Alexander E. MacDonald, Ph.D . Deputy Assistant Administrator for Labs and Cooperative Institutes
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Alexander E. MacDonald, Ph.D.Deputy Assistant Administrator for Labs
and Cooperative Institutes & Director, Earth System Research Laboratory
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Global Change and its Effect on the Arctic
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Human caused climate change is accelerating.
Arctic: The place of maximum change.
Earth System Science can deliver better predictions.
NOAA and the national climate service.
TALK SUMMARY
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Human caused climate change is accelerating.
Arctic: The place of maximum change.
Earth System Science can deliver better predictions.
NOAA and the national climate service.
TALK SUMMARY
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The World Has Warmed
Widespread warming has occurred. Globally averaged, the planet is about 0.75°C warmer than it was in 1860, based upon dozens of high-quality long records using thermometers worldwide, including land and ocean.
IPCC WG1 (2007)Slide courtesy of Susan Solomon
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The World Is Still Warm (post-IPCC 2007)
La Nina
www.realclimate.org Slide courtesy of Susan Solomon
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What About 2008?
• Recently: Relatively cool in the Americas (due to La Nina in Pacific ocean) but warm elsewhere.
• 2008: likely to be in the top ten globally warmest years. (NCDC, UKMO, others) NASA GISS analysis
Temperature Change Compared to the Average for 1951-1980
Slide courtesy of Susan Solomon
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Rising atmospheric temperature
Rising sea level
Reduction in NH snow cover
And……
Atmospheric water vapor increasing
Glaciers retreating
Arctic sea ice extent decreasing
Extreme temperatures increasing
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Warming is Unequivocal
Many Changes Signal A Warming World
IPCC WG1 (2007)Slide courtesy of Susan Solomon
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CARBON DIOXIDE
• A critical greenhouse gas
• Dramatic increase in industrial era, ‘forcing’ climate change
• Higher concentration than for more than 600,000 years
Human Drivers of Climate Change: Unprecedented
IPCC WG1 (2007)Slide courtesy of Susan Solomon
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Mauna Loa De-Seasonalized Post-Industrial Carbon Dioxide
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
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Observations(278 ppm
pre-industrial subtracted)
2 X CO2
Exponential Increase:Doubling Time = 32 years
2 X CO2 = 2 x 278 ppm = 556 ppmYear at 556 ppm ~ 2050
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Human caused climate change is accelerating.
Arctic: The place of maximum change.
Earth System Science can deliver better predictions.
NOAA and the national climate service.
TALK SUMMARY
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Model projection for 2100
Continents Warm 40% more than oceans
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IPCC AR4 Projected Patterns
of Precipitation Changes 2007
• Summer and Winter
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There are large amounts of carbon in the Arctic that could be released in a rapidly warming world.
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Permafrost (CCSM)Sept. sea-ice (CCSM)Sept. sea-ice (Observed)
One of the latest models of the Arctic predicts the end of the Arctic as we know it during the 2030s.
(Holland et al, 2006)
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Human caused climate change is accelerating.
Arctic: The place of maximum change.
Earth System Science can deliver better predictions.
NOAA and the national climate service.
TALK SUMMARY
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Arctic Research
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Earth System Research Laboratory
Mission: To observe and understand the Earth system and to develop products through a commitment to research that will advance NOAA’s environmental information and service on global-to-local scales.
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LEADEX 1992: Be careful when nature calls!!!
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ARCPAC: NOAA airborne science.
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Earth System models will allow improved prediction of long term climate.
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Human caused climate change is accelerating.
Arctic: The place of maximum change.
Earth System Science can deliver better predictions.
NOAA and the national climate service.
TALK SUMMARY
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• We are developing a comprehensive & coordinated NOAA Arctic effort.
• NOAA is working with partners now to develop official long-term sea ice projection products.
• NOAA is proposed to be the U.S. Government single authoritative source for climate information – National Climate Service.
Potential NOAA Role in Arctic Long Term Prediction
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• Observed changes far exceed model projections
• Sea ice forecast improvements are essential to better understanding regional and global causes and consequences of Arctic change
• Decadal & centennial sea ice forecasts are not currently produced and many users & stakeholders need the information for planning
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• Gov’t & commercial marine transportation safety
• Marine commerce operations / planning• Offshore oil & gas extraction• Coastal erosion / coastal zone management• Survival of ice-dependent species• Emergency & spill response
Fisheries & ecosystem management Environmental info for regulation & policy Security & governance Transportation / seasonal shipping routes Energy development Tourism industry