Hydrological consequences of global warming
Abstract
The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change indicates there is strong evidence that the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide far exceeds the natural range over the last 650,000 years, and this recent warming of the climate system is unequivocal, resulting in more frequent extreme precipitation events, earlier snowmelt runoff, increased winter flood likelihoods, increased and widespread melting of snow and ice, longer and more widespread droughts, and rising sea level. The effects of recent warming has been well documented and climate model projections indicate a range of hydrological impacts with likely to very likely probabilities (67 to 99 percent) of occurring with significant to severe consequences in response to a warmer lower atmosphere with an accelerating hydrologic cycle.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Earth Sciences Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 966057
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-2242E
TRN: US200921%%605
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54; 58; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATES; DROUGHTS; FLOODS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MELTING; PRECIPITATION; RUNOFF; SEA LEVEL; SNOW; CLIMATIC CHANGE
Citation Formats
Miller, Norman L. Hydrological consequences of global warming. United States: N. p., 2009.
Web.
Miller, Norman L. Hydrological consequences of global warming. United States.
Miller, Norman L. 2009.
"Hydrological consequences of global warming". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/966057.
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title = {Hydrological consequences of global warming},
author = {Miller, Norman L},
abstractNote = {The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change indicates there is strong evidence that the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide far exceeds the natural range over the last 650,000 years, and this recent warming of the climate system is unequivocal, resulting in more frequent extreme precipitation events, earlier snowmelt runoff, increased winter flood likelihoods, increased and widespread melting of snow and ice, longer and more widespread droughts, and rising sea level. The effects of recent warming has been well documented and climate model projections indicate a range of hydrological impacts with likely to very likely probabilities (67 to 99 percent) of occurring with significant to severe consequences in response to a warmer lower atmosphere with an accelerating hydrologic cycle.},
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