41. Figure 2.22: Variations of temperature, methane, and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations derived from air trapped within ice cores from Antarctica (adapted from Sowers and Bender, 1995; Blunier et al., 1997; Fischer et al., 1999; Petit et al., 1999).
42. The cooling and warming during the ice ages and interglacial periods, however, was far greater than would be expected from the tiny changes in solar energy reaching the Earth Milankovitch Hypothesis
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67. The Global Carbon Cycle Humans Land 2000 ~90 ~120 ~120 7 GtC/yr ~90 About half the CO 2 released by humans is absorbed by oceans and land Atmosphere 760 + 3/yr Ocean 38,000
68. “ Suess Effect” The decline of C14 after the nuclear tests demonstrates that CO2 entering the atmosphere through fossil fuel use
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70. Over the last 25 years, Gangotri glacier has retreated more than 850 meters
76. Source: National Center for Atmospheric Research The planet is committed to a warming over the next 50 years regardless of political decisions Adaptation Necessary Mitigation Possible
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80. Heavy rainfall events (>10cm) Very heavy rainfall events (>15cm) Heavy precipitation events over Central India have increased during last 50 years Source: IITM, Goswami et al. 2006; data is the frequency in each of 143 grids in the region Light to moderate rainfall events (5-100 mm)
81. JJA RAINFALL CHANGE (%) {2080-99 } – {1980-99} NUMBER OF MODELS THAT PREDICT AN INCREASE IN RAINFALL HOW WILL THE MONSOON ( JUNE,JULY AUGUST) RAINFALL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE ?
88. Tide Gauge Observations Average Rate ~ 1.8 mm/year 0.8 mm/year 2.0 mm/year 3.2 mm/year [Church and White, 2006]
89. Methane Release from Arctic Lakes Burning methane over in Siberia (K. Walter) Methane bubbles trapped in lake ice Lakes boiling with methane in the Arctic
99. Tipping elements Processes, particularly sensitive to climate change Arctic sea ice melting Deep water formation Antarctic ozone hole West Antarctic ice sheet Amazon vegetation Marine carbon cycle Indian monsoon Sahara El Niño Southern Oscillation Himalaya snow cover Methane outgasing Arctic ozone depletion Greenland ice sheet
100. Transition in Monsoon occurs within 25 years ! Burns et al. (2003) Science 301: 1365-1367 Socotra Island (12°30’ N 54°E) Indian Ocean cave stalagmite proxy for monsoonal precipitation Greenland ice core proxy for local temperature
104. 9 PLANTERY BOUNDARIES Transgressing one or more planetary boundaries may be deleterious or even catastrophic due to the risk of crossing thresholds that will trigger non-linear, abrupt environmental change within continental- to planetary-scale systems.
122. Trends in Indian Monsoon Rainfall % change in 100 years, IITM,Pune
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From Jerry Meehl This slide shows the time evolution of globally averaged surface air temperature from multiple ensemble simulations of 20th century climate from the NCAR Parallel Climate Model (PCM) compared to observations. The simulations start in the late 19th century, and continue to the year 2000. The temperature scale at left is in degrees Centigrade, and temperature anomalies are calculated relative to a reference period averaged from 1890 to 1919. The black line shows the observed data, or the actual, recorded globally averaged surface air temperatures from the past century. The blue and red lines are the average of four simulations each from the computer model. The pink and light blue shaded areas depict the range of the four simulations for each experiment, giving an idea of the uncertainty of a given realization of 20th century climate from the climate model. The blue line shows the average from the four member ensemble of the simulated time evolution of globally average surface air temperature when only "natural" influences (solar variability and volcanic eruptions) are included in the model. Therefore, the blue line represents what the model says global average temperatures would have been if there had been no human influences. The red line shows the average of the four member ensemble experiment when natural forcings AND anthropogenic influences (greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, sulfate aerosols from air pollution, and ozone changes) are included in the model. Note that this model can reproduce the actual, observed data very well only if the combined effects of natural and anthropogenic factors are included. The conclusion that can be drawn is that naturally occuring influences on climate contributed to most of the warming that occurred before WWII, but that the large observed temperature increases since the 1970s can only be simulated in the model if anthropogenic factors are included. This confirms the conclusion of the IPCC Third Assessment Report that most of the warming we have observed in the latter part of the 20th century has been due to human influences.
Graph shows Hadley Centre model prediction for areas with future cyclone generation (red/orange) in global warming scenario, compared to actual track of Catarina. Point out that observed trend in hurricane activity is still under debate. Globale Erwärmung A) mehr Verdunstung Trockenheit, B)mehr Wasserdampf 1) mehr Wasser kann fallen, 2) mehr latente Wärme Abschwächung des meridionalen Temp-gefälles weniger Westwindwetterlagen Verschiebung von typischen Wetterlagen mehr Extreme an einem Ort
In fact, ocean currents are extremely important in determining the climate of the world’s continents. This model shows the major ocean currents, with orange representing warm surface currents and blue representing cold deep currents. The light circles represent areas where heat is release into the atmosphere.