Effects Of Land Use Change On Atmospheric Co2 Concentrations
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Author | : Virginia H. Dale |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1461383633 |
Roger C. Dahlman Environmental Sciences Division U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. The potential for humans to alter Earth's atmosphere has been recognized since the end of the 19th century when Arrhenius estimated that a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide could alter the atmospheric radiation balance and raise average global temperature. Today, atmospheric CO concentrations play an important part in the 2 climate-change debate. Sources and sinks of CO associated with land use can be 2 significant determinants of the rate and magnitude of atmospheric CO change. 2 Combustion of fossil fuels and the deforestation associated with land-use change both contribute CO to the atmosphere; in contrast, biological processes on land create 2 potential sinks for the excess CO . Thus, land-use change and associated biological 2 processes become important elements in assessments of future atmospheric CO 2 increase; land-cover properties also affect the Earth's albedo, which is a climate feedback.
Author | : Virginia H Dale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1993-11-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781461383642 |
Author | : Virginia H. Dale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Daniel G. Brown |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 591 |
Release | : 2013-01-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107011248 |
Comprehensive exploration of how land use interacts with the atmosphere and carbon cycle, for advanced students, researchers and policy makers.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2011-02-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309208939 |
Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have ushered in a new epoch where human activities will largely determine the evolution of Earth's climate. Because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is long lived, it can effectively lock the Earth and future generations into a range of impacts, some of which could become very severe. Emissions reductions decisions made today matter in determining impacts experienced not just over the next few decades, but in the coming centuries and millennia. According to Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts Over Decades to Millennia, important policy decisions can be informed by recent advances in climate science that quantify the relationships between increases in carbon dioxide and global warming, related climate changes, and resulting impacts, such as changes in streamflow, wildfires, crop productivity, extreme hot summers, and sea level rise. One way to inform these choices is to consider the projected climate changes and impacts that would occur if greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were stabilized at a particular concentration level. The book quantifies the outcomes of different stabilization targets for greenhouse gas concentrations using analyses and information drawn from the scientific literature. Although it does not recommend or justify any particular stabilization target, it does provide important scientific insights about the relationships among emissions, greenhouse gas concentrations, temperatures, and impacts. Climate Stabilization Targets emphasizes the importance of 21st century choices regarding long-term climate stabilization. It is a useful resource for scientists, educators and policy makers, among others.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 1991-02-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309046777 |
The question of whether the earth's climate is changing in some significant human-induced way remains a matter of much debate. But the fact that climate is variable over time is well known. These two elements of climatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water resources management, and the management options available for responding to climate variability and potential climate change.
Author | : T. M. L. Wigley |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2005-08-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521018623 |
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is imperative to stabilizing our future climate. Our ability to reduce these emissions combined with an understanding of how much fossil-fuel-derived CO2 the oceans and plants can absorb is central to mitigating climate change. In The Carbon Cycle, leading scientists examine how atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have changed in the past and how this may affect the concentrations in the future. They look at the carbon budget and the "missing sink" for carbon dioxide. They offer approaches to modeling the carbon cycle, providing mathematical tools for predicting future levels of carbon dioxide. This comprehensive text incorporates findings from the recent IPCC reports. New insights, and a convergence of ideas and views across several disciplines make this book an important contribution to the global change literature.
Author | : Climate Change Science Program (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789291691432 |
Author | : Peter Backlund |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2009-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 143791098X |
This report by the Nat. Science and Tech. Council¿s U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is part of a series of 21 reports aimed at providing current assessments of climate change science to inform public debate, policy, and operational decisions. These reports are also intended to help the CCSP develop future program research priorities. The CCSP¿s guiding vision is to provide the Nation and the global community with the science-based knowledge needed to manage the risks and capture the opportunities associated with climate and related environmental changes. This report assesses the effects of climate change on U.S. land resources, water resources, agriculture, and biodiversity. It was developed with broad scientific input. Illus.