PPT-Climate Tools & Data

Note This slide set is one of several that were presented at climate training workshops in 2014 Please visit the SCIPP Documents page in the Resources tab on the SCIPPs website wwwsouthernclimateorg. Definitions. Weather:. State of the atmosphere at a particular point in time.. Look outside.. Climate:. The accumulation of “weather” (atmospheric state) over a longer time period.. Look outside for a really long time and do statistics. . Why it’s important and the value of . Cal-SCHLS . data to guide your efforts.. 1. Presentation. Overview to the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) process. Why commitment to school climate improvement needs to be front-and-center in LCAP efforts.. Climate is influenced by a variety of processes, including geologic processes. Volcanism. Sea-floor spreading. Configuration of landmasses due to plate tectonics. Climate changes impact geologic processes. The concept of climate forcing, and some Basic understandings of Heat, Temperature, Feedbacks, and physics time scales . The Earth Climate System is Ultimately in Contact with Our Astronomical Surroundings. Data Products & Services. Edson Nkonde. ‘The Last Mile’ . Saving lives, improving livelihoods and increasing resiliency with tailored weather information services for a changing climate . Livingstone, Zambia, 15-17 March, 2016. Is it getting worse?. Are Humans causing it?. Is Time running out?. Is there anything that should be done?. Is the “standard model” the only option?. Climate change?. . “Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.” Enrico Fermi 1938.. and Their Application. Jeffrey . L. . Privette. (NOAA), . W. Jesse Glance (NOAA),. L. . DeWayne Cecil. (Global . Science and . Technology). &. John J. Bates (NOAA). The Academy View. The National Research Council (NRC, 2004) defines a CDR as a time series of measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity . Climate Data Records (CDRs) and Their Application Jeffrey L. Privette (NOAA), W. Jesse Glance (NOAA), L . DeWayne Cecil (Global Science and Technology) & John J. Bates (NOAA) The Academy View What is Climate?. As a Group come up with a definition of this term. Just use each others brains, no other resources. . Climate. Climate. is the pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years. . -- the U.S. . n. ational experiences . Jia Li. Climate Change Division. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Climate Action 2016 Forum. May 4, 2016. 1. Executive . Order . 13514 . Federal Leadership in . During ESORT FACT SHEET Once upon a time across the bluest of oceans, an island was born of lava and sand - an untouched paradise whose heart was a October 2016 and subject to change without notice. WRI to Identify Tools toGREG CARLOCKDERINA MANBLOG POSTThe USAID Advance LEDS ImplementationRALI Projectwith the development of a new onlinenavigator tool to help countrieshelp achieve their climateco long-term weather patterns. for a particular area.. On Earth we have different climates depending on where you are. . Can you think of any  different climates?. 2. What is climate change?. Climate change. Climate prediction is coming of age?. El Nino. + Southern Oscillation. = ENSO. Man induced climate change. Impacts on Water Resources may be significant. Changed Climate. Advanced Warning. Goal?. A basic quantitative understanding of how the global climate system works, to allow informed assessment of climate based forecasts and their role in hydrology and water resources systems..