Earth`s energy imbalance and implications
... “Fast feedbacks” appear almost immediately in response to global temperature change. For example, as Earth becomes warmer the atmosphere holds more water vapor. Water vapor is an amplifying fast feedback, because water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas. Other fast feedbacks include clouds, natural ...
... “Fast feedbacks” appear almost immediately in response to global temperature change. For example, as Earth becomes warmer the atmosphere holds more water vapor. Water vapor is an amplifying fast feedback, because water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas. Other fast feedbacks include clouds, natural ...
How is the stratosphere-troposphere coupling af
... 1.4 Scheduled Total Duration (Voraussichtliche Gesamtdauer) The scheduled total duration of the DFG Research Unit SHARP is 6 years. ...
... 1.4 Scheduled Total Duration (Voraussichtliche Gesamtdauer) The scheduled total duration of the DFG Research Unit SHARP is 6 years. ...
A NEPA Climate Paradox: Taking Greenhouse Gases into Account
... 520, 549-50 (8th Cir. 2003) (noting that carbon dioxide levels in the air are not an inappropriate NEPA consideration); City of L.A. v. Nat’l Highway Traffic Safety Admin., 912 F.2d 478 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (noting that global warming is an appropriate subject for NEPA EIS consideration), overruled on o ...
... 520, 549-50 (8th Cir. 2003) (noting that carbon dioxide levels in the air are not an inappropriate NEPA consideration); City of L.A. v. Nat’l Highway Traffic Safety Admin., 912 F.2d 478 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (noting that global warming is an appropriate subject for NEPA EIS consideration), overruled on o ...
Sebago Lake Watershed, Maine Climate Change
... little commerce with just a few buildings and a crossroads to boast as town centers. Many towns still have multiple villages rather than a single town center, a reflection of the trading posts and shops that served the homesteads and farms that followed European settlement. These sleepier towns cont ...
... little commerce with just a few buildings and a crossroads to boast as town centers. Many towns still have multiple villages rather than a single town center, a reflection of the trading posts and shops that served the homesteads and farms that followed European settlement. These sleepier towns cont ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of
... to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavioural, physiological and genetic data. With this information in hand, biologists can predict organisms most at risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habit ...
... to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavioural, physiological and genetic data. With this information in hand, biologists can predict organisms most at risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habit ...
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... A better understanding of farmer perceptions regarding long-term climatic changes, current adaptation measures and their determinants will be important to inform policy for future successful adaptation of the agricultural sector. This paper provides insights on farmer perceptions regarding changes i ...
... A better understanding of farmer perceptions regarding long-term climatic changes, current adaptation measures and their determinants will be important to inform policy for future successful adaptation of the agricultural sector. This paper provides insights on farmer perceptions regarding changes i ...
Implications of Climate Change for the Construction Sector.
... The built environment will be affected by climate change in many ways: the purpose of this research was to identify how, and (where possible) how much. Climate change research has so far concentrated on climate models, measurements of climate variables, and research underpinning impact and adaptatio ...
... The built environment will be affected by climate change in many ways: the purpose of this research was to identify how, and (where possible) how much. Climate change research has so far concentrated on climate models, measurements of climate variables, and research underpinning impact and adaptatio ...
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming
... to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavioural, physiological and genetic data. With this information in hand, biologists can predict organisms most at risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habit ...
... to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavioural, physiological and genetic data. With this information in hand, biologists can predict organisms most at risk from environmental change. Biologists and managers can then target organisms and habit ...
Curriculum Vitae - Population Health Sciences
... Patz, JA and S. H. Olson. "Climate change, Oceans and Human Health" Oceanography 2006 19 (2): 5259. http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.64. Vittor*, AY, Gilman RH, Tielsch J, Glass GE, Shields TM, Sanchez-Lozano W, Pinedo VV, Patz JA (Corresponding Author). The effects of deforestation on the hum ...
... Patz, JA and S. H. Olson. "Climate change, Oceans and Human Health" Oceanography 2006 19 (2): 5259. http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.64. Vittor*, AY, Gilman RH, Tielsch J, Glass GE, Shields TM, Sanchez-Lozano W, Pinedo VV, Patz JA (Corresponding Author). The effects of deforestation on the hum ...
Assessing the Risk of a Collapse of the Atlantic Thermohaline
... billion watts (10 watts, a petawatt). As a result of this northward heat transport, at least in part, Europe is up to 8°C warmer than other longitudes at its latitude, with the largest effect in winter. It is this comparatively mild European climate, as well as the interrelated climates elsewhere, t ...
... billion watts (10 watts, a petawatt). As a result of this northward heat transport, at least in part, Europe is up to 8°C warmer than other longitudes at its latitude, with the largest effect in winter. It is this comparatively mild European climate, as well as the interrelated climates elsewhere, t ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
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... airflow and subsurface circulation drive OMZ variations in the region. Sediments from the region hosting evidence of past OMZ change have rarely been studied. Hence, retrieving high-quality/resolution sediment records from the western Indian continental margin enables crucial and unique research cen ...
... airflow and subsurface circulation drive OMZ variations in the region. Sediments from the region hosting evidence of past OMZ change have rarely been studied. Hence, retrieving high-quality/resolution sediment records from the western Indian continental margin enables crucial and unique research cen ...
climate change vulnerability of ski tourism in
... way. The tourism industry, as one of the largest sectors of the global economy, is also under threat due to the already realized and anticipated negative impacts of climate change. Ski tourism in particular remains one of the most vulnerable subsectors of the industry given its high exposure and sen ...
... way. The tourism industry, as one of the largest sectors of the global economy, is also under threat due to the already realized and anticipated negative impacts of climate change. Ski tourism in particular remains one of the most vulnerable subsectors of the industry given its high exposure and sen ...
What Antarctic Science is Funded by National Antarctic Programs?
... research. In order to provide a sound basis for projecting what the Antarctic science landscape will look like in two decades, it is important to understand the strategies and research that are presently supported, or planned, in the next 10 years by those that manage and allocate financial resource ...
... research. In order to provide a sound basis for projecting what the Antarctic science landscape will look like in two decades, it is important to understand the strategies and research that are presently supported, or planned, in the next 10 years by those that manage and allocate financial resource ...
Final Report
... one of the economic sectors most affected by climate change. The case study aims at an in-depth analysis of impacts of the different climatic stimuli on Alpine tourism, of the specific sensitivity of Alpine tourism and the adaptive capacity of the tourism sector. The main focus lies on the instituti ...
... one of the economic sectors most affected by climate change. The case study aims at an in-depth analysis of impacts of the different climatic stimuli on Alpine tourism, of the specific sensitivity of Alpine tourism and the adaptive capacity of the tourism sector. The main focus lies on the instituti ...
Climate
... Wisconsin’s geographical setting gives rise to a rich set of climatic conditions that help shape our state’s environmental, social and economic resources. In the coming decades, we can anticipate that these influences on state resources will be affected in both expected and unexpected ways as our cl ...
... Wisconsin’s geographical setting gives rise to a rich set of climatic conditions that help shape our state’s environmental, social and economic resources. In the coming decades, we can anticipate that these influences on state resources will be affected in both expected and unexpected ways as our cl ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
Tracking adaptation and measuring development
... As adaptation to climate change becomes the focus of increasing attention and the target of significant spending, there is a growing need for frameworks and tools that enable organisations to track and assess the outcomes of adaptation interventions. This paper presents a coherent framework for clim ...
... As adaptation to climate change becomes the focus of increasing attention and the target of significant spending, there is a growing need for frameworks and tools that enable organisations to track and assess the outcomes of adaptation interventions. This paper presents a coherent framework for clim ...
Direct natural resource and biodiversity from deserts
... The chapter addresses the interactions between deserts and the global environment and the global population: it explores drivers of desert climate that originate outside the deserts, and biophysical phenomena generated in deserts and affecting non-desert environments and people. It also highlights s ...
... The chapter addresses the interactions between deserts and the global environment and the global population: it explores drivers of desert climate that originate outside the deserts, and biophysical phenomena generated in deserts and affecting non-desert environments and people. It also highlights s ...
A comparison of local and aggregated climate model outputs with
... compared, especially since model runs are not initialized with real initial conditions. Both objections are essentially the same, and are related to scale, spatial and temporal. We think that the criticism about temporal scale is evidently unjustified because one of our comparison time scales is the ...
... compared, especially since model runs are not initialized with real initial conditions. Both objections are essentially the same, and are related to scale, spatial and temporal. We think that the criticism about temporal scale is evidently unjustified because one of our comparison time scales is the ...
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... Eurasia and increases the latent heat flux, enhancing the cloud cover, thus resulting in decreased daily maximum temperatures. This study also found a decrease in the diurnal temperature range over India that was due to an increase in the daily minimum temperature, which resulted from changes in alb ...
... Eurasia and increases the latent heat flux, enhancing the cloud cover, thus resulting in decreased daily maximum temperatures. This study also found a decrease in the diurnal temperature range over India that was due to an increase in the daily minimum temperature, which resulted from changes in alb ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... tied primarily to lags within the ice sheet and deep ocean responses. The difference between committed and realized change is significant from a human perspective for three reasons. First, in some systems, the frictions that lead to a separation of realized and committed change may push the conseque ...
... tied primarily to lags within the ice sheet and deep ocean responses. The difference between committed and realized change is significant from a human perspective for three reasons. First, in some systems, the frictions that lead to a separation of realized and committed change may push the conseque ...
DETAILED PROJECT REPORT Sustainable agriculture
... seasons. However, when analyzed on a yearly basis the trend shows a gradual decline and then a sudden increase from 1990 to 1995. In fact, during the span of the 20 years study period, 1995 recorded the highest rainfall of 3185.98 mm whereas 1994 had the lowest rainfall with a measure of 2278.29 mm ...
... seasons. However, when analyzed on a yearly basis the trend shows a gradual decline and then a sudden increase from 1990 to 1995. In fact, during the span of the 20 years study period, 1995 recorded the highest rainfall of 3185.98 mm whereas 1994 had the lowest rainfall with a measure of 2278.29 mm ...
The impact of climate change on the UK
... mitigate them. The clearest risk is from the first category – physical risks – and accordingly most of the report is focused on that aspect. The other two risk categories are less well developed and more uncertain – nonetheless, they could have a meaningful impact on the PRA’s objectives over time. ...
... mitigate them. The clearest risk is from the first category – physical risks – and accordingly most of the report is focused on that aspect. The other two risk categories are less well developed and more uncertain – nonetheless, they could have a meaningful impact on the PRA’s objectives over time. ...