... three cropping regimes—irrigated cotton with winter wheat rotation, dryland sorghum and winter wheat rotation, and dryland cotton and winter wheat rotation Production costs are incurred on crop planting, ... and understanding of the term and the forms of seasonal forecasting were highly variable, ranging from a good understanding to little or misguided awareness Participants seemed to misunderstand ... leads—for example, irrigation versus dryland and high-equity versus mortgage participants Significant benefit from research and development in climate risk management can only be realized if it...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:20
... area as land and is a much larger heat and energy reservoir But the impact of ocean may not be dominant over land, especially the mid-latitude land (Koster and Suarez 1995) The Global Land-Atmosphere ... both directly in the atmosphere and indirect through land (Fig 5) More low-frequency variability of soil moisture usually means more sustained dry and wet periods and stronger low-frequency evaporation ... external forcing and local soil moisture on precipitation variability and predictability, and increases our understanding of land-atmosphere interaction Appendix 9.1 Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling...
Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 09:20
CLIMATE VARIABILITY – SOME ASPECTS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS docx
... area as land and is a much larger heat and energy reservoir But the impact of ocean may not be dominant over land, especially the mid-latitude land (Koster and Suarez 1995) The Global Land-Atmosphere ... both directly in the atmosphere and indirect through land (Fig 5) More low-frequency variability of soil moisture usually means more sustained dry and wet periods and stronger low-frequency evaporation ... external forcing and local soil moisture on precipitation variability and predictability, and increases our understanding of land-atmosphere interaction Appendix 9.1 Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling...
Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 16:20
Tài liệu Megacities and Climate Change ppt
... innovative land use management and spatial planning systems is paramount to reverse the unwise and unsustainable use of land resources 41 Chapter Land use and urban planning hectares of farmland were ... integrated development planning, policymaking, integrating local knowledge into planning processes, integrated spatial and land use planning, community-based environmental management and planning, sustainable ... improvements in land management or to satisfy the priority objectives of land users In recent years planning has come to be viewed as just one step in the land resource management process and more...
Ngày tải lên: 19/01/2014, 17:20
Tài liệu Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude docx
... integrated collaboration between Europe and North America in developing and implementing critical loads methodologies 63 Andrzej Bytnerowicz Nitrogen critical loads and management alternatives for N-impacted ... These trees were harvested in April 2006 and analyzed for tree ring width, stable carbon isotope ratios, shoot and needle length, fresh and dry weight and projected needle area Irrigation had ... selection Mean needle length, fresh and dry needle weight, shoot length and ring width all correlated positively with estimated foliage amount Specific leaf area and dry/ fresh needle weight were negatively...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20
Tài liệu Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information docx
... Oceanography, University of Maryland, and Columbia University), and several private sector companies provided forecasts of ENSO-based weather and climate outcomes and of environmental and socioeconomic impacts ... WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION In East Grand Forks the crest was 54.4 feet on April 22 Total estimated damages were approximately $4 billion with $3.6 billion in losses in Grand Forks and East Grand ... included, and these projections include the current observed state of stream flow, soil moisture, and snow pack, and are coupled with future precipitation and temperature patterns and anticipated...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20
BONDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE THE STATE OF THE MARKET IN 2012 pdf
... vehicles increase and electric vehicle infrastructure expands Buildings and Industry: • Includes technologies and projects designed to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and industry • Majority ... themes: energy; transport; buildings and industry; finance; waste; water; and agriculture and forestry Only bonds issued since 2005 were included as between debt and equity means that cUSD6trn could ... Excellence and prepared by the Climate Bonds Initiative, presents a first estimate of the outstanding global bond market size linked to key climate change themes, and examines future drivers and trends...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20
Livestock and Climate Change What if the key actors in climate change are…cows, pigs, and chickens? docx
... in landfills, incinerators, and waterways • Production, distribution, and disposal of byproducts, such as leather, feathers, skin, and fur, and their packaging Production, distribution, and disposal ... investment And because meat and dairy analogs are produced without the GHG-intensive processes used in raising livestock—such as animals’ CO2 and methane emissions, and usage of land for growing feed and ... livestock and growing feed is not yet a priority; on the contrary, feed production and grazing have been fast expanding into forest www.worldwatch.org Or suppose that land used for grazing livestock and...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 09:20
Air pollution and Climate Change - Report from a workshop under the Swedish EU Presidency doc
... other countries and institutions Especially for behavioural and structural change and demand management measures there are certainly close links 21 between the application of measures and the instruments ... pollution and green-house gas emission standards The levels of air pollutants and green-house gases are currently independent from each other and EURO standards not differentiate air pollution standards ... Akselsson Allemand Amann Kjell Ulf Camilla Helen Andersson Andersson Andersson ApSimon may.ajero@cai-asia.org cecilia.akselsson@nateko.lu.s e nadine.allemand@citepa.org amann@iiasa.ac.at kjell.andersson@naturvardsve...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20
Minnesota; Its Character and Climate pdf
... West. The towns of Wabasha and Reed's Landing. Lake Pepin and Maiden's Rock. Romantic story. An old fort. Lake City and Frontenac. Red Wing and Hastings. Red Rock The first landing in Minnesota, going ... to late hours and the excitement of entertainments and parties, and who, by these unhealthful and killing rounds of so-called pleasure, has become emaciated and prematurely old, and place her ... Minneapolis. Its drives and objects of interest Cascade and Bridal Tails. Fort Snelling. Minnehaha Falls. The city and Falls of St Anthony. Anoka and St Cloud. Fishing and hunting. Wilmar and Litchfield....
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 20:20
THE KYSER CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH 2012-2013 ECONOMIC FORECAST AND INDUSTRY OUTLOOK pdf
... behind the Netherlands, Turkey, and Indonesia, and ahead of Switzerland, Poland and Belgium, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Norway In nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation and based on market ... pared payrolls and other expenses during the recession, and stand ready to expand production if demand accelerates To be sure, businesses are spending Business spending on equipment and software ... increases coming in Information, Education, and Administrative and Support Services However, Real Estate and Leasing, Government, and Management of Enterprises, and Other Services saw continued job...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 21:20
Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change docx
... reduced workdays and productivity, re-routing traffic, provision of emergency shelter and supplies, potential relocation and retraining, and more complicated government and corporate planning processes ... strategic business planning and management processes (such as operations, supply chain management, and market strategies) Identify where your company has existing strategic management frameworks ... plans and strategies to address climate change, and some have started to integrate consideration of climate risks into their ongoing development and disaster risk reduction and risk management planning...
Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2014, 16:20
Targeted Monitoring of Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity doc
... Habitats Scotland Scotland Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales N Ireland N Ireland N Ireland Scotland Wales Wales Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland England England England England Raised ... woodland Acid grassland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • England Wales N Ireland N Ireland Scotland Wales England England N Ireland N Ireland N Ireland England England Mixed Woodland ... England England England England England Heathland, valley mire within the New Forest 11 11 11 11 11 • • • • • • Scotland Scotland Wales Wales Wales England England England England England England...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20
Urban Air Pollution and Climate Change as Environmental Risk Factors of Respiratory Allergy: An Update potx
... (IL) 6, IL-8, and prostaglandin E in nasal and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids [7-10,65,66] High ozone levels seem to be linked to asthma and asthma-like symptoms in both the short term and the long ... schoolchildren and adults and increase the prevalence of asthma and asthmatic symptoms [65-67] Aeroallergens and Atopic Asthma Aeroallergens have a significant impact on the development of asthma, and atopy ... individuals, and the interaction between air pollution and aeroallergens such as pollens and fungal spores [7-12] Studies on vehicle emissions have focused on roadways with dense truck and automobile...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 02:20
Waste management options and climate change doc
... (for glass) and 95 (for aluminium) kg CO2 eq/tonne MSW, compared with landfilling untreated waste For these materials, the benefits are essentially independent of landfill standards and carbon ... increasingly competitive with landfill and incineration, especially when benefits of increased efficiency of landfill void space use and lower requirements for gas and leachate control are taken ... individuals and organisations who contributed information during the preparation of the draft report and to members of the expert review panel for their constructive and insightful comments during...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 23:21
Báo cáo " Balance of rice for the Mekong Delta - Viet Nam to 2050 in terms of industrialization and climate change '''' doc
... paddy land is 1619.8 thousand in 2020 and is only 993.9 thousand in 2050 Fact and the above analysis shows that one of the plans to rice land use issue is to protect current agricultural land, ... parks and many other change buildings 3.3.1 Variation in cultivated land and rice Last time, due to reclamation and restoration of supply when sea level rises land, so rice sown area is offset and ... in cultivate land and the demand and supply equilibrium of rice since paddy land transfer for industrialization reduced Nguyen & Do 043 Int J Agric Sci Recovery of agricultural land to use for...
Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 01:21
Forest Management and Climate Change: a literature review pdf
... action: monitoring and research, adaptation and mitigation and will vary according to geographic area, type and objective of forest management activity, scale and intensity of operation and existing ... (volunteer) firefighters; national and local annual fire management plans, linking forest health monitoring to forest fire management planning; and establishing a proper command system identifying the ... detection, initial attack, fire management, strategic planning of resources, and fuel management Training, knowledge sharing and planning of the different components of fire management is extremely important...
Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 13:20
Asean Biodiversity: Biodiversity and Climate Change pdf
... Wetland ecosystems include 30 types of natural wetland, 11 types of coastal wetland, 19 types of inland wetland, and types of man-made wetland Marine biodiversity occupies 20 ecosystem types ... management capacity among ASEAN Member States (AMS) and other stakeholders by harmonizing biodiversity data and information; strengthening knowledge sharing between and among AMS and ASEAN; and ... valuable forests are being felled for timber and making paper, for pasture and arable land and, increasingly, for plantations to supply a growing demand for biofuels This further manifestation...
Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2014, 03:20