The status of Ireland's climate, 2012

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2013
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Dwyer, Ned
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Ireland’s climate is changing. This is consistent with regional and global trends which display rapid changes in many aspects of climate over the last century and the first decade of this century. The availability of high-quality climate observations is a critical starting point from which an understanding of past and emerging trends in the current climate can be developed. Such observations are vital for detecting change and providing the information needed to help manage and plan for the future in a wide range of socio-economic sectors. Observations are also essential to help build robust projections of future climate, which can in turn inform policy formulation for appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures. Such measures should help us limit the negative socio-economic impacts and position us to take advantages of opportunities offered by a changing climate. This report brings together observational information and data for over 40 climate variables and highlights changes and trends in aspects of Irish climate across the atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial domains. The observations presented in this report contribute to the formulation of the Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) as defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
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Climate observations , GCOS , ECVs
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Dwyer, N. (2013) 'The status of Ireland's climate, 2012. Wexford, Ireland: Environmental Protection Agency.
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http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/climate/ccrpreport26.html
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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/2969
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Environmental Research Institute - Reports
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© 2012, Environmental Protection Agency.