are the
standardization of best practices, access to data, and coordination of research
activities in the development of its global cryospheric observation network,
called the CryoNet. Much of this development builds on existing programs and observations
among a community of cryospheric scientists and organizations. Tapping into the
WMO Information System (WIS) as part of WMO's Integrated Global
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days a week by The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, met.no, and published between 2 and 3 pm. The maps are based on satellite images.
Various ice maps can be viewed on their web.
The ice-map which best shows seas around Iceland is also available on our web. While viewing, it is advisable to refresh the web-site to make sure that the latest map appears.
The ice chart colour code standard
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of mankind) and
differences between climate models (how climate responds to changes in
atmospheric composition). In the short run, most of the uncertainty comes from
natural variability.
As shown by this example (best-estimate temperature and precipitation changes
in Finland), the emission scenario uncertainty remains small until about the
year 2040. Thus, during the timeframe of the CES project
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of large natural events in
the 1960s and early 1970s showed that this line of thought was at the best wrong, but possibly
also dangerous. Since then the need for natural hazard management in the broad sense has
become more and more obvious in Iceland. The assessment of Icelandic natural hazards fit
very well into the frame proposed by the WMO at the end of the International Decade for
Natural
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increases by 2.1ºC, and the interannual standard deviation dec-
reases by 6%, when the simulated global mean T increases by 1ºC.
Of course, there is variation between different models!
Time series of winter mean temperature
in Helsinki (1961-2008)
Blue line = observations
Red line = best-estimate present-day (2010) climate
Grey dots = results for individual models
Probability distribution
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3. Best estimates of temperature and precipitation change................................................ 7
4. How certainly will temperature and precipitation increase? ....................................... 10
5. Uncertainty ranges and quantiles of temperature and precipitation change .............. 12
6. Hindcast verification of the resampling ensemble
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Asked what they liked best about the web-site, most mentioned some of the following:
Clarity and graphical presentation of weather
Earthquake information in addition to weather
Quantity of information and knowledge
Just over 60% claimed to use this web every day and about 90% daily or a few times a week. General satisfaction neither depends on age, region nor pattern
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research.
The town of Ísafjörður stands on a narrow spit in the fjord Skutulsfjörður, which meets the waters of the larger fjord Ísafjardardjúp. The town is surrounded by mountains, best seen from sea, and when the group enjoyed a sailing tour, a humpback whale honoured the guests with its presence although it escaped the camera. The small island of Vigur was visited. The photos below were taken
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At this rate, the lava flow will soon be larger than any seen for more than two centuries in the volcanically active island nation. And there's no telling when it will stop—months, maybe, or years.“
„Despite its remoteness, the Holuhraun eruption is one of the best monitored in history, thanks to new instruments deployed by the European Commission-funded FUTUREVOLC project and other international teams
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