'Carbon sinks' presentation slideshows

Atmosphere and Climate Issues

Atmosphere and Climate Issues. Global Warming, The Ozone Hole, and Air Pollution. The Atmosphere. The layers of the atmosphere are divided based on the temperature difference at each level. www.ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu. The Atmosphere.

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Why CO 2 ?

C. O. O. Atmosphere. ?. ?. Human Activity. Ocean. Land. Why CO 2 ?. ISSUES: Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is the Principal atmospheric component of the global carbon cycle Primary anthropogenic driver of climate change

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nationalacademies/basc/

Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millennia. Report from The National Academies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. 1. http://www.nationalacademies.org/basc/. Statement of Task.

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Balancing the Global Carbon Budget

Balancing the Global Carbon Budget. R.A. Houghton. 2009/09/21 ???. Introduction. This review first addresses the reservoirs and background flows of carbon in the global carbon system.

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Suck It Up! Understanding photosynthesis through quantitative analysis

Suck It Up! Understanding photosynthesis through quantitative analysis. Regional SI vignette by BIOLOGY-MATH GROUP Barbara Kunkel, John Majors, Eleanor Pardini Washington University in St. Louis Rachelle Spell and Lynn Zimmerman Emory University

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From the Kyoto convention to the European Emission Trading (ET) scheme (1997-2005)

From the Kyoto convention to the European Emission Trading (ET) scheme (1997-2005). Economic, policy and institutional issues. The Kyoto framework from 1997 to 2005. The climate change issue: harsh debate In favour: UE, UK Against: US, some social scientists (Lomborg)

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ENVIRONMENTAL FORESTRY FOR ABATEMENT OF POLLUTANTS AND MITIGATION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES

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European Carbon Sinks Modeling Status, Data, Analytical Gaps, EUFASOM

European Carbon Sinks Modeling Status, Data, Analytical Gaps, EUFASOM. Uwe A. Schneider Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change Hamburg University. Sink Modeling Status. EU Commission 2002: Potential of European sinks from both agriculture and forestry unclear

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Investigating the Possible Use of Carbon Sequestration for Wetland Restoration

Investigating the Possible Use of Carbon Sequestration for Wetland Restoration. ISDE7 Perth 23-25 August 2011. Robert Wocheslander Richard Harper. Background. Wetlands -what are the issues? Around 75% of the wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain lost or degraded Causes are known

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Section 2: The Cycling of Materials

Section 2: The Cycling of Materials. Preview Bellringer Objectives The Carbon Cycle How Humans Affect the Carbon Cycle The Nitrogen Cycle Decomposers and the Nitrogen Cycle The Phosphorus Cycle. Section 2: The Cycling of Materials. Preview, continued

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Climate Change & Sustainable Turtle Conservation

Climate Change & Sustainable Turtle Conservation. Values of Forests. Effects of Deforestation. Hydrospher e. Atmosphere. Deforestation. Geosphere. Biosphere. Climate Change. Changes in many climatic factors (e.g. temperature and rainfall) around the world. Forest Ecosystem.

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Palm Oil

Palm Oil. Grace Morton RPI EcoEd Research Program Middle School Research Program Spring 2012. Palm Oil. Every year over 1,800,000 hectares of forest is burned to make way for palm oil plantations

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Climate change and its impact on health in the Pacific Basin

Climate change and its impact on health in the Pacific Basin. Alistair Woodward School of Population Health University of Auckland. Main points. Climate change represents a new category of environmental problem

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18.2 The Carbon and nitrogen cycle

18.2 The Carbon and nitrogen cycle. Our Biosphere. Learning Targets. Describe the short term cycling of carbon through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration Identify carbon sinks and carbon sources Describe short term and long term storage of carbon

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The Carbon Cycle

The Carbon Cycle. The carbon cycle is the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back Carbon is the essential component of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, which make up all organisms. The Carbon Cycle. The Carbon Cycle.

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Oceans

Oceans. Vitally Important to Our Planet. Ocean conveyor (current) regulates world temperatures by transporting heat from tropical regions to northern regions Starting point of the Hydrological Cycle (evaporation, water vapour, clouds, snow, ice)

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Forestry and Rangelands

Forestry and Rangelands. Hunter Kilborn and Bhakta. Ecological Services. Provide habitats Carbon Sinks Affect local climate Purify air and water Reduce soil erosion Provide energy and nutrient cycle. Old-Growth Forests. Old to Middle-aged trees Minimal human activity Multi-layer canopy

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1. Introduction

A NESTED GLOBAL INVERSION SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA: COMPARISON WITH 1994-2003 BOTTOM-UP RESULTS IN CANADA. Jing M. Chen 1 , Feng Deng 1 , Misa Ishizawa 1 , Chiu-Wai Yuen 1 , Gang Mo 1 , Kaz Higuchi 2 , and Douglas Chen 2

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