全球变化与地理学课件.pptVIP

EarthSystemSciencePartnershipFoodProvisionFooddemandsarechanging:Howwillglobalenvironmentalchange(GEC)additionallyaffectfoodprovisionandvulnerability?HowmightdifferentsocietiesandcategoriesofproducersadapttheirfoodsystemstocopewithGEC?Whatwouldbetheenvironmentalandsocioeconomicconsequencesofsuchadaptations?CarbonCycle1. PatternsandVariability Whatarethegeographicalandtemporalpatternsofcarbonsourcesandsinks?2. Processes,ControlsandInteractions Whatarethecontrolsandfeedbackmechanisms-naturalandanthropogenic-thatdeterminethedynamicsofthecarboncycleonscalesofyearstomillennia?3. CarbonFutures Whatarethelikelydynamicsoftheglobalcarboncycleintothefuture?WaterResourcesWhataretherelativemagnitudesofchangesintheglobalwatersystemduetohumanactivitiesandenvironmentalfactors?Whatarethemainmechanismsbywhichhumanactivitiesareaffectingtheglobalwatersystem?Towhatextentistheglobalwatersystemresilientandadaptabletoglobalchange?IntegratedRegionalStudies

underdevelopmentassesstheinfluenceofregionalprocessesonEarthSystemfunctioning(andvice-versa)beintegrative(naturalandsocialsciences,allcomponentsoftheEarthSystem,planningtosynthesis)contributesoundscientificunderstandinginsupportofsustainabledevelopmentintheregionbescientifically-drivenbyscientistsintheregion,withglobalcollaborationAnIRSshould:LargeScaleBiosphere-AtmosphereExperimentinAmazonia(LBA)80researchgroups-600scientistsHowdoesAmazoniafunctionasaregionalentity(e.g.,naturalcyclesofwater,energy,aerosols,carbon,nutrientandtrace-gases)?Howwillchangesinlanduseandclimateaffectthebiological,chemicalandphysicalfunctioningofAmazonia,includingitssustainabilityandinfluenceonglobalclimate?SysTemforAnalysisResearchandTrainingTheSTARTMission:Todevelopasystem