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North Atlantic Climate and Cryosphere Variability Over the Past 20,000 Years

Creator:

Sinclair, Gaylen

Abstract:

Reconstructing the sensitivity of past climate to forcings, and of ancient glaciers and ice sheets to this climate, can allow us to better understand the range of climate and cryosphere behavior we may see in the coming centuries. The Arctic is a region of particular importance due to its well-documented...

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Dissertation
Adaptive Meets Precautionary: Navigating Risk and Rules in Collaborative Marine Renewable Energy Permitting Processes

Creator:

Burright, Jeffrey D.

Abstract:

Despite its promise as a potentially beneficial new source of energy, the ocean-based renewable energy industry is still in its infancy, and like any new idea there are many unknowns with the potential to affect both people and our natural environments. A permit for marine renewable energy (MRE) must cut...

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Masters Thesis
Oregon climate assessment report : December 2010

Creator:

Dello, Kathie D., Mote, Philip W., and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute

Abstract:

The group of scientists that make up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found in 2007 that the warming of Earth’s climate is unequivocal and largely due to human activity. Earth’s climate has changed in the past, though the recent magnitude and pace of changes are unprecedented in human existence....

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Technical Report