Climate
The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.
Definitions
European Definitions
CLIMATE-ADAPT
These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system. The classical period of time is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
RESIN project
The RESIN project [2] gives the following definition:
Other International Definitions
IPCC
These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind, but in a wider sense the "climate" is the description of the state of the climate system.
Ce sont le plus souvent des variables de surface – température, précipitations et vent, par exemple – mais au sens large le “climat” est la description de l’état du système climatique.
Dichas cantidades son casi siempre variables de superficie (por ejemplo, temperatura, precipitación o viento), aunque en un sentido más amplio el "clima" es una descripción del estado del sistema climático.
National Definitions
Belgium
Brazil
Germany
The classic period of time (= normal climate period), as defined by the World meteorological
organization (Wmo), is 30 years. The variables included are temperature, rainfall and wind.
Der klassische, von der Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (WMO) definierte Zeitraum (= Klimanormalperiode) sind 30 Jahre. Diese Größen sind meistens Oberflächenvariablen, wie Temperatur, Niederschlag und Wind. Klima im weiteren Sinn ist der Zustand des Klimasystems, einschließlich einer statistischen Beschreibung.
Netherlands
The Netherlands uses a period of 30 years to average the weather.
Meteorologische componenten zijn temperatuur, neerslag, vochtigheid, zonneschijn en mist. Ook de extremen van dergelijke verschijnselen vallen onder klimaat.
United Kingdom (UK)
Climate can include temperature, rainfall, snow cover, or any other weather characteristic.
Standard Definition
Discussion Topic
See also
Notes
- ↑ European Climate Adaptation Platform (CLIMATE-ADAPT) Glossary
- ↑ http://www.resin-cities.eu/
- ↑ Mach, K.J., S. Planton and C. von Stechow (eds.). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Annex II: Glossary. [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 117-130.
- ↑ IPCC
- ↑ IPCC
- ↑ IPCC
- ↑ KMI weerwoorden
- ↑ Actualisatie en verfijning klimaatscenario’s tot 2100 voor Vlaanderen, MIRA/2015/01, januari 2015
- ↑ GLOSSÁRIO DE DEFESA CIVIL ESTUDOS DE RISCOS E MEDICINA DE DESASTRES, Ministério da Integração Nacional, Brazil
- ↑ Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
- ↑ Deutsche Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel, Bundeskabinett, 17. Dezember 2008
- ↑ KNMI definition of climate
- ↑ Klimaatadaptatie inn de stad: Proeftuin Den Haag - Arnhem
- ↑ KNMI
- ↑ The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)