Comparisons and Research Using the Climate Change GIS Shapefiles
Using the data one could look at things like increases or decreases in temperature and precipitation over decades for any area or region in the contiguous U.S. of interest. All sorts of interesting comparisons may result for example, higher precipitation along with lower temperatures may indicate more snowfall and less rain. An increase in temperature later in the year may indicate a flood risk as the snowpack melts. You can probably imagine all sorts of scenarios to investigate with this data.
Data Units
Temperature: The monthly figures within each year represent the air temperature in degrees in K (Kelvin). You can convert K to Farenheit using the following formula:
F = (K - 273.15) * 9/5 + 32
or convert to Centigrade using this formula:
C = K - 273.15
Precipitation: The monthly figures within each year represent the precipitation in mm (milimeters). You can convert mm to inches using the following conversion factor:
1 millimeter = 0.0393700787 inch
or convert mm to cm (centimeters) using the following conversion factor:
1 millimeter = 0.1 centimeters
Click here to access the Climate Change GIS Shapefiles
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Showing posts with label climate change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label climate change. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
James Hansen Speaks Out About Climate Change
Speaks about how close we are to a tipping point to a point of no return and runaway climate extremes. Also speaks of the immorality of leaving this out of control climate to future generations especially since we know how to stop it. Finally, he introduces a simple fee system to reduce greenhouse gases and stimulate the economy.
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Mike Meuser
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View James Hansen Speaks Out About Climate Change
Mike Meuser
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Interactive Web Maps of the Impacts of Sea Level Rise in the U.S. and the World
The Department of Geoscience, Environmental Studies Laboratory at the University of Arizona has created two web map applications. One for the U.S. and the other for the World - both help assess and anticipate the impacts of global warming induced sea level rise.
Access the Impacts of Sea Level Rise Maps Now
Mike Meuser
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Mike Meuser
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Interactive Climate Hot Maps
Explore the effects of global warming and climate change around the globe.
Explore Global Warming Hot Spots Now
Mike Meuser
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Explore Global Warming Hot Spots Now
Mike Meuser
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Premium Shapefiles: ZipCode, Indian & Federal Lands, School Districts, Tornadoes, Dams, Climate Change & Global Warming
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Extreme Weather, Natural Disaster, Weather Warning, Climate Change Maps, GIS Shapefiles & Resources
Scientists say solar activity is decreasing. Does this mean a new ice age is coming?
The weather this winter and spring has been quite dramatic around the globe. I've gathered some resources that you can use to help prepare yourself for and understand these extreme climate events. Some of these include space weather, climate change impact assessments, natural disaster shapefiles, extreme weather maps, NOAA national warning maps...
Click here to access extreme weather maps, shapefiles and resources.
Mike Meuser
GIS Project Development, Data Research and Custom Shapefile Creation
Free GIS Software, Shapefiles, Maps and Tutorials
Free GPS, Aerial, TOPO Maps and News
If you have data, GIS project or custom shapefile needs send me an email
Premium Shapefiles: ZipCode, Indian & Federal Lands, School Districts, Tornadoes, Dams, Climate Change & Global Warming
The weather this winter and spring has been quite dramatic around the globe. I've gathered some resources that you can use to help prepare yourself for and understand these extreme climate events. Some of these include space weather, climate change impact assessments, natural disaster shapefiles, extreme weather maps, NOAA national warning maps...
Click here to access extreme weather maps, shapefiles and resources.
Mike Meuser
GIS Project Development, Data Research and Custom Shapefile Creation
Free GIS Software, Shapefiles, Maps and Tutorials
Free GPS, Aerial, TOPO Maps and News
If you have data, GIS project or custom shapefile needs send me an email
Premium Shapefiles: ZipCode, Indian & Federal Lands, School Districts, Tornadoes, Dams, Climate Change & Global Warming
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Climate Change Global Warming Shapefiles - Changes in Temperature and Precipitation from 2010 through 2099
IPCC 4th Assessment scenario A2 temperature and precipitation GIS shapefile map layers for the years 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, 2050, 2060, 2070, 2080, 2090 and 2099. The data points are spaced approximately 4.5 km (2.8 miles) apart. The data covers the lower 48 United States. Each point includes data for each of the 12 months of the year, making comparisons and calculations of increases or decreases between months and decades possible.
About the A2 Scenario
The A2 storyline and scenario family describes a very differentiated and heterogeneous world. The underlying theme is self-reliance and preservation of local identities. Emphasis on economic, social, and cultural interactions between regions is less than in other storylines. Fertility patterns across regions converge very slowly, which results in high population growth. Economic development is uneven, the income gap between now-industrialized and developing parts of the world does not narrow, and per capita economic growth and technological change are more fragmented and slower than in other storylines. Main characteristics A2 scenario include: high population growth, medium GDP growth, high energy use, medium-high land use changes, low resource (mainly oil and gas) availability, slow pace and direction of technological change favoring regional economic development.
In addition to each GIS shapefile map layer, you get base map layers including cities, roads, rivers, states and water bodies.
Download Climate Change Temperature and Precipitation GIS Shapefiles
About the A2 Scenario
The A2 storyline and scenario family describes a very differentiated and heterogeneous world. The underlying theme is self-reliance and preservation of local identities. Emphasis on economic, social, and cultural interactions between regions is less than in other storylines. Fertility patterns across regions converge very slowly, which results in high population growth. Economic development is uneven, the income gap between now-industrialized and developing parts of the world does not narrow, and per capita economic growth and technological change are more fragmented and slower than in other storylines. Main characteristics A2 scenario include: high population growth, medium GDP growth, high energy use, medium-high land use changes, low resource (mainly oil and gas) availability, slow pace and direction of technological change favoring regional economic development.
In addition to each GIS shapefile map layer, you get base map layers including cities, roads, rivers, states and water bodies.
Download Climate Change Temperature and Precipitation GIS Shapefiles
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Climate change and environmental data with Google Earth and Google Maps
Kings College London - Climate change and environmental data with Google Earth and Google Maps. The datasets are developed by members of the EMM Research Group acting as project lead or collaborator. These databases serve static or dynamically updated downloadable datasets for use in a variety of geo-spatial applications.
Much of the spatial data is visualised and downloadable through a Google Earth or Google Maps interface. Region-based network links are used so zoom in to your area of interest to visualise the data. Links are also provided for downloading the raw data in simple formats for use in GIS or remote sensing systems.
These are public domain environmental data aimed at improving the information (raw and visualised) available to the scientific and conservation communities. The data are freely accessible to all for non-commercial use.
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