Item 9 Climate and Greenhouse Gases Baseline Report
... Climate is the statistical average and variability of meteorological phenomena in a region over an extended period of time. Climate is an important variable in the atmospheric environment for many reasons, including its impact on the atmospheric fate and transport of constituents such as air contami ...
... Climate is the statistical average and variability of meteorological phenomena in a region over an extended period of time. Climate is an important variable in the atmospheric environment for many reasons, including its impact on the atmospheric fate and transport of constituents such as air contami ...
2 Forest soil functions
... CC0242 developed a modelling tool for estimating changes in soil carbon stocks due to changes in land use and management for the National Carbon Dioxide Inventory, although the system was also applied to possible climate impacts using UKCIP02 and HadCM3 scenario data. This showed that, assuming cons ...
... CC0242 developed a modelling tool for estimating changes in soil carbon stocks due to changes in land use and management for the National Carbon Dioxide Inventory, although the system was also applied to possible climate impacts using UKCIP02 and HadCM3 scenario data. This showed that, assuming cons ...
a case study in the Italian Alp
... the Dolomites, Italy. Validation of the approach against independent observed records suggests its applicability for estimating future landslide activity based on GCM results. One possible way of estimating the quality of the approach is to determine sources of uncertainty introduced by the GCM simu ...
... the Dolomites, Italy. Validation of the approach against independent observed records suggests its applicability for estimating future landslide activity based on GCM results. One possible way of estimating the quality of the approach is to determine sources of uncertainty introduced by the GCM simu ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture
... for how we interpret our results, and in particular how they extrapolate to future warming scenarios. If farmers failed to adapt in the past because they did not recognize the climate was changing, but in the future they become aware of these changes and quickly adapt, then our findings would be a p ...
... for how we interpret our results, and in particular how they extrapolate to future warming scenarios. If farmers failed to adapt in the past because they did not recognize the climate was changing, but in the future they become aware of these changes and quickly adapt, then our findings would be a p ...
Climate variability, plankton and seabirds: a discussion on trophic
... This project aims to synthesize literature and review cases of the mechanisms that have the potential to influence seabird success, with a focus on North Atlantic ecosystems. The included literature survey will focus on relevant studies and theories about climate and trophic interactions propagating ...
... This project aims to synthesize literature and review cases of the mechanisms that have the potential to influence seabird success, with a focus on North Atlantic ecosystems. The included literature survey will focus on relevant studies and theories about climate and trophic interactions propagating ...
Climate change challenge badge
... for their group and should provide the required supervision to ensure all participants are safe and sound. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
... for their group and should provide the required supervision to ensure all participants are safe and sound. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
Nitrogen Flows in Agricultural Systems: A Modeling Perspective
... a The 800,000-year records of atmospheric carbon dioxide (red; parts per million, p.p.m.) and methane (green; parts per billion, p.p.b.) from the EPICA Dome C ice core together with a temperature reconstruction (relative to the average of the past millennium) based on the deuterium– hydrogen ratio o ...
... a The 800,000-year records of atmospheric carbon dioxide (red; parts per million, p.p.m.) and methane (green; parts per billion, p.p.b.) from the EPICA Dome C ice core together with a temperature reconstruction (relative to the average of the past millennium) based on the deuterium– hydrogen ratio o ...
Background paper
... Increasing agricultural production costs in relation to product prices and increasing living costs in general have pushed people to exploit more intensely forests, particularly on the general lands, to generate cash income. Miledge et al., (2007) report that forests support the livelihoods of 87% of ...
... Increasing agricultural production costs in relation to product prices and increasing living costs in general have pushed people to exploit more intensely forests, particularly on the general lands, to generate cash income. Miledge et al., (2007) report that forests support the livelihoods of 87% of ...
SNFI 2011 1 MHLM Solar Storms Neg Solar Storms Negative – 4
... La Porte acknowledged that the first response to the prospect of such technical and organizational disruptions is to try to learn to predict anomalies and extreme events, in short, to study space weather. But he argued that to stop there would be shortsighted. He emphasized the critical need to cond ...
... La Porte acknowledged that the first response to the prospect of such technical and organizational disruptions is to try to learn to predict anomalies and extreme events, in short, to study space weather. But he argued that to stop there would be shortsighted. He emphasized the critical need to cond ...
Project Document - Deliverable Description
... institutional arrangements for the TNC and BUR. As the UNFCCC process is evolving and increasingly complex, capacity-building activities are even more important to TNC and BUR. Hence, they will form the key part of the project and will be done through training workshops, sharing experiences and enco ...
... institutional arrangements for the TNC and BUR. As the UNFCCC process is evolving and increasingly complex, capacity-building activities are even more important to TNC and BUR. Hence, they will form the key part of the project and will be done through training workshops, sharing experiences and enco ...
On multiple solutions of the atmosphere–vegetation system in
... Biomes are computed by using the BIOME model (version 1.0) developed by Prentice et al. (1992). This model is based on physiological considerations rather than on mere correlations between climate and biomes as they exist today. Therefore, the BIOME model is suitable as a tool to assess changes in n ...
... Biomes are computed by using the BIOME model (version 1.0) developed by Prentice et al. (1992). This model is based on physiological considerations rather than on mere correlations between climate and biomes as they exist today. Therefore, the BIOME model is suitable as a tool to assess changes in n ...
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow
... scaling over ocean. But there are widespread decreases in surface relative humidity over land (by more than 1% K−1 in many regions), and it is argued that decreases of this magnitude could result from the land/ocean contrast in surface warming. Keywords: water vapor, climate change, global warming, ...
... scaling over ocean. But there are widespread decreases in surface relative humidity over land (by more than 1% K−1 in many regions), and it is argued that decreases of this magnitude could result from the land/ocean contrast in surface warming. Keywords: water vapor, climate change, global warming, ...
Gauteng Climate Change Risk and vulnerability assessment
... to the effects on natural and human systems of extreme weather and climate events and of climate change. Impacts generally refer to effects on lives, livelihoods, health, ecosystems, economies, societies, cultures, services, and infrastructure due to the interaction of climate changes or hazardous c ...
... to the effects on natural and human systems of extreme weather and climate events and of climate change. Impacts generally refer to effects on lives, livelihoods, health, ecosystems, economies, societies, cultures, services, and infrastructure due to the interaction of climate changes or hazardous c ...
Full Report - Focus on Energy
... changes over this century are expected to have a major effect on US species, ecosystems, and the services that they provide. Recent temperature rises appear to be already affecting the most climatically sensitive and fastresponding components of Wisconsin landscapes, with observed decreases in the l ...
... changes over this century are expected to have a major effect on US species, ecosystems, and the services that they provide. Recent temperature rises appear to be already affecting the most climatically sensitive and fastresponding components of Wisconsin landscapes, with observed decreases in the l ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... problems and focused on the finding of solutions. In its research project, MARI will ensure a balance between the traditional academic disciplines and ensure that basic research on transdisciplinary methodology is inherently integrated in the research. MARI will work with societal stakeholders to de ...
... problems and focused on the finding of solutions. In its research project, MARI will ensure a balance between the traditional academic disciplines and ensure that basic research on transdisciplinary methodology is inherently integrated in the research. MARI will work with societal stakeholders to de ...
CHAPTER 13 CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WESTERN WILDFIRE WITH IMPLICATIONS
... land management, allocation of fire management resources, and suburban planning accordingly. To establish these linkages we review previous research and draw inferences from our own retrospective work focused on 20th century climate–fire relationships in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW). We investig ...
... land management, allocation of fire management resources, and suburban planning accordingly. To establish these linkages we review previous research and draw inferences from our own retrospective work focused on 20th century climate–fire relationships in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW). We investig ...
Climate Change in Zimbabwe - Konrad-Adenauer
... person on this planet no matter who they are or where they live. It will threaten food and water security and human health as well as social, economic and political stability. It will reshape societies and change the natural world as we know it. By degrading and depleting the very resources on which ...
... person on this planet no matter who they are or where they live. It will threaten food and water security and human health as well as social, economic and political stability. It will reshape societies and change the natural world as we know it. By degrading and depleting the very resources on which ...
global temperature trends
... at or near the margin—is thus dominated by quasi-random effects (although for any particular start year, a non-negligible contribution from systematic errors cannot be excluded). The marginal distribution of simulated GMST trends as a function of trend size is wider than the observed distribution of ...
... at or near the margin—is thus dominated by quasi-random effects (although for any particular start year, a non-negligible contribution from systematic errors cannot be excluded). The marginal distribution of simulated GMST trends as a function of trend size is wider than the observed distribution of ...
The Paris Climate Agreement Is a Treaty Requiring Senate Review
... promises, whether or not there are legal consequences for breaking them. Consequently, if Americans believe the United States is a party to the Paris Agreement, green activists, politicians, and pundits will demand that future Congresses and administrations honor “our commitments.” It is possible ev ...
... promises, whether or not there are legal consequences for breaking them. Consequently, if Americans believe the United States is a party to the Paris Agreement, green activists, politicians, and pundits will demand that future Congresses and administrations honor “our commitments.” It is possible ev ...
Climate Change and Poverty—An Analytical Framework
... of the number of people falling into poverty every year (i.e., an increase from 12% to 13% per year) and a reduction by less than 10% of the number of households escaping poverty (i.e., a reduction from 14% to 13% per year) would reduce the pace of poverty reduction by 50%. As to the second questio ...
... of the number of people falling into poverty every year (i.e., an increase from 12% to 13% per year) and a reduction by less than 10% of the number of households escaping poverty (i.e., a reduction from 14% to 13% per year) would reduce the pace of poverty reduction by 50%. As to the second questio ...
Climate change and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture - State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... environments. Benefits accrue at various levels including the household, the national economy and the agro-ecosystem. AnGR management encompasses not only their current use, but also the activities needed to ensure their availability for the future; i.e. that their reproduction is managed appropriat ...
... environments. Benefits accrue at various levels including the household, the national economy and the agro-ecosystem. AnGR management encompasses not only their current use, but also the activities needed to ensure their availability for the future; i.e. that their reproduction is managed appropriat ...
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... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
Spatial and Temporal Biases in Assessments of Environmental
... cognitive biases. Respondents tend to believe that “things are better in New Zealand than elsewhere” and that “things are better now than they will be in the future”. The findings were similar for climate change assessments and were independent of individual differences in optimism and consideration ...
... cognitive biases. Respondents tend to believe that “things are better in New Zealand than elsewhere” and that “things are better now than they will be in the future”. The findings were similar for climate change assessments and were independent of individual differences in optimism and consideration ...
Forcing of anthropogenic aerosols on temperature trends of the sub
... and a shoaling thermocline7,9,13, is associated with enhanced regional IO Walker and Hadley cells8. The subtropical gyre shift coincides with a poleward shift and strengthening of the midlatitude westerlies, and is attributed to a combination of stratospheric ozone depletion and increased greenhouse ...
... and a shoaling thermocline7,9,13, is associated with enhanced regional IO Walker and Hadley cells8. The subtropical gyre shift coincides with a poleward shift and strengthening of the midlatitude westerlies, and is attributed to a combination of stratospheric ozone depletion and increased greenhouse ...
Outline of implementation plan of Semi
... These areas are most vulnerable in global environmental change. These areas are also known as the major source of dust aerosols, which not only directly causes serious damage to human health, agriculture and economics in regions, but also to other regions through long distance transport of huge amou ...
... These areas are most vulnerable in global environmental change. These areas are also known as the major source of dust aerosols, which not only directly causes serious damage to human health, agriculture and economics in regions, but also to other regions through long distance transport of huge amou ...