The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science
Abstract Earth System Science (ESS) is a rapidly emerging transdisciplinary endeavour
aimed at understanding the structure and functioning of the Earth as a complex, adaptive …
aimed at understanding the structure and functioning of the Earth as a complex, adaptive …
Structure and origin of Holocene cold events
The present interglacial, the Holocene, spans the period of the last 11,700 years. It has
sustained the growth and development of modern society. The millennial-scale decreasing …
sustained the growth and development of modern society. The millennial-scale decreasing …
[PDF][PDF] Emancipating Transformations: From controlling 'the transition'to culturing plural radical progress 1
Are green transformations too urgent, deep and pervasive to be reliably achieved by
democratic means? As suggested by the iconically influential environmentalist James …
democratic means? As suggested by the iconically influential environmentalist James …
Extinction risk from climate change
Climate change over the past∼ 30 years has produced numerous shifts in the distributions
and abundances of species 1, 2 and has been implicated in one species-level extinction 3 …
and abundances of species 1, 2 and has been implicated in one species-level extinction 3 …
[كتاب][B] Global change and the earth system: a planet under pressure
W Steffen, RA Sanderson, PD Tyson, J Jäger… - 2005 - books.google.com
The interactions between environmental change and human societies have a long, complex
history spanning many millennia, but these have changed fundamentally in the last century …
history spanning many millennia, but these have changed fundamentally in the last century …
Projected distributions of novel and disappearing climates by 2100 AD
Key risks associated with projected climate trends for the 21st century include the prospects
of future climate states with no current analog and the disappearance of some extant …
of future climate states with no current analog and the disappearance of some extant …
The human role in changing river channels
KJ Gregory - Geomorphology, 2006 - Elsevier
Direct consequences of the human role, where human activity affects river channels through
engineering works including channelization, dam construction, diversion and culverting …
engineering works including channelization, dam construction, diversion and culverting …
Palaeoclimate
• The sustained rate of increase over the past century in the combined radiative forcing from
the three well-mixed greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous …
the three well-mixed greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous …
Ecology and the ratchet of events: climate variability, niche dimensions, and species distributions
Climate change in the coming centuries will be characterized by interannual, decadal, and
multidecadal fluctuations superimposed on anthropogenic trends. Predicting ecological and …
multidecadal fluctuations superimposed on anthropogenic trends. Predicting ecological and …
[كتاب][B] Encyclopedia of nonlinear science
A Scott - 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core
mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems …
mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems …