Role of Arctic sea ice in global atmospheric circulation: A review

D Budikova - Global and Planetary Change, 2009 - Elsevier
Formed by the freezing of sea water, sea ice defines the character of the marine Arctic. The
principal purpose of this review is to synthesize the published efforts that document the …

An overview of results from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

C Covey, KM AchutaRao, U Cubasch, P Jones… - Global and Planetary …, 2003 - Elsevier
The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) collects output from global coupled
ocean–atmosphere general circulation models (coupled GCMs). Among other uses, such …

[PDF][PDF] Climate change 2001: The scientific basis

JT Houghton - 2001 - billhowell.ca
This report is the first complete assessment of the science of climate change since Working
Group I (WGI) of the IPCC produced its second report Climate Change 1995: The Science of …

Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs

O Hoegh-Guldberg - Marine and freshwater research, 1999 - CSIRO Publishing
Sea temperatures in many tropical regions have increased by almost 1° C over the past 100
years, and are currently increasing at~ 1–2° C per century. Coral bleaching occurs when the …

Polar amplification of climate change in coupled models

MM Holland, CM Bitz - Climate dynamics, 2003 - Springer
Abstract The Northern Hemisphere polar amplification of climate change is documented in
models taking part in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project and in the new version of …

[图书][B] Global warming and agriculture: Impact estimates by country

WR Cline - 2007 - books.google.com
Page 1 GLOBAL WARMING and AGRICULTURE Impact Estimates by Country William R. Cline
CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL …

Socio-economic and climate change impacts on agriculture: an integrated assessment, 1990–2080

G Fischer, M Shah, F N. Tubiello… - … Transactions of the …, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agro-ecosystems over
this century is developed, up to 2080 and at a global level, albeit with significant regional …

A framework for assessing uncertainties in climate change impacts: Low‐flow scenarios for the River Thames, UK

RL Wilby, I Harris - Water resources research, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A probabilistic framework is presented for combining information from an ensemble of four
general circulation models (GCMs), two greenhouse gas emission scenarios, two statistical …

Recent and future climate change in northwest China

Y Shi, Y Shen, E Kang, D Li, Y Ding, G Zhang, R Hu - Climatic change, 2007 - Springer
As a consequence of global warming and an enhanced water cycle, the climate changed in
northwest China, most notably in the Xinjiang area in the year 1987. Precipitation, glacial …

Exposure of global mountain systems to climate warming during the 21st Century

D Nogués-Bravo, MB Araújo, MP Errea… - Global environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
We provide an assessment of surface temperature changes in mountainous areas of the
world using a set of climate projections at a 0.5° resolution for two 30-year periods (2040 …