Observed and projected changes in surface climate of tropical Pacific Islands
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Observed and projected changes in surface climate of tropical Pacific Islands |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
Book Title | Vulnerability of Pacific island agriculture and forestry to climate change |
Authors | Lough, Janice (Author), Gupta, Alex Sen (Author), Power, Scott B. (Author), Grose, Michael R. (Author) and McGree, Simon (Author) |
Editors | Taylor, Mary, McGregor, Andrew and Dawson, Brian |
Page Range | 47-101 |
Chapter Number | 2 |
Number of Pages | 55 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Pacific Community |
Place of Publication | Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia |
ISBN | 9789820008823 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sprep.org/attachments/VirLib/Regional/vulnerability-pacific-island-agriculture-forestry-climate-change.pdf |
Abstract | Climate for a particular location and time of year is a description of the typical weather conditions experienced over a representative period of time (generally a few Earth’s climate varies naturally over a wide range of timescales. It varies from year to year and decade to decade due to a range of factors that can be either internal (such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation) or external (such as the amount of incoming solar radiation, or volcanic aerosols) to the climate system (Bindoff et al. 2013; Hartmann et al. 2013). Over much longer timescales, changes in the Earth’s position relative to the Sun have produced swings between glacial and interglacial conditions (Masson-Delmotte et al. 2013). However, since the start of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century we have entered a new era of rapid global climate change that, while still influenced by natural cycles and forcings, is primarily driven by human actions. This is anthropogenic climate change (Stocker et al. 2013). |
Keywords | climate change; Pacific islands |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370201. Climate change processes |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | James Cook University |
University of New South Wales | |
Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
Journal Title | Vulnerability of Pacific Island agriculture and forestry to climate change |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q66w6/observed-and-projected-changes-in-surface-climate-of-tropical-pacific-islands
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