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Climate of the Southeast: From El Niño to Climate of the Southeast: From El Niño to Climate ChangeClimate Change
Water Summit XIV
Albany, GA
June17, 2008
David F. Zierden
Florida State Climatologist
Center for Ocean Atmospheric Prediction Studies
The Florida State University
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What is a State Climatologist?What is a State Climatologist?
• Originally a NOAA program until 1973
• States urged to appoint their own SC
• Most states made it a faculty appointment at the land grant university
• Title transferred to FSU after a number of years
• Appointed by the department Chair
• MOU with partners at NOAA NWS and NCDC
• Office certified by the American Association of State Climatologists
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Climate of SW GeorgiaClimate of SW Georgia
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Characteristics Georgia’s ClimateCharacteristics Georgia’s Climate
• Much of Georgia is classified as humid-subtropical
• Two very different climate regimes, the Piedmont and coastal plains vs. N. Georgia
• Subject to freezing temperatures in winter
• Hurricane-prone state
• Subject to severe weather
• Local and regional variations due to land cover, coastal influences, etc.
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Seasonal Rainfall PatternsSeasonal Rainfall Patterns
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Typical Recharge in North GeorgiaTypical Recharge in North Georgia
- Courtesy SERFC
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Response of Hydrologic SystemsResponse of Hydrologic Systems
Apalachicola at Chattahoochee
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The El Niño/La Niña CycleThe El Niño/La Niña Cycle
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Coupled air-sea interactionsCoupled air-sea interactions
The El Nino/La Nina cycle is the predominant mode of year to year climate variability.
“The CPC seasonal forecasts lack useful skill in the absence of a strong El Niño/La Niña event” - Bob Livezey
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Winter Jet Stream Patterns during El Niño Winter Jet Stream Patterns during El Niño and La Niñaand La Niña
El NiñoEl Niño La NiñaLa Niña
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La Niña Effects on PrecipitationLa Niña Effects on Precipitation
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Local Climate InformationLocal Climate Information
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El Niño/La Niña and Major HurricanesEl Niño/La Niña and Major Hurricanes
El Niño La Niña
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Probability of Hurricane StrikesProbability of Hurricane Strikes
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Climate Change IssuesClimate Change Issues
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““Climate Change” versus “Global Warming”Climate Change” versus “Global Warming”
Climate change is ongoing and has many causes, both natural and man-made.
Natural causes:• Changes in solar intensity• Eccentricity in the earth’s orbit and “wobbles”• Vegetation, albedo changes• Volcanic eruptions• Coupled ocean/atmospheric cycles
Man-made causes:• Urbanization• Land use changes (irrigation of semi-arid areas, draining wetlands, etc.)• Aerosols• Greenhouse gases
“Global warming” specifically refers to a general warming of the planet due the anthropogenic increase in greenhouses gases.
Unfortunately, “climate change” is now misconstrued as the same as “global warming.”
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The “Greenhouse” EffectThe “Greenhouse” Effect
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Atmospheric Composition and radiative Atmospheric Composition and radiative AbsorptionAbsorption
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Historical Greenhouse Gas ConcentrationsHistorical Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
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Modern Day TemperaturesModern Day Temperatures
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.”
- IPCC 4
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Southwest GeorgiaSouthwest Georgia
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Rural Weather StationRural Weather Station
Town is located to the northeast of Eglin AFB, a large expanse of undeveloped forests.
Surrounding countryside consists of pastures, farmland, and pine forests.
Station located at Showel Farms, 3 miles to the east of the city.
Walton County population is very low at around 40,000.
USHCN station (unadjusted data)
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Rural Weather StationRural Weather Station
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UrbanizationUrbanization
• Station located at Page Field near downtown Fort Myers.
• The city of Fort Myers has experienced tremendous urban sprawl in the last 40 years.
• Lee county population has ballooned from 60,000 to over a half million in the last 40 years.
• USHCN station (unadjusted data)
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UrbanizationUrbanization
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Impact Freezes of the last centuryImpact Freezes of the last century
Freeze Date ENSO State *Dec 1894 Neutral Feb 1899 Neutral Dec 1934 Neutral Jan 1940 Neutral *Dec 1962 Neutral Jan 1977 Neutral Jan 1981 Neutral *Dec 1983 Neutral Jan 1985 Neutral *Dec 1989 Neutral Jan 1997 Neutral
* High Impact
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Global Precipitation TrendsGlobal Precipitation Trends
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Southeast Precipitation TrendsSoutheast Precipitation Trends
Annual Rainfall 1895-2006
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1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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Inches
Ann AL
Ann FL
Ann GA
3-State Avg
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Southwest GeorgiaSouthwest Georgia
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Hurricanes and Global Warming?Hurricanes and Global Warming?
Emanuel (Nature, 2005) – Hurricane power has increased in recent decades due warmer sea surface temperatures part to global warming
Webster, et al. (Science, 2005) –
The number of category 4 and 5 hurricanes have doubled in the last 30 years, due to global warming.
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Atlantic HurricanesAtlantic Hurricanes
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“Over the long term the effects of changes in society dwarf the effects of any projected changes in tropical cyclones…”
“…claims of linkages between global warming and hurricane impacts are premature…”
- Pielke, et. al., 2005
“Thus large, long-term ‘trends’ in tropical cyclone frequency are primarily manifestations of increased monitoring capabilities and likely not related to any real change in the climate in which they develop.”
- Landsea, 2007
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Uncertain FutureUncertain Future
IPCC Projections Poor science or practices:
• Projecting changes in global average temperature on local or regional climate
• Downscaling IPCC scenarios (or other GCM output) as input for regional physical or biological systems.
Better approaches:
• Vulnerability or risk assessments
• Sensitivity studies
• Adaptation strategies
• Proposed Center of Excellence for Climate and Society
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Uncertain FutureUncertain Future
Limitations of Climate Models
•The physics of water vapor, clouds, and precipitation are poorly represented.
• Limited spatial resolution
• Climate models have not demonstrated the ability to reproduce the modes of variability seen in the 20th century.
• Cannot accurately predict regional shifts in temperature or precipitation.
• Coupling between the atmosphere and the ocean, land surface, and ice surfaces is limited.
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Global Warming “Myths”Global Warming “Myths”
“Throw out the record books, because global warming is raising temperatures in Florida and across the country,”
- Environment Florida
"In low-lying areas, anticipated sea-level rise could force water to flow horizontally as much as 400 feet or more inland--flooding shoreline homes and hotels and eroding Florida's famous beaches,"
- NRDC
“The Union of Concerned Scientists predicts a three- to 10-degree Fahrenheit rise in winter low and summer high temperatures for Florida as a whole. Northern Florida, the group says, will suffer the most from loss of soil moisture.”
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The EndThe End
For more information, visit our websites:
COAPS: www.coaps.fsu.edu
Florida Climate Center: www.coaps.fsu.edu/climate_center
AgClimate : www.agclimate.org
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Ice Sheets, Glaciers, and Ice Sheets, Glaciers, and Sea IceSea Ice
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Tropical/Mid-latitude GlaciersTropical/Mid-latitude Glaciers
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Mass Balance of GlaciersMass Balance of Glaciers
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Arctic Sea IceArctic Sea Ice
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Today’s Sea Ice ExtentToday’s Sea Ice Extent
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Figure 4.19Figure 4.19