Polar Explorer / Antarctica Challenge Teacher Resource
... ownership of any part of the continent by any country and restricts its use to temporary settlements strictly for scientific research. ...
... ownership of any part of the continent by any country and restricts its use to temporary settlements strictly for scientific research. ...
2.6.4bcd Ocean Acidification and Sea Level Rise Piper
... of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Draw the pH Scale How does the Acid get into the Ocean in the first place? Since the ____________________________ began, it is estimated that surface ocean pH has dropped by slightly more than 0.1 units on ...
... of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Draw the pH Scale How does the Acid get into the Ocean in the first place? Since the ____________________________ began, it is estimated that surface ocean pH has dropped by slightly more than 0.1 units on ...
What We Know About Global Climate Change
... What we know (high confidence) • Earth’s climate is changing • Humans are involved and the pattern is unlike natural changes • Global average temperature is likely to increase 1.4-5.8°C this century, most land areas more • We know this through peer-reviewed research and assessments ...
... What we know (high confidence) • Earth’s climate is changing • Humans are involved and the pattern is unlike natural changes • Global average temperature is likely to increase 1.4-5.8°C this century, most land areas more • We know this through peer-reviewed research and assessments ...
Marine/coastal Chapter WG on Environmental Monitoring and
... • North East Atlantic Ocean (North Sea, Celtic-Biscay Shelf, Iberian Coastal) • Baltic Sea • Black Sea (& Sea of Azov) • Mediterranean Sea • Norwegian Sea • Russian Arctic • Barents Sea (& White Sea) • Caspian Sea ...
... • North East Atlantic Ocean (North Sea, Celtic-Biscay Shelf, Iberian Coastal) • Baltic Sea • Black Sea (& Sea of Azov) • Mediterranean Sea • Norwegian Sea • Russian Arctic • Barents Sea (& White Sea) • Caspian Sea ...
Cold Equations - Department of Mathematics, University of Utah
... The ice-albedo feedback comes into play as snow-covered ice is replaced by open water or is covered by seasonal melt ponds. The water absorbs more of the sun’s heat, accelerating the ice’s melting. All computerized climate models include the effect, but to some extent they all rely upon guesswork. N ...
... The ice-albedo feedback comes into play as snow-covered ice is replaced by open water or is covered by seasonal melt ponds. The water absorbs more of the sun’s heat, accelerating the ice’s melting. All computerized climate models include the effect, but to some extent they all rely upon guesswork. N ...
Document
... West Antarctica: less water but behaves differently – here ice flows and forms ‘floating chunks’ (ice shelves) of ice grounded off the continents, if temperature increases, they may become free-floating ice, generates friction, hence more heat, hence more melting! This can add SIGNIFICANTLY to prese ...
... West Antarctica: less water but behaves differently – here ice flows and forms ‘floating chunks’ (ice shelves) of ice grounded off the continents, if temperature increases, they may become free-floating ice, generates friction, hence more heat, hence more melting! This can add SIGNIFICANTLY to prese ...
Debating Environment/Environment Philosophy
... IPCC—Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change— created under the UN World Meteorological Organization—speculation/failed review process/Political/130 subscribing countries. NOAA—false data collecting methods. Government-sponsored research—for pro-AGW groups. ...
... IPCC—Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change— created under the UN World Meteorological Organization—speculation/failed review process/Political/130 subscribing countries. NOAA—false data collecting methods. Government-sponsored research—for pro-AGW groups. ...
1 Congrès Mondiale pour la pensée complexe, Paris, 8 et 9
... to respond adequately or in a good enough time. Until recently, talk of complexity, or of key principles with which it is associated, has been largely confined to groups of academics and other specialists. That has recently changed to a considerable degree with the rise in the collective consciousne ...
... to respond adequately or in a good enough time. Until recently, talk of complexity, or of key principles with which it is associated, has been largely confined to groups of academics and other specialists. That has recently changed to a considerable degree with the rise in the collective consciousne ...
the effect of global warming on the polar ice caps and melting
... This activity looks at how global warming affects sea levels, by looking at the difference between floating icebergs and the ice-covered landmasses of Greenland and Antarctica. Melting icebergs, no matter how large, will not result in increased sea levels, whereas chunks of ice landmass breaking (ca ...
... This activity looks at how global warming affects sea levels, by looking at the difference between floating icebergs and the ice-covered landmasses of Greenland and Antarctica. Melting icebergs, no matter how large, will not result in increased sea levels, whereas chunks of ice landmass breaking (ca ...
Chapter 16 - Global Climate
... bya) – Sun was 20-30% fainter, delivered less energy – Effect offset by large greenhouse effect of Earth’s early atmosphere, largely composed of CO2, and H2O. ...
... bya) – Sun was 20-30% fainter, delivered less energy – Effect offset by large greenhouse effect of Earth’s early atmosphere, largely composed of CO2, and H2O. ...
Climate Change L6 - Nicole
... time, but the more recent changes are not considered natural changes in the climate. The ice age is an example of a natural change in climate over time. Today's changes are occurring faster and with greater magnitude than previous climate changes. ...
... time, but the more recent changes are not considered natural changes in the climate. The ice age is an example of a natural change in climate over time. Today's changes are occurring faster and with greater magnitude than previous climate changes. ...
Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
... Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century that would very likely be larger than those observed during the 20th century. ...
... Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century that would very likely be larger than those observed during the 20th century. ...
Climate Change – Can science teachers play a part
... Herald Sun a few days after Bolt’s article. 5 out of 6 support Bolt’s denier-ism ...
... Herald Sun a few days after Bolt’s article. 5 out of 6 support Bolt’s denier-ism ...
Addressing Climate Change: Local Business Opportunities to
... Arctic Climate Impact Assessment released November 8 ...
... Arctic Climate Impact Assessment released November 8 ...
Climate Change
... – Evidence of 7 glacial periods – Each glacial period occurs every 100,000 years – Each glacial period had substantial fluctuations in climate – from extreme cold to near interglacial warmth. ...
... – Evidence of 7 glacial periods – Each glacial period occurs every 100,000 years – Each glacial period had substantial fluctuations in climate – from extreme cold to near interglacial warmth. ...
The Global Climate Change Lab
... Earth’s climate is one of the biggest questions facing scientists today. Carbon Dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide, methane and fluorinated gases are referred to as greenhouse gases. These gases along with others, let in infrared radiation given off by the sun but prevent some of the radiation that is emi ...
... Earth’s climate is one of the biggest questions facing scientists today. Carbon Dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide, methane and fluorinated gases are referred to as greenhouse gases. These gases along with others, let in infrared radiation given off by the sun but prevent some of the radiation that is emi ...
iced - clivar
... The marine cryosphere and its interactions with high latitude oceans and atmosphere What will be the nature of changes in sea-ice distribution and mass balance in both polar regions in response to climate change and variability? ...
... The marine cryosphere and its interactions with high latitude oceans and atmosphere What will be the nature of changes in sea-ice distribution and mass balance in both polar regions in response to climate change and variability? ...
The importance of the Arctic to global climate
... reveal important clues about the atmosphere through which it fell. For instance, the presence of sodium and chlorine can indicate a particularly stormy period, when more sea salt ends up in the ice. “Snow is not just H2O,” Maasch said, estimating that ice core analyses consider many major and minor ...
... reveal important clues about the atmosphere through which it fell. For instance, the presence of sodium and chlorine can indicate a particularly stormy period, when more sea salt ends up in the ice. “Snow is not just H2O,” Maasch said, estimating that ice core analyses consider many major and minor ...
Environmental concerns:
... Maybe this is just part of some kind of a larger natural process? explained by natural variation? Paralleling these changes is: an unprecedented increase in concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in the atmposhere, produced by human activities such as burning fossil fuels. The ...
... Maybe this is just part of some kind of a larger natural process? explained by natural variation? Paralleling these changes is: an unprecedented increase in concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in the atmposhere, produced by human activities such as burning fossil fuels. The ...
Thinning of the Arctic Ice Decline in Arctic Sea Ice Extent
... 3. What will be the knock-on effects on marine ecosystems and the ocean carbon cycle? “Thus chemical effects of CO2 on the marine environment may be as great a cause for concern as the radiative effects of CO2 on Earth’s climate.” [Caldeira & Wickett (2005) J. Geophys. Res. 110, C09S04] FISH AND CHI ...
... 3. What will be the knock-on effects on marine ecosystems and the ocean carbon cycle? “Thus chemical effects of CO2 on the marine environment may be as great a cause for concern as the radiative effects of CO2 on Earth’s climate.” [Caldeira & Wickett (2005) J. Geophys. Res. 110, C09S04] FISH AND CHI ...
Global Warming Debate
... First, sunlight shines onto the Earth's surface, where it is absorbed and then radiates back into the atmosphere as heat. In the atmosphere, “greenhouse” gases trap some of this heat, and the rest escapes into space. The more greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere, the more heat gets trapped. Scient ...
... First, sunlight shines onto the Earth's surface, where it is absorbed and then radiates back into the atmosphere as heat. In the atmosphere, “greenhouse” gases trap some of this heat, and the rest escapes into space. The more greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere, the more heat gets trapped. Scient ...
Diapositive 1
... Added value on climate change … • Prove that’s it’s possible to reduce anthropogenic impact • Support the most impacted countries • Fast granting process • And challenge researchers on : – Developping efficient communication and sharing on the results with ...
... Added value on climate change … • Prove that’s it’s possible to reduce anthropogenic impact • Support the most impacted countries • Fast granting process • And challenge researchers on : – Developping efficient communication and sharing on the results with ...
Shallow methylmercury production in the marginal sea ice
... stripped of their initial tHg content via phytoplankton blooms23 (before flowing under the multi-year ice), sinking ice-algae26 and/or particle fallout from transpolar drift ice. Alternatively, shelf influenced deep water containing low Hg concentrations (Laptev Sea station 79°N) may have been advec ...
... stripped of their initial tHg content via phytoplankton blooms23 (before flowing under the multi-year ice), sinking ice-algae26 and/or particle fallout from transpolar drift ice. Alternatively, shelf influenced deep water containing low Hg concentrations (Laptev Sea station 79°N) may have been advec ...
420 Million years ago - Global Warming
... water vapor & albedo effects of reduced sulfates, snow, ice, and clouds. For clouds, 60% of the amount from AMO 2013 is used. Cloud changes are complex and explain part of warming to date. The effect of Arctic sea ice loss from Hudson (2011) is used: globally, 0.7 W / sq meter for total loss, during ...
... water vapor & albedo effects of reduced sulfates, snow, ice, and clouds. For clouds, 60% of the amount from AMO 2013 is used. Cloud changes are complex and explain part of warming to date. The effect of Arctic sea ice loss from Hudson (2011) is used: globally, 0.7 W / sq meter for total loss, during ...