Global Change Biology Home Page global change Biology journal information, contents lists and abstracts on theBlackwell Publishing website. global change Biology. Edited by Steve Long. http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/gcb/
Extractions: Impact Factor: Global Change Biology exists to promote understanding of the interface between all aspects of current environmental change and biological systems, including rising tropospheric O3 and CO2 concentrations, climate change, loss of biodiversity, and eutrophication. Both biological responses and feedbacks to change are included, and may be considered at any level of organization from molecular to biome. Studies which integrate across levels of organization to provide a mechanistic understanding are particularly encouraged. Studies may be experimental, observational or theoretical, and may concern aquatic or terrestrial and managed or natural environments. GCB concentrates on primary research articles, but operates a flexible policy regarding other submissions, which include Technical Papers, Mini-Reviews and Opinion Articles.
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IMAGES: International Marine Past Global Changes Study a global program to collect and study marine sediment records. The overriding IMAGES science issue is to quantify climate and chemical variability of the ocean on time scales of oceanic and cryospheric processes; to determine its sensitivity to identified internal and external forcings, and to determine its role in controlling atmospheric CO2. http://www.images-pages.org/
IGCI - International Global Change Institute The International global change Institute (IGCI) provides research,training and consultancy in the human dimensions of global change. http://www.waikato.ac.nz/igci/
NOAA/Office Of Global Programs Office of Global Programs. The NOAA Office of Global Programs (OGP)leads the NOAA Climate and global change (C GC) Program. OGP http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/
Extractions: skipnav Office of Global Programs The NOAA Office of Global Programs (OGP) leads the NOAA What's New at OGP NOAA Workshop on Oceans and Human Health: Research, Programs and Related Activities - This workshop will bring together scientists and program managers across NOAA who are directly or indirectly involved in understanding and predicting the role of the oceans on human health. FY 2005 Program Announcement Please send all Letters of Intent (LOI) to the official program manager for the intended program. NOAA Climate and Global Change Program for FY 2005 (non-federal applicants), Federal Register Notice NOAA Climate and Global Change Program for FY 2005 (federal applicants) FY 2005 Information Sheets Climate Dynamics and Experimental Prediction Climate Variability and Predictability ... Climate Prediction Program for the Americas Climate and Societal Interactions Environment, Science and Development
Science For Everyone: Climate And Global Change Science for Everyone Page, Science for Everyone Climate and GlobalChange. Stories, reports, and images that are specially selected http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/everyonecl.html
Extractions: Only searches AGU web pages Search for word(s): Case Sensitive Match any all words. Follow links. Science for Everyone Top Page [Earth in Space, December, 1998] Why the United States Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters [Earth in Space, February, 1999] Climate Control Requires a Dam at the Straight of Gibraltar [Eos, July 8, 1997] Sultry Last Interglacial Gets a Sudden Chill - Contradictory evidence from ice cores raised questions about climatic events in Northern Europe in the late Pleistocene. Examining the evidence more closely, scientists stumbled upon a brief but intense cooling event. [Earth in Space, March, 1997] Twin Ice Cores From Greenland Reveal History of Climate Change, More - Locked within two cores of ancient ice is evidence of unprecedented swings in Earth's climate throughout the ages. These icy archives tell us that large, rapid, global change is more the norm for the Earth's climate than is stasis. [Earth In Space, October 1996]
Extractions: Chair, Forum on Climate Modeling, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park In October 1994 climate researchers met at the Forum on Global Change Modeling to create a consensus document summarizing the debate on issues related to the use of climate models to influence policy. The charge to the Forum was to develop a brief statement on the credibility of projections of climate change provided by General Circulation Models. The Forum focused specifically on the climate aspects of the entire global change issue, not on emission scenarios, the consequences of change to ecosystems and natural resource systems, or the socio-economic implications and potential for responses. The Forum report put thoughts on this often divisive issue into perspective for use by the Government Accounting Office in developing and considering national policy options. The forum was organized in response to requests from the White House Office of Science and Technology by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, a branch of the new Committee on Earth and Natural Resources set up by the Clinton administration. The three-part report identifies conclusions of which researchers are virtually certain and gives the rationale for the consensus, lists statements concerning results of climate models ordered by degree of certainty, and suggests opportunities for early progress in reducing uncertainties.
Canadian Global Change Program Translate this page Promoting informed action through sound advice on global change. Continuein English. Faciliter une intervention éclairée en fournissant http://www.globalcentres.org/cgcp/
The Global Change Curriculum At The University Of Michigan The University of Michigan s global change Curriculum, part of the Program inthe Environment, offers an innovative approach in undergraduate science and http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/
Extractions: The University of Michigan's Global Change Curriculum, part of the Program in the Environment , offers an innovative approach in undergraduate science and social science education. In interdisciplinary, team-taught courses the topic of Global Change from physical and human perspectives are examined, and case studies are used to explore scenarios for sustainability. Complementary small-group sessions are used to promote students' critical thinking and analysis. The courses are aimed at first and second year students who want to understand the historical and modern aspects of Global Change. These 4-credit courses include hands-on sections and carry NS or SS distribution credit. A Minor in Global Change can be completed in the first few years of study, with the three Global Change Courses at its core. Students learn further through the completion of 2 elective, campus-wide courses in bio-, geo- or sociosphere. Read the UM Global Change leaflet
Global Change 1: Lecture Schedule 9/5, fri, A Roadmap to global change Physical Processes, van der Pluijm. 12/10,wed, Human Impacts of global change and Evaluation, van der Pluijm. http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/
Extractions: format for printing Week Date Day Topic Instructor wed Introduction and Goals All fri A Roadmap to Global Change: Physical Processes van der Pluijm Week 2 Lab - Internet, Web Publishing and Course Software (Stella, Excel) mon In the Beginning van der Pluijm wed Galaxies, Stars, and Elements van der Pluijm fri Our Solar System and the Planets van der Pluijm Week 3 Lab - Earth's Energy Balance Model mon The Surface Energy Balance of Early Planets van der Pluijm wed Clocks in Rocks: Isotopes and the Age of Earth van der Pluijm fri The First Billion Years: Differentiation, Water, and Atmosphere van der Pluijm Week 4 Lab - Topography and Earthquakes: The Use of Geophysical Data mon Continents and Oceans: Topography and Isostasy van der Pluijm wed Earth's Untamed Energy: Earthquakes and Volcanoes van der Pluijm fri Evolving Planet: Plate Tectonics van der Pluijm Week 5 Lab - Reading/Discussion
Southern Global Change Program Through cooperative research efforts and inhouse research, the Southern global changeProgram provides increased understanding of forest ecosystem response to http://www.sgcp.ncsu.edu/
Extractions: Through cooperative research efforts and in-house research, the Southern Global Change Program provides increased understanding of forest ecosystem response to global change, specifically, air pollution, current and potential climate stress, and changing human resource demands. The program develops and evaluates science-based strategies to ensure sustained productivity and ecosystem health. Follow the links above to see our Mission, Research Areas, Products, and other information. View the latest news on the National Critical Loads Assessment Project (NCLAP) here.
SHEBA Homepage Coordinated project to investigate the role of arctic climate in global change. Site includes a list of journal articles, some of which are also provided to download as PDF files. http://sheba.apl.washington.edu/
Nsf Global Change Research Programs NSF global change research programs support research and related activities thatadvance fundamental understanding of dynamic physical, biological, and http://www.geo.nsf.gov/egch/
Human Dimensions Of Global Change DEVELOPING ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES ON THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF global change. Introductionto the Human Dimensions of global change Web Version. http://www.aag.org/HDGC/Hands_On.html
Extractions: HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE T his project has developed ten teaching/learning modules through a collaborative process that involves module authors, participants in summer workshops, and project staff at Clark University. Designed for use in any introductory course that deals with human-environment relationships, the modules actively engage students in problem solving, challenge them to think critically, invite them to participate in the process of scientific inquiry, and involve them in cooperative learning. Brief descriptions of the modules follow. Each module consists of several units, each of which focuses on an aspect of the module's theme. The core of each unit is a variety of student activities that have been designed to be challenging but not baffling. The activities vary in type, in the time they require, in skill level assumed, and in the skills developed. They involve critical reading; data collection, assessment, interpretation, and analysis; map reading and interpretation; field trips; interviewing; role playing; and writing for particular audiences. Many activities link the student's own lives with processes of local, regional, and global change. Each unit comes with some background reading to introduce the topic. By engaging students in active inquiry, the module activities build student understanding of scientific method and of the interaction between science and policy, e.g., (1) the importance of specifying the assumptions underlying a model or an analytical approach; (2) how values affect assumptions; (3) how geographers use maps and other models to represent and analyze human-environment relations; (4) how geographers evaluate evidence about human-environment interactions; (5) how problems often have no single or easy answer and therefore how policy decisions usually involve weighing different and often conflicting kinds of evidence.
Global Change In Local Places . The To learn moreabout the GCLP Project and global change visit these sites Theglobal change in Local Places. Project http://www.aag.org/gclp/gclpnew.html
Extractions: The theory and methods of integrated assessment GCLP's method for linking localities to global change is to estimate, for three study areas for the period 1970-2020, changes in greenhouse gases, aerosols, and land cover reflectance, in the human activities that produce them, and in the economic and social forces that drive those human activities. This first phase will analyze the three study areas shown on the map below. Click on each area to learn more:
Eliassonassociates Consultancy for energy, sustainability and global change. http://www.eliasson.ch
Extractions: TEXT VERSION The Earth is constantly changing. Weather and seasons are clear examples of regular changes in the global environment. Other changes are not as evident because they occur over intervals longer than a human lifetime or because the changes are not easily seen. Much of the change takes place on Earth is part of natural cycles. Human activity, however, can also cause environmental changes. The following activities are presented to assist in teaching these concepts of Global Change. Please consult The Teacher's Guide which explains how the activities are related to time, change, cycles, and Earth as home. From there, you can check out the following activities: Time and Cycles Change and Cycles Earth as Home People are being asked to limit activities that change the environment, but before sensible limits can be adopted, we need information. Questions include: What are current environmental conditions and how are they changing? Are environmental changes caused by natural variation or by human activity, or both? How will local changes affect other parts of the Earth and its systems?
Fontier Research System For Global Change Taroh Matsuno, DirectorGeneral of the Frontier Research System for global changehas been selected as a Honorary Member of the American Meteorological Society. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/frsgc/eng/
Extractions: Hiroki Kondo of Integrated Modeling Research Program received the 2004 Okada Prize from the Japan Weather Association Report of FRSGC/FORSGC Annual Symposium 2004 News Letter No25 Issue Global Warming Enhances Ozone Transport from the Stratosphere to the Troposphere -Further Accelerates Global Warming - Hiroki Kondo of Integrated Modeling Research Program received the 2004 Okada Prize from the Japan Weather Association Report of FRSGC/FORSGC Annual Symposium 2004 News Letter No25 Issue Global Warming Enhances Ozone Transport from the Stratosphere to the Troposphere -Further Accelerates Global Warming - ... The 2004 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere