What is the difference when talking about weather versus climate? How do you measure and describe the atmosphere? How are models used in predicting weather or climate? For more on this topic, visit: http://extension.org/60702
Animal agriculture adaptation planning guide (climate change)LPE Learning Center
This 44-page publication produced by the AACC project is a planning guide to help guide farmers through the process of future farm planning considering climate change.
Format: Factsheet or Publication - Reference: Schmidt, D., E. Whitefield, D. Smith. 2014. Produced for Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate Project.
What are some of the basic principles and terminology involved in climate change? Learn more about the Earth's atmosphere, energy balance, and how the greenhouse effect can alter both climate and weather. What is climate forcing? What is climate feedback? For more on this topic, visit: http://extension.org/60702
This is the 7th lesson the course - Climate Change & Global Environment taught at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
State of Scientific Knowledge on Climate Tipping PointsOECD Environment
Presentation given during the OECD Expert workshop on Economic Modelling of Climate and Related Tipping Points by Timothy M. Lenton, University of Exeter
To aid in understanding many complex interactions, scientists often build mathematical models that represent simple climate systems. This module highlights the fundamentals of climate models.
Animal agriculture adaptation planning guide (climate change)LPE Learning Center
This 44-page publication produced by the AACC project is a planning guide to help guide farmers through the process of future farm planning considering climate change.
Format: Factsheet or Publication - Reference: Schmidt, D., E. Whitefield, D. Smith. 2014. Produced for Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate Project.
What are some of the basic principles and terminology involved in climate change? Learn more about the Earth's atmosphere, energy balance, and how the greenhouse effect can alter both climate and weather. What is climate forcing? What is climate feedback? For more on this topic, visit: http://extension.org/60702
This is the 7th lesson the course - Climate Change & Global Environment taught at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
State of Scientific Knowledge on Climate Tipping PointsOECD Environment
Presentation given during the OECD Expert workshop on Economic Modelling of Climate and Related Tipping Points by Timothy M. Lenton, University of Exeter
To aid in understanding many complex interactions, scientists often build mathematical models that represent simple climate systems. This module highlights the fundamentals of climate models.
Global warming &climate changesGlobal temperature measurements remote from human habitation and activity show no evidence of a warming during the last century. Such sites include “proxy” measurements such as tree rings, marine sediments and ice cores, weather balloons and satellite measurements in the lower atmosphere, and many surface sites where human influence is minimal.
Factors of climate extremes hyperactivity: a study on MENAPremier Publishers
It is hard to say that all climate events are entirely related to global warming. In this regard, models usually used for global warming predictions are not appropriate for some of climate trends. For instance, prolonged drought in MENA region could not be analyses by global warming predictions. It seems the climate condition in this region is better understood by using the new concept “climate hyperactivity” rather than using the usual global warming predictions. Drought in MENA region is different with other precipitation and temperature rates throughout the world. On one hand, MENA drought is not nonlinear and is not a sudden climate change. On the other hand, there is no sign of reversibility or temporality of climate change in MENA; therefore it is not a macro-climate change either. In fact, MENA drought is a type of hyperactivity of normal behavior of climate factors which leads to a new normal climate in the region. According to Paleo-climate studies, in previous millennia, some kinds of similar climate hyperactivity has led the region to a drier and hotter climate. Rather than focusing on epistemology of climate change, this article compares MENA’s drought with the dominant paradigm of climate change which is concentrated on global warming and greenhouse effect. According to climate factors, the region’s climate change is more effected by natural and climate factors than greenhouse effects.
Incorporating Climate Tipping Points Into Policy AnalysisOECD Environment
Presentation given during the OECD Expert workshop on Economic Modelling of Climate and Related Tipping Points by Elizabeth Kopits, US Environmental Protection Agency
Climate science part 3 - climate models and predicted climate changeLPE Learning Center
Many lines of evidence, from ice cores to marine deposits, indicate that Earth’s temperature, sea level, and distribution of plant and animal species have varied substantially throughout history. Ice cores from Antarctica suggest that over the past 400,000 years global temperature has varied as much as 10 degrees Celsius through ice ages and periods warmer than today. Before human influence, natural factors (such as the pattern of earth’s orbit and changes in ocean currents) are believed to be responsible for climate changes. For more, visit: http://www.extension.org/69150
Dr. Robert Keane of RMRS Missoula Fire Lab and contributor to the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership assessment, presents climate change impacts and vulnerabilities for forests of the northern Rockies at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Modeling the Climate System: Is model-based science like model-based engineer...Steve Easterbrook
Keynote Talk given at the ACM/IEEE 18th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (Models 2015), Ottawa, September 2015.
Presentation human impact on droughts and hot temperaturesBrigitte Mueller
Why do we see more and more heat waves (hot temperature extremes)? How is soil moisture related to these hot temperatures? How are temperatures going to change over Eastern China, and over the rest of the world? How many people will be affected by extremely hot summers in the future?
References
Mueller, B., X. Zhang , and F.W. Zwiers (2016): Historically hottest summers projected to be the norm for more than half of the world's population within 20 years, Environmental Research Letters.Climatic Change.
Mueller, B., and X. Zhang (2016): Causes of drying trends in northern hemispheric land areas in reconstructed soil moisture data, Climatic Change.
Seneviratne, S.I., M.G. Donat, B. Mueller, and L.V. Alexander (2014): No pause in the increase of hot temperature extremes. Nature Climate Change, 4, 161-163, doi:10.1038/nclimate2145.
Dr. Jessica Halofsky, co-author on the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership climate assessment, covers observed and projected climate trends for the northern Rocky Mountains region, including temperature, precipitation, and hydrology changes at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
6. Climate science as body of knowledgeAdam Briggle
The sixth lecture in the philosophy of climate change. It covers ten basic points about climate science, offers one note of caution, and distills two key implications.
Εσπερίδα Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης Δ.Δ.Ε. Β΄ Αθήνας - Presentation xepapade...jk2013
«Οι οικονομικές επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής», Καθηγητής Α. Ξεπαπαδέας, Οικονομική Θεωρία και Πολιτική στο Τμήμα Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Οικονομικών Σπουδών, Κοσμήτορας της Σχολής Οικονομικών Επιστημών του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Dairy Manure Digestion Influenced by Wasted Milk from Milking OperationsLPE Learning Center
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67645
Anaerobic digestion has many advantages both environmentally and economically. First, it produces renewable energy in the form of methane, a renewable energy source, which leads to a steady increase in the number of anaerobic manure digesters in the United States. According to the report from the World Dairy Expo held in Madison, Wisconsin in 2009 (Expo'09, 2009), the US dairy industry is taking the lead in adopting anaerobic technology because the majority (over 75%) of operating US manure digesters is installed on dairy farms. It is anticipated that this trend will continue as the country has determined to reduce its reliance on ever diminishing fossil-based energy resources.
Fate of manure nitrogen applied for grass silage productionLPE Learning Center
The full proceedings paper is at: www.extension.org/72781
Previous research conducted in western Washington State has demonstrated that when manure N is applied at rates greater than needed for grass uptake, excess N in soil in the form of nitrate-N can leach to shallow groundwater during the months of high rainfall. In a prior study, it was evident that tillage and reseeding of the cropland was a contributor to loss of nitrate–N from soil to underlying groundwater. The objective of this study was to characterize the effect of re-seeding of cropland using minimum tillage and conventional tillage methods on crop uptake of nitrogen, soil nitrate-N concentration, nitrate concentration in shallow ground water underlying the field, and the relationships between these matrices.
Global warming &climate changesGlobal temperature measurements remote from human habitation and activity show no evidence of a warming during the last century. Such sites include “proxy” measurements such as tree rings, marine sediments and ice cores, weather balloons and satellite measurements in the lower atmosphere, and many surface sites where human influence is minimal.
Factors of climate extremes hyperactivity: a study on MENAPremier Publishers
It is hard to say that all climate events are entirely related to global warming. In this regard, models usually used for global warming predictions are not appropriate for some of climate trends. For instance, prolonged drought in MENA region could not be analyses by global warming predictions. It seems the climate condition in this region is better understood by using the new concept “climate hyperactivity” rather than using the usual global warming predictions. Drought in MENA region is different with other precipitation and temperature rates throughout the world. On one hand, MENA drought is not nonlinear and is not a sudden climate change. On the other hand, there is no sign of reversibility or temporality of climate change in MENA; therefore it is not a macro-climate change either. In fact, MENA drought is a type of hyperactivity of normal behavior of climate factors which leads to a new normal climate in the region. According to Paleo-climate studies, in previous millennia, some kinds of similar climate hyperactivity has led the region to a drier and hotter climate. Rather than focusing on epistemology of climate change, this article compares MENA’s drought with the dominant paradigm of climate change which is concentrated on global warming and greenhouse effect. According to climate factors, the region’s climate change is more effected by natural and climate factors than greenhouse effects.
Incorporating Climate Tipping Points Into Policy AnalysisOECD Environment
Presentation given during the OECD Expert workshop on Economic Modelling of Climate and Related Tipping Points by Elizabeth Kopits, US Environmental Protection Agency
Climate science part 3 - climate models and predicted climate changeLPE Learning Center
Many lines of evidence, from ice cores to marine deposits, indicate that Earth’s temperature, sea level, and distribution of plant and animal species have varied substantially throughout history. Ice cores from Antarctica suggest that over the past 400,000 years global temperature has varied as much as 10 degrees Celsius through ice ages and periods warmer than today. Before human influence, natural factors (such as the pattern of earth’s orbit and changes in ocean currents) are believed to be responsible for climate changes. For more, visit: http://www.extension.org/69150
Dr. Robert Keane of RMRS Missoula Fire Lab and contributor to the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership assessment, presents climate change impacts and vulnerabilities for forests of the northern Rockies at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Modeling the Climate System: Is model-based science like model-based engineer...Steve Easterbrook
Keynote Talk given at the ACM/IEEE 18th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (Models 2015), Ottawa, September 2015.
Presentation human impact on droughts and hot temperaturesBrigitte Mueller
Why do we see more and more heat waves (hot temperature extremes)? How is soil moisture related to these hot temperatures? How are temperatures going to change over Eastern China, and over the rest of the world? How many people will be affected by extremely hot summers in the future?
References
Mueller, B., X. Zhang , and F.W. Zwiers (2016): Historically hottest summers projected to be the norm for more than half of the world's population within 20 years, Environmental Research Letters.Climatic Change.
Mueller, B., and X. Zhang (2016): Causes of drying trends in northern hemispheric land areas in reconstructed soil moisture data, Climatic Change.
Seneviratne, S.I., M.G. Donat, B. Mueller, and L.V. Alexander (2014): No pause in the increase of hot temperature extremes. Nature Climate Change, 4, 161-163, doi:10.1038/nclimate2145.
Dr. Jessica Halofsky, co-author on the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership climate assessment, covers observed and projected climate trends for the northern Rocky Mountains region, including temperature, precipitation, and hydrology changes at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
6. Climate science as body of knowledgeAdam Briggle
The sixth lecture in the philosophy of climate change. It covers ten basic points about climate science, offers one note of caution, and distills two key implications.
Εσπερίδα Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης Δ.Δ.Ε. Β΄ Αθήνας - Presentation xepapade...jk2013
«Οι οικονομικές επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής», Καθηγητής Α. Ξεπαπαδέας, Οικονομική Θεωρία και Πολιτική στο Τμήμα Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Οικονομικών Σπουδών, Κοσμήτορας της Σχολής Οικονομικών Επιστημών του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Dairy Manure Digestion Influenced by Wasted Milk from Milking OperationsLPE Learning Center
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67645
Anaerobic digestion has many advantages both environmentally and economically. First, it produces renewable energy in the form of methane, a renewable energy source, which leads to a steady increase in the number of anaerobic manure digesters in the United States. According to the report from the World Dairy Expo held in Madison, Wisconsin in 2009 (Expo'09, 2009), the US dairy industry is taking the lead in adopting anaerobic technology because the majority (over 75%) of operating US manure digesters is installed on dairy farms. It is anticipated that this trend will continue as the country has determined to reduce its reliance on ever diminishing fossil-based energy resources.
Fate of manure nitrogen applied for grass silage productionLPE Learning Center
The full proceedings paper is at: www.extension.org/72781
Previous research conducted in western Washington State has demonstrated that when manure N is applied at rates greater than needed for grass uptake, excess N in soil in the form of nitrate-N can leach to shallow groundwater during the months of high rainfall. In a prior study, it was evident that tillage and reseeding of the cropland was a contributor to loss of nitrate–N from soil to underlying groundwater. The objective of this study was to characterize the effect of re-seeding of cropland using minimum tillage and conventional tillage methods on crop uptake of nitrogen, soil nitrate-N concentration, nitrate concentration in shallow ground water underlying the field, and the relationships between these matrices.
Animal Welfare is gaining recognition as an important element of commercial livestock operations worldwide.
This has wide-ranging implications for an industry with complex historical and cultural roots.
It is being addressed not only by governmental agencies and academic institutions, but by a growing number of professionals at different locations in the agricultural supply chain.
A number of regional and global initiatives have emerged to provide guidance on acceptable practices to actors ranging from individuals caring for animals on farms to large scale commercial enterprises providing animal-based products from different livestock systems.
Milk Quality Tracking and Tracing System as a Basis for Quality Based Milk Payment System
In Kenya, raw milk safety has been disputed over a decade but no documented data exists.
Greatest milk quality challenge for the CBE’s are proper ways to maintain cold collection.
The regulatory institutions are constrained financially hence raw milk quality standards are reluctantly applied and enforced.
This creates a vacuum for farmers to switch between buyers of raw milk specially due to quality issues.
Highlights of the Air Quality Education in Animal Agriculture ProjectLPE Learning Center
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67706
Through the Air Quality Education in Animal Agriculture (AQEAA) project, Land-Grant University specialists from across the U.S. have been collaborating in delivering applied, research-based air quality information to those who work with livestock and poultry producers. The AQEAA project developed Air Quality content on the Animal Manure Management eXtension website in collaboration with the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center (LPELC). The Air Quality web content makes widely accessible the educational resources produced by this project for use in developing the knowledge base and skills of professionals who interact [and pre-professionals who plan to interact] with livestock and poultry producers. The online materials include 18 written publications, 3 videos, and 16 recorded webinars (webcasts). Also made accessible are selected research and technology summaries as well as online content produced by other organizations. The AQEAA project also developed the skills of professionals regarding air quality topics via professional development events. Website usage information, participant polls, and stakeholder surveys provided evidence that the resources developed by this project are being utilized and that delivery of the information via eXtension has been an effective means of communicating information on this topic. Webcasts were especially effective in communicating information and providing continuing professional development. AQEAA-sponsored workshops were effective in providing in-depth air quality information and experiences to more than 300 professionals. Collaboration with the LPELC facilitated having a ready eXtension outlet for project materials and is providing continued, sustainable access to online information from this project.
Presented by: Rick Stowell
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67601
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) offers several resources to its members and the public regarding various disposal issues encountered by the veterinary community and animal owners. With its veterinary medical expertise, the veterinary profession can be a valuable resource for clients, the general public, regulators, and other stakeholders on carcass and other animal waste disposal issues, especially those involving potential health risks to other animals or the public. The purpose in developing these resources is to further increase awareness by the veterinary profession and its stakeholders of the value, potential hazards, and legal restrictions concerning disposal of animal waste and carcasses.
The current state of cap-and-trade in the U.S. and the mandatory greenhouse g...LPE Learning Center
Where is U.S. policy and voluntary markets current at in terms of cap-and-trade? What is the mandatory greenhouse gas reporting rule and how does it apply to animal agriculture? For more on this topic, visit: http://extension.org/60702
The selection of instruments to measure air quality in animal housing is important. Different instruments each have strengths and limitations. It is also important to understand what factors must be measured along with gases of interest in order to properly quantify and evaluate related factors like ventilation (air flow). For more, visit: http://www.extension.org/pages/15538/air-quality-in-animal-agriculture
Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in animal agricultureLPE Learning Center
What steps can animal agriculture take to reduce (mitigate) the greenhouse gas emissions from their farms? What is carbon sequestration and how will that play a role? For more on this topic, visit: http://extension.org/60702
Contribution of greenhouse gas emissions: animal agriculture in perspectiveLPE Learning Center
What are the emissions of relevant greenhouse gases from animal agriculture production and how does that compare to other industries? For more on this topic, visit: http://extension.org/60702
What difference between weather and climate?Aadil Shaikh
What difference between weather and climate? The climate at a given location on the globe is called the regional climate. It is defined by the statistical characteristics of local weather conditions, obtained over a long period of time. The regional climate informs us about the seasonal variations typical of a region.
Presentation on behalf of the SA Weather Service presented during SA National Science Week - The harsh realities of climate change, 29 July to 2 August 2019.
Weather forecasting is the prediction of the state of the atmosphere for a given location using the application of science and technology. This includes temperature, rain, cloudiness, wind speed, and humidity. Weather warnings are a special kind of short-range forecast carried out for the protection of human life. This module explains the details of weather forecasting.
weather forecasting, types, advantages, role, drought climatology, weather forecasting tools, use in agriculture, role in agriculture, nowcasting, medium, long range,Indian meteorological department
The Allianz Foundation for Sustainability has joined the climate debate with a comprehensive brochure on climate fundamentals, history and projections.
Impact of Climate Modes such as El Nino on Australian RainfallAlexander Pui
The relationship between seasonal aggregate rainfall and large scale climate modes, particularly the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), has been the subject of a significant and on-going research effort. However, relatively little is known about how the character of individual rainfall events varies as a function of each of these climate modes. This study investigates the change in rainfall occurrence, intensity, and storm inter-event time at both daily and sub-daily timescales in East Australia, as a function of indices for ENSO, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), with a focus on the cool season months. Long record data sets have been used to sample large variety of climate events for better statistical significance. Results using both the daily and sub-daily rainfall data sets consistently show that it is the occurrence of rainfall events, rather than the average intensity of rainfall during the events, which is most strongly influenced by each of the climate modes. This is shown to be most likely associated with changes to the time between wet spells. Furthermore, it is found that despite the recent attention in the research literature on other climate modes, ENSO remains the leading driver of rainfall variability over East Australia, particularly further inland during the winter and spring seasons.
Impacts of climate change on the water availability, seasonality and extremes...asimjk
Projecting future hydrology for the mountainous, highly glaciated upper Indus basin (UIB) is a challenging task, because of uncertainties in the future climate projections and issues with the coverage and quality of available reference climatic data and hydrological modelling approaches. This study attempts to address these issues by utilizing tranthe semi-distributed hydrological model SWAT with new climate datasets with better spatial and altitudinal representation as well as a wider range of future climate forcing models (GCM_REG) from the CORDEX- project, to assess different aspects of future hydrology (mean flows, extremes and seasonal changes). Contour maps for the mean annual flow and actual evapotranspiration as a function of the downscaled projected mean annual precipitation and temperatures are produced which can serve as a “hands-on” forecast tool of the future hydrology. The overall results of these future SWAT- hydrological projections indicate similar trends of changes in magnitudes, seasonal patterns and extremes of the UIB- streamflows for almost all climate scenarios/models/periods -combinations analysed. In particular, all but one GCM_REG- model – the one predicting a very high future temperature rise - indicate mean annual flow increases throughout the 21st century, wherefore, interestingly, these are stronger for the middle (2041-2070) than at its end (2071-2100). The seasonal shifts as well as the extremes follow also similar trends for all climate scenarios/models/periods – combinations, e.g. an earlier future arrival (in May-June instead of July-August) of high flows and increased spring and winter flows, with upper flow extremes (peaks) projected to drastically increase by 50 to >100%, and this with significantly decreased annual recurrence intervals, i.e. a tremendously increased future flood hazard for the UIB. The future low flows projections also show more extreme values, with lower than nowadays-experienced minimal flows, occurring more frequently and also with much longer annual total duration.
User capabilities and next generation phosphorus (p) indicesLPE Learning Center
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72814
The phosphorus (P) index is the primary approach to identify field management strategies and/or manure application strategies likely to lead to excessive risk of P loss. It has been over 40 years since the first research connecting agronomic P management and water quality and over 20 years since the initial publication defining a P Index. This session will consider opportunities to build on and expand existing P Index strategies to make them more effective at protecting water quality and friendlier to the target user.
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72818
Phosphorus indices provide relative loss ratings that then have a corresponding management response. Because most state Phosphorus Indices are qualitative it is not clear how the relative loss rating corresponds to actual phosphorus inputs into the receiving water and how the receiving water would react to these additions. Even with qualitative Phosphorus Indices, unless the water resource has a specific Total Maximum Daily Load, it is not clear how losses correspond to water quality outcomes. These issues will be discussed in the context of the 590 Natural Resources Conservation Standard for nutrient management.
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72868
There has been a tremendous amount of activity and funding of conservation programs with regional and watershed-specific cost-share initiatives. While there have been some successes, water quality response in many areas has not been as great as expected. This has led many to question the efficacy of these measures and to call for stricter land and nutrient management strategies. In many cases, this limited response has been due to the legacies of past management activities, where sinks and stores of phosphorus along the land-freshwater continuum mask the effects of reductions in edge-of-field losses of phosphorus.
Estimation of phosphorus loss from agricultural land in the southern region o...LPE Learning Center
Full Proceedings is available at: http://www.extension.org/72817
The purpose of our work was to determine, within the southern region (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX), the feasibility of using different models to determine potential phosphorus loss from agricultural fields in lieu of phosphorus indices.
Estimation of phosphorus loss from agricultural land in the heartland region ...LPE Learning Center
Full Proceedings is available at: http://www.extension.org/72813
Phosphorus (P) indices are a key tool to minimize P loss from agricultural fields but there is insufficient water quality data to fully test them. Our goal is to use the Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender Model (APEX), calibrated with existing edge-of-field runoff data, to refine P indices and demonstrate their utility as a field assessment tool capable of protecting water quality. In this phase of the project our goal is to use existing small-watershed data from the Heartland Region (IA, KS, MO and NE) to determine the level of calibration needed for APEX before using the model to generate estimates of P loads appropriate for evaluating a P Index.
Checking ambition with reality the pros and cons of different approaches to s...LPE Learning Center
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72793
The revision of the USDA-NRCS national standard for nutrient management in 2011 was driven, in part, by inconsistencies in state phosphorus (P) indices, rekindling debates over standardizing indices at regional or national scales. Reasonable arguments exist for maintaining the status quo, which allows for state specific site assessment approaches, as well as for regional and national P Indices, which would take advantage of expertise, resources and technologies that may not exist locally. In addition, a diversity of site assessment approaches have now been proposed that differ from the original P Index. Understanding the benefits and limitations provided with these approaches is key to advancing site assessment for P management.
Removing phosphorus from drainage water the phosphorus removal structureLPE Learning Center
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72839
We constructed a phosphorus (P) removal structure on a poultry farm in Eastern OK; this is a BMP that can remove dissolved P loading in the short term until soil legacy P concentrations decrease below levels of environmental concern. A P removal structure contains P sorbing materials (PSMs) and are placed in a location to intercept runoff or subsurface drainage with high dissolved P concentrations. As high P water flows through the PSMs, dissolved P is sorbed onto the materials by several potential mechanisms, allowing low P water to exit the structure. While they vary in form, P removal structures contain three main elements: 1) use of a filter material that has a high affinity for P, 2) containment of the material, and 3) the ability to remove that material and replace it after it becomes saturated with P and is no longer effective.
Legacy phosphorus in calcareous soils effects of long term poultry litter app...LPE Learning Center
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72864
Livestock manures, including poultry litter, are often applied to soil as crop fertilizer or as a disposal mechanism near livestock housing. Manures can improve soil quality and fertility; however, over-application can result in negative environmental consequences, such as eutrophication of surface waters following runoff of soluble or particulate-associate phosphorus (P). In soil, P exists in many forms (inorganic/organic, labile/stable) and the fate of manure P is highly dependent upon soil properties, including soil texture and microbial activity. The Houston Black series is a calcareous (~17% calcium carbonate), high-clay soil that occupies roughly 12.6 million acres in east-central Texas. These Blackland vertizols are agronomically important for the production of cotton, corn, hay, and other crops, but their high calcium and clay content could lead to accumulation of P in forms that are not readily available for plant utilization. Accumulated P could serve as a source of legacy P if mineralized or otherwise transformed in situ or transported with soil particles in runoff.
Identify and synthesize methods to refine phosphorus indices from three regio...LPE Learning Center
The full proceedings paper is at: http://www.extension.org/72867
This project was started to work with regional CIG projects to calibrate and harmonize Phosphorus Indices across the U.S., demonstrate their accuracy in identifying the magnitude and extent of phosphorus loss risk, and provide suggestions to refine or improve existing Indices. This research is important to provide consistency among state Phosphorus Indices and their subsequent recommendations.
Modeling phosphorus runoff in the chesapeake bay region to test the phosphoru...LPE Learning Center
Full Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72795
The revision of USDA-NRCS’s standard for nutrient management coincided with significant assessment of the performance of Phosphorus (P) Indices in the six states that are tied to the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The 64,000 square mile watershed is the focus of unprecedented activity around nutrient management as a result of a 2011 Total Maximum Daily Load for P, nitrogen (N), and sediment under the Clean Water Act. In addition, the state of Maryland had required updates to it’s original P Index, resulting in broad scrutiny by various interest groups. Within this setting, USDA-NRCS funded a multi-state project to help advance the testing and harmonization of P-based management in the Chesapeake region.
Measuring Nitrous Oxide & Methane from Feedyard Surfaces - the NFT-NSS Chambe...LPE Learning Center
Full proceedings at: http://www.extension.org/72909 Accurate estimation of greenhouse gas emissions, including nitrous oxide and methane, from open beef cattle feedlots is an increasing concern given the current and potential future reporting requirements for GHG emissions. Research measuring emission fluxes of GHGs from open beef cattle feedlots, however, has been very limited. Soil and environmental scientists have long used various chamber based techniques, particularly non-flow-through - non-steady-state (NFT-NSS) chambers for measuring soil fluxes. Adaptation of this technique to feedyards presents a series of challenges, including spatial variability, presence of animals, chamber base installation issues, gas sample collection and storage, concentration analysis range, and flux calculations.
Feeding Strategies to Mitigate Cost and Environmental Footprint of Pig Produc...LPE Learning Center
Full proceedings at: http://www.extension.org/72746 The livestock sector is one of main drivers of the environmental footprint. Animal feed is a key to sustainable meat production. Researchers are looking for environmentally sustainable feeding strategies that will lower diet cost, agricultural use of land, water depletion, and climate change impact. We used linear models to formulate 4 single-objective diets including least-cost, least-land use, least-water depletion, and least-climate change impact diets. Preliminary results showed that the use of wheat and wheat middlings hold potential to reduce pig diet cost and the environmental footprint.
Often we believe “if they only understood the facts, they would agree with us.” However, this method only works with a small part of the population. Opinion formation is very complex and includes many other factors besides scientific facts, such as emotion, values, and trust.
Fear-based messaging has been frequently used as an attempt to provide a spark that will lead to further learning and behavioral changes. However, these messages must be coupled with both information and support in order to be effective. Without these two resources, people often suffer from feelings of helplessness, remoteness, and lack of control over the situation which all prevent behavior change from occurring. For more, visit: http://www.extension.org/69114
for more, http://www.extension.org/69093 Changes in precipitation and temperature vary by region. In general the US is seeing more precipitation and the timing and intensity of precipitation is also changing. While global temperatures are increasing, it is the variability and intensity of temperatures that are of greatest consequence to animal agriculture.
Climate Is Always Changing: Regional, National, and Global Trends (and how th...LPE Learning Center
For more, visit: http://www.extension.org/70286 Weather happens and the climate is always changing. Farmers are very in tune with these changes because weather is critical to any farming operation. What are the current weather trends in your area? Is it hotter? dryer? cooler? warmer? Is the growing season longer? Has the first frost date changed?
There is a real possibility that the weather of 30 years ago is not what we are seeing today or will see 30 years from now. The video to the right gives an overview of some of the weather trends.
Animal Agriculture's Contribution to Greenhouse Gas EmissionsLPE Learning Center
For more, visit: http://www.extension.org/69145 The conversation about climate change largely revolves around greenhouse gases. Agriculture is both a source and sink for greenhouse gases (GHG). A source is a net contribution to the atmosphere, while a sink is a net withdrawal of greenhouse gases. In the United States, agriculture is a relatively small contributor, with approximately 8% of the total greenhouse gas emissions.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
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Is it weather or is it climate? What is the difference?
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Weather and Climate
Measuring the Atmosphere
Describing the Atmosphere
Modeling Weather vs.
Modeling Climate2
Key Points
Weather and Climate
Both weather and climate rely on observations of temperature, pressure, sunlight,
clouds, rain, and snow. The main difference between the two is the time scale
over which the conditions are described. Weather is generally a snapshot of
the atmosphere at a single time or over a few days. Climate generally refers to
conditions spanning months, years, and even decades. One way to remember the
difference between weather and climate is: Weather tells you what to wear on any
given day; climate tells you what wardrobe to own.
Measuring the Atmosphere
For most of us, weather and climate are two different ways of looking at
measurements of atmospheric conditions. These measurements are taken at surface
weather stations and at higher levels of the atmosphere with weather balloons.
For consistency, those measurements should be taken from standard instruments
at locations that are stable over long periods. In that respect, weather is easier to
measure consistently. Climate scientists have to be mindful of changes in the record
caused by relocation of observation sites, changes in times of observations, changes
in the instruments used to collect the measurements, or changes at the sites due to
construction, growth of trees, or expansion of cities over time.
Key Points
• Weather represents short-term and small-scale changes in the atmosphere.
• Climate describes the distribution of weather over longer periods.
This project was supported by
Agricultural and Food Research
Initiative Competitive Grant
No. 2011-67003-30206 from
the USDA National Institute of
Food and Agriculture.
Livestock and Poultry
Environmental
Learning Center
IS IT WEATHER OR
IS IT CLIMATE? WHAT’S
THE DIFFERENCE?
MAY 2014Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist, University of Georgia
2. 2 IS IT WEATHER OR IS IT CLIMATE? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
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Describing the
Atmosphere
Atmospheric scientists use both time
and space to describe weather and
climate. Some of the methods they use
in their descriptions are weather maps,
timelines, and climate maps. A series
of weather maps show the variability
of weather across a location over a
day, week, or year. A weather timeline
shows how the weather at one location
has changed over time.
A climate map shows the spatial
variations of atmospheric conditions
from one location to another that are
caused by elevation, presence of lakes
and oceans, and latitude. A climate
timeline or trend line would show
changes in temperature, for example
over many years.
Most people can adjust to changes in
weather by choosing different clothes
from their closets. But, adapting to
climate change can be more difficult.
Not only might people need different
clothing, they might also need to
transform houses, roads, and business
practices to adapt to the new conditions.
Weather Timeline
Atlanta GA - 2013
Record High Temperatures
Observed High and Low Temperatures
Record Low Temperatures
Below
Average
Near
Average
Above
Average
Average High and Low Temperatures
Total Observed Precipitation
Below
Average
Above
Average
Average Precipitation
Daily High
Daily Low
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun AugJul Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun AugJul Sep Oct Nov Dec
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100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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Precipitation(inches)Temperature(degF)
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40
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30
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10
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Modeling Weather vs. Modeling Climate
Meteorologist’s weather predictions are sometimes incorrect, so how can climate
scientist predict climate years from now? Weather and climate models are used to
predict future conditions. The models are created using the same physical laws of
motion and energy, but they are applied over different time and space scales.
A weather model responds to changing initial conditions, or weather observations
taken around the world (at least twice daily), and must excel at getting the details
of fronts and storms correct for the next week, but it is not designed to model the
long-term state of the atmosphere.
A climate model needs to predict expected patterns of temperature and rainfall
over wide areas but it is not focused on the effects of individual storms. Climate
models are more sensitive to changes in forcing, like sea surface temperatures, land
and ice surfaces, and greenhouse gas concentrations, rather than initial conditions.
Both weather and climate models have improved greatly over time, and each
type performs well at the task for which it was designed; neither model is good
at tasks for which it was not created.
3. 3IS IT WEATHER OR IS IT CLIMATE? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
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Uses physical
equations
of motion
energy
Yes Yes
Grid size Very small, on the order of miles. Large, on the order of 100 miles.
Time step Very short, on the order of minutes. At most a few per day.
Length of run Most models up to 72 hours; longer range
models up to 15 days.
Models run for up to 100 years after an initial
stabilization period.
Assumptions Climatic factors like atmospheric composition,
incoming solar radiation are held constant;
precipitation processes parameterized because
they happen on sub-grid scale.
Precipitation processes parameterized due
to large grid spacing, oceans are usually
simplified or held constant although new
models include interactive oceans.
Number of
models used
Approximately ten well-documented ones. Approximately 100 models with different
assumptions.
Strengths Can provide detailed, small-scale descriptions
of a specific weather event for up to five days
ahead (no skill for more than 10 days).
Can provide realstic representations of average
weather conditions across the globe on long
time scales.
Weaknesses Do not provide good climatological simulations
when run for long time periods due to design
for getting short-term correct which magnifies
errors over time.
Do not predict individual storms well due to
grid and time spacing; simplify spatial patterns
in mountains and along coasts where spatial
detail is high; tend to drift over time; do not
always capture current climate well.
Weather Map Climate Trend Graph
Weather Model Climate Model
4. 4 IS IT WEATHER OR IS IT CLIMATE? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
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ThisprojectwassupportedbyAgriculturalandFoodResearch
Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2011-67003-30206 from the
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Participating Universities
Cornell University
Texas AM University
University of Georgia
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Washington State University
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