Intro: Climate Change Model

Question 1

5 main portions of the model

Answer 1

Driver

Pressure

State

Impact

Response

Question 2

DRIVER

Long term trends of (2)

Influenced by Greenhouse Gasses from (4)

Answer 2

Long term trends of:
Temperature
Precipitation

Influenced by Greenhouse Gasses from:
Fossil fuels
Land Use Patterns
Agriculture
Industrial Processes

Question 3

PRESSURE (7)

Answer 3

Water Cycle Changes

Weather and Temperature Shifts

Large and Local Scale Atmospheric Forcing

Ocean Acidification

Melting of land Ice

Ocean Thermal Expansion

UV Irradiance

Question 4

STATE (6)

Answer 4

Altered Hydrology

Change in Precipitation and Temperature

Increased Sea Surface Temperature

Decreased pH

Increased Sea Level

Increased UV Radiation

Question 5

IMPACT pt. 1 (5)

Answer 5

Streamflow Timing

Increase in Natural Hazards (fire, flood, and drought)

Loss of Snowpack, Glacial Retreat

Phenology

Population abundance, range and distribution

Question 6

IMPACT pt. 2 (5)

Answer 6

Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxis

Decline of calcareous Species, food web shift

Loss of Nearshore Habitat

Shoreline/ Bluff Erosion

Reduced Phytoplankton Productivity

Question 7

RESPONSE Mitigation (5)

Answer 7

Energy Efficiency

Energy conservation

Alternative Energy

Carbon Credits

Emission Tax

Question 8

RESPONSE Adaptation (5)

Answer 8

Proactive natural resource management

Migration corridors

Farming of regionally appropriate cultivars

Shoreline protection