Abstract: he Antarctic ice sheet constitutes the largest reservoir of freshwater on earth, representing tens of meters of sea level rise if it were to melt completely. However, because of the remote location of the continent and the ...

Abstract: Observations show that the amplitude of the annual atmospheric carbon dioxide cycle has increased. Lagged correlations between carbon dioxide, temperature, and vegetation suggest a modulation by ecosystem response, but the ...

Abstract: Efforts are being made to develop new paradigms for climate change adaptation policy at both the national and the international levels. However, progress in vulnerability and adaptation research has not been matched by ...

Abstract: There is a growing demand for regional-scale climate predictions and assessments. Quantifying the impacts of uncertainty in initial conditions and lateral boundary forcing data on regional model simulations can potentially ...

Abstract: A coupled atmosphere?ice regional model previously used for simulations in the Arctic has been implemented in the Antarctic. Three 14-month simulations were performed for 1988?89, with different oceanic specifications. The ...

Abstract: In this, the second part of the analysis of an Antarctic regional climate system model, the model results and analyses are compared to a series of observational data from automated weather stations at a number of Antarctic ...

Abstract: Adaptive governance is a pattern that began to emerge from conflicts over natural resources in the American West a few decades ago. This was a pragmatic response to the emerging evidence that effective control was dispersed ...

Abstract: The meteorological conditions for the development of Australian east-coast cyclones are described. The main synoptic precursor is a trough (or ?dip?) in the easterly wind regime over eastern Australia. The cyclones are a ...

Abstract: A series of numerical modeling simulations are made of the type 2 east-coast cyclone described in Holland et al. The aims are (i) to show that this mesoscale development can be successfully forecast from initial synoptic ...