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Predicted frequency of future bleaching events in the 2030s and 2050s under business-as-usual emissions scenario (A1B)

Figure 4.4 Frequency of future bleaching events in the 2030s and 2050s, as represented by the percentage of years in each decade where a NOAA [...]

April 22, 2016

Average primary production estimates for 1998-2017 and 2080-2099, and time series of primary production in the subtropical biome

Figure 4-3 Mean depth-integrated primary production, (a) 1998–2017, (b) 2080–2099, (c) time series of the area with primary production, <0.3 [...]

April 22, 2016

Generalized trophic pyramid for the tropical Pacific Ocean

Figure 4-2 The base of the food web consists of bacteria, small phytoplankton, and protists (nanozooplankton), 0.2 to 20 μm in size. [...]

April 22, 2016

Illustration: effects of increased greenhouse gases on oceanic and coastal ecosystems

Figure 4-1 Generalized effects of increased greenhouse gases on oceanic and coastal ecosystems in the tropical Pacific. (From Bell et al., [...]

April 22, 2016

Visualization of potential SLR effects on Waikīkī

Figure 3-17 Waikiki District: Areas shaded in blue on the left lie at or below 0.3 m (about 1 foot) above the current high-tide line; areas [...]

April 21, 2016

Water levels and wave activity during storm on Midway Atoll

Figure 3-14 Photo (top panel) shows the impact of waves on the Midway Islands during a winter storm. Multiple extreme sea levels exceeded the [...]

April 21, 2016

Water levels and ENSO index during 2008 and 2011 inundation events

Figure 3-13 In mid-December 2008, the Marshall Islands experienced high seasonal spring (king) tides causing water levels to rise above the Mean [...]

April 21, 2016

Locations of coastal inundation as measured by NOAA tide gauges (2008 and 2011)

Figure 3-12 Locations of coastal inundation as measured by NOAA tide gauges: the Marshall Islands (orange) in December 2008, and Midway Atoll [...]

April 20, 2016

Contours of the magnitude (above modern sea level) of the mid-Holocene (~4,000-6,000 years ago) highstand in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Figure 3-11 Contours of the magnitude (above modern sea level) of the hydro-isostatic mid-Holocene highstand in regional sea level across the [...]

April 20, 2016

Estimates of globally averaged sea level rise by end of century and scenarios developed for 2014 National Climate Assessment

Figure 3-9 (a) End-of-century (~2090–2100) estimates for globally averaged sea level rise in meters. Meehl et al. (2007) is based on climate [...]

April 20, 2016