Second California Assessment: Integrated climate change impacts assessment of natural and managed systems. Guest editorial
Climatic Change
By: G. Franco, D.R. Cayan, S. Moser, M. Hanemann, and M. A. Jones
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Abstract
Since 2006 the scientific community in California, in cooperation with resource managers, has been conducting periodic statewide studies about the potential impacts of climate change on natural and managed systems. This Special Issue is a compilation of revised papers that originate from the most recent assessment that concluded in 2009. As with the 2006 studies that influenced the passage of California's landmark Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32), these papers have informed policy formulation at the state level, helping bring climate adaptation as a complementary measure to mitigation. We provide here a brief introduction to the papers included in this Special Issue focusing on how they are coordinated and support each other. We describe the common set of downscaled climate and sea-level rise scenarios used in this assessment that came from six different global climate models (GCMs) run under two greenhouse gas emissions scenarios: B1 (low emissions) and A2 (a medium-high emissions). Recommendations for future state assessments, some of which are being implemented in an on-going new assessment that will be completed in 2012, are offered. ?? 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Franco, G., Cayan, D., Moser, S., Hanemann, M., and Jones, M., 2011, Second California Assessment: Integrated climate change impacts assessment of natural and managed systems. Guest editorial: Climatic Change, v. 109, no. SUPPL. 1, p. 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0318-z.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Second California Assessment: Integrated climate change impacts assessment of natural and managed systems. Guest editorial |
| Series title | Climatic Change |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10584-011-0318-z |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | SUPPL. 1 |
| Publication Date | December 01, 2011 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Climatic Change |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 19 |