pattern that persists within a data set, even after short-term fluctuations and anomalies have been accounted for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
Writing and Thinking about Global Warming
... College Writing students will visit several websites that gather and track real-time, nearreal-time, and historical climate and natural data around the world in order to gain information regarding some aspect of climate change (in the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, etc). Some data appears in th ...
... College Writing students will visit several websites that gather and track real-time, nearreal-time, and historical climate and natural data around the world in order to gain information regarding some aspect of climate change (in the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, etc). Some data appears in th ...
The astronomical theory of the Ice Age becomes more complicated
... mainly affects high latitudes. Furthermore, the tilt cycle partitions solar radiation by latitude, so that the slight radiational changes caused by the tilt cycle are opposite between high and low latitudes. The researchers have discovered that the slight tilt cycle from high latitude causes equator ...
... mainly affects high latitudes. Furthermore, the tilt cycle partitions solar radiation by latitude, so that the slight radiational changes caused by the tilt cycle are opposite between high and low latitudes. The researchers have discovered that the slight tilt cycle from high latitude causes equator ...
Main contributing factors to changes of Earth´s climate
... sea levels for the past three million years The major sea-level cycles occur at intervals of about 100,000 years over the past about 800,000 years, with maximum amplitude of 120-140 m. NATURE 445 (2007) G.J. Bowen, When the world turned cold Before 34 million years, Antarctica has been a lush, green ...
... sea levels for the past three million years The major sea-level cycles occur at intervals of about 100,000 years over the past about 800,000 years, with maximum amplitude of 120-140 m. NATURE 445 (2007) G.J. Bowen, When the world turned cold Before 34 million years, Antarctica has been a lush, green ...
Violent Radicalization The Case of Bangladesh
... Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other parts of the world. In Northwest China, 27% of the glacier area will decline by 2050 (equivalent to an ice volume of 16,184 km3), as will 10 to 15% of the frozen soil area. IPCC made a forecast that if current trends continue, 80% of Hi ...
... Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other parts of the world. In Northwest China, 27% of the glacier area will decline by 2050 (equivalent to an ice volume of 16,184 km3), as will 10 to 15% of the frozen soil area. IPCC made a forecast that if current trends continue, 80% of Hi ...
Annual Report for Research Centers and Institutes (April to April)
... Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium (LWRC) CEOS is a founding member of the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium. This organization facilitates multi-disciplinary science, coordinates public and private research, and promotes information-sharing. This past summer was the third field season for this group ...
... Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium (LWRC) CEOS is a founding member of the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium. This organization facilitates multi-disciplinary science, coordinates public and private research, and promotes information-sharing. This past summer was the third field season for this group ...
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... • A sudden change in El Niño behavior occurred between 1976-77. • There have been more frequent El Niño years than in prior history. • Relation to global warming is unknown. ...
... • A sudden change in El Niño behavior occurred between 1976-77. • There have been more frequent El Niño years than in prior history. • Relation to global warming is unknown. ...