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Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems
Published on: June 30, 2020
極端な気候:観測,モデリング,影響
D R Easterling1, G A Meehl, C Parmesan
1National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Climatic Data Center, 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801, USA. david.r.easterling@noaa.gov
まとめ
気候変動は極端な天候現象を増加させ,人間のインフラと野生生物の両方に影響を及ぼしています. 観測およびモデル化されたデータは,増幅された降水と極端な温度の変化を示し,生態系と種の生存に影響を与えています.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 気候科学 気候科学
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
背景:
- 気候変動は,重要な世界的な懸念事項です.
- 極端な気象現象は,ますますリスクが高まっています.
- 社会インフラや自然生態系は,気候変動に脆弱である.
研究 の 目的:
- 極端な天候現象に対する気候変動の影響を分析する.
- 気候の極端な状況における観測およびモデル化された変化を調査する.
- 自然と人間のシステムに及ぼす影響を理解する.
主な方法:
- 降水と極端な温度に関する観測データの分析.
- 将来の極端な出来事のための気候モデルの出力の評価.
- 極端な天候に対する生物学的反応の文書化.
主要な成果:
- 降水の変化は,極端な点で増幅されます.
- 観測された変化には,変化した極端な温度が含まれています.
- 気候モデルでは,極端な熱が増加し,極端な寒さが減少し,より激しい降雨が予想されます.
- 生物系では,気候によって引き起こされる変化の割合が増加しています.
結論:
- 気候変動は,極端な天候現象の頻度と強度を明らかに増加させている.
- これらの極端な状態は,社会インフラに重大なリスクをもたらします.
- 野生の植物や動物の集団は,範囲の移転や現象学的変化を含む,気候変動によって引き起こされる広範な変化を経験しています.
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