ARC Final Climate Report Dec2013

8/13/2019 ARC Final Climate Report Dec2013

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,08951( 4(8B(+*42+(@ B+(,5B54*4501@ *1CI0+ -285C54?F

J242+( B+0K(,4501) G(+( C(>(30B(C D0+ 4G0 >(+? C5DD(+(14 4?B() 0D ),(1*+50)@ 40 )B*1 * +*16( 0D

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5) )5823*4(C 9? 4-( 03C(+ /$MN= >(+)2) 4-( 1(G(+ /$MNR 80C(3)F #-( D233 )(4 0D /$MN= *1C /$MNR

B+0K(,4501) *+( B+0>5C(C 51 4-( OA,(3 "BB(1C5,() G-5,- *,,08B*1? 4-5) +(B0+4F

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SECTION 1

A.B"31C5DE

&51,( 4-( M1C2)4+5*3 '(>0324501@ *480)B-(+5, 3(>(3) 0D -(*4E4+*BB516 6*)() )2,- *) ,*+901

C50A5C( L/%:S *1C 8(4-*1( L/YQS -*>( 9((1 +5)516 C2( 40 (85))501) D+08 -28*1 *,45>545()F

#-( 8*51 )02+,( 0D -(*4E4+*BB516 6*)() 5) 4-( ,0892)4501 0D D0))53 D2(3) )2,- *) ,0*3@ 053@*1C 1*42+*3 6*) L"1C+() (4 *3F@ (+@

*+45D5,5*33? *CC516 40 4-( *80214) 0D 4-()( 6*)() 51 4-( *480)B-(+( *DD(,4) 4-( (1(+6?

9*3*1,( 0D 4-( B3*1(4F ") 3(>(3) 51,+(*)(@ 80+( 0D 4-( -(*4 65>(1 0DD 9? 4-( (*+4- 4-*4 G023C

04-(+G5)( (),*B( 40 )B*,( 5) 4+*BB(C G54-51 4-( (*+4-e) ,358*4( )?)4(8F #-5) (A,()) -(*4

51,+(*)() 4-( 4(8B(+*42+(@ *1C 4-( -(*4 ,014(14@ 0D 4-( *480)B-(+( *1C 0,(*1F

Observed and Projected Future ChangeM1 4-( B*)4@ ,358*4( >*+5*4501) G(+( ,*2)(C (145+(3? 9? 1*42+*3 D0+,()F #-()( 51,32C(

,-*16() 51 *80214 0D (1(+6? 4-( O*+4- +(,(5>() D+08 4-( )21@ 1*42+*3 ,?,3() 4-*4 (A,-*16(

-(*4 9(4G((1 4-( 0,(*1 *1C *480)B-(+(@ 0+ 4-( ,003516 (DD(,4) 0D C2)4 ,302C) D+08

B0G(+D23 >03,*15, (+2B4501)@ *8B35D5(C 9? 1*42+*3 D((C9*,V) G54-51 4-( (*+4-E0,(*1E

*480)B-(+( )?)4(8F #0C*?@ -0G(>(+@ 4-( ,358*4( 5) 9(516 *34(+(C 9? 904- 1*42+*3 *1C

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,358*4( 40 4-0)( (85))501)F #-5) +(B0+4 C(),+59() B+0K(,4(C ,-*16() 51 7(3*G*+(e) ,358*4(

21C(+ 4G0 B0))593( ),(1*+50)[ * -56-(+ ),(1*+50 51 G-5,- D0))53 D2(3) ,014512( 40 B+0>5C(

80)4 0D -28*1V51Ce) (1(+6? 1((C)@ *1C * 30G(+ ),(1*+50 51 G-5,- 6309*3 ,*+901 (85))501)

B(*V G54-51 * D(G C(,*C()@ 4-(1 9(651 40 C(,351(F

J242+( B+0K(,4501) *+( 9*)(C 01 )5823*4501) D+08 4G0 6+02B) 0D 6309*3 ,358*4( 80C(3)[ 4-(

03C(+ 80C(3) 2)(C 51 4-( U0+4-(*)4 /358*4( M8B*,4) "))())8(14 LJ+28-0DD (4 *3F@ :;;dS@

4-( &(,01C \F&F U*4501*3 /358*4( "))())8(14 L\&Z/'N@ :;;^S@ *1C 4-( M14(+60>(+18(14*3

N*1(3 01 /358*4( /-*16( LMN//S #-5+C *1C J02+4- "))())8(14 '(B0+4)H *1C 4-( 1(G(+ )(4

0D 80C(3) 2)(C 51 4-( 2B,08516 MN// J5D4- "))())8(14 '(B0+4 *1C #-5+C \F&F U*4501*3

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C0G1),*3516 80C(3F #-5) 80C(3 +(3*4() )5823*4(C >*+5*95354? *1C ,-*16() 51 3*+6(E),*3(

,358*4( 40 09)(+>(C ,01C54501) *4 *32*93( 40 3016E4(+8 B3*11516 0+ B035,5()F $2,- 0D ,2++(14 51D+*)4+2,42+(

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*1C B()4 +*16() ,*1 51D0+8 ,+0B +()(*+,- *1C *6+5,2342+*3 B+*,45,()F

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51D0+8 )2,- )42C5() D0+ 4-( )4*4( 0D 7(3*G*+( *1C +(3(>*14 )(,40+) 9? B+0>5C516 )4*4(E0DE

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This Report#-5) +(B0+4 C0,28(14) 4-( B+0K(,4(C 58B*,4) 0D ,358*4( ,-*16( 01 * +*16( 0D 4(8B(+*42+(E

*1C B+(,5B54*4501E+(3*4(C 51C5,*40+) D0+ 4-( )4*4( 0D 7(3*G*+(F N+0K(,4(C ,-*16() ,0>(+ *

+*16( 0D D242+( ),(1*+50) *1C >*+5*93()@ 51,32C516 51D0+8*4501 +(3(>*14 40 *6+5,2342+(@

(,0)?)4(8) *1C 1*42+*3 +()02+,()@ (1(+6? 2)(@ 51D+*)4+2,42+( *1C 4+*1)B0+4*4501@ B2935,

-(*34-@ *1C G*4(+ +()02+,()F

&(,4501 : C(),+59() 4-( C*4*@ ),(1*+50)@ *1C 6309*3 ,358*4( 80C(3)@ *1C (AB3*51) 4-(

)4*45)45,*3 C0G1),*3516 80C(3 2)(C 40 6(1(+*4( -56-E+()0324501 B+0K(,4501) D0+ 4-(51C5>5C2*3 G(*4-(+ )4*4501)F M4 *3)0 B+0>5C() 625C*1,( 01 21C(+)4*1C516 *1C 514(+B+(4516

4-( +*16( 0D 21,(+4*514? 51 D242+( B+0K(,4501)F

J242+( B+0K(,4501) *+( )288*+5g(C D0+ 4-+(( D242+( 458( B(+50C)@ +(3*45>( 40 * -5)40+5,*3

9*)(351( 0D (+*6(C *,+0)) *33 0D 4-( 3*4()4

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L'/N QFRSF N+0K(,4(C ,-*16() *+( ,01)5)4(14 *,+0)) *33 *32() ,0++()B01C 40 4-( (+*6(F N+0K(,4501) D0+ 4-( 03C(+

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80C(3) *1C 8(4-0C) 51,32C( D242+( ),(1*+50)@ 6309*3 ,358*4( 80C(3)@ 3016E4(+8 )4*4501

+(,0+C)@ *1C * )4*45)45,*3 C0G1),*3516 80C(3F #-()( 8(4-0C) +(B+()(14 2BC*4(C >(+)501) 0D

4-0)( 2)(C 51 4-( :;;d U0+4-(*)4 /358*4( M8B*,4 "))())8(14 LJ+28-0DD (4 *3F@ :;;dS *1C

4-( &(,01C \F&F U*4501*3 /358*4( "))())8(14@ `Z309*3 /358*4( /-*16( M8B*,4) 51 4-( \154(C

&4*4()a L\&Z/'N@ :;;^S@ *1C *+( ,01)5)4(14 G54- 4-0)( 2)(C 51 4-( /358*4( &,5(1,( )(,4501

0D 4-( 2B,08516 #-5+C \F&F U*4501*3 /358*4( "))())8(14 L]*3)- (4 *3F@ :;= $;+'&5#9$ &5+ (+) 51,32C( *480)B-(+5, 3(>(3) 0D 6+((1-02)(

6*)()@ )03*+ +*C5*4501@ *1C >03,*15, (+2B4501) 4-*4 *+( ,01)5)4(14 G54- 09)(+>(C >*32() D0+

(*,- ?(*+ 0D 4-( )5823*4501F #-( -5)40+5,*3 D0+,516) 2)(C 9? 4-( 6309*3 ,358*4( 80C(3 LZ/$S

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*3F@ :;5C( 4-( ,30)()4 *BB+0A58*4501 40 *,42*3 ,358*4( D0+,516

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4+*1)B0+4*4501@ *1C )(+>( 51C2)4+?H *1C -0G *33 4-()( ,-05,() G533 *DD(,4 D242+( (85))501)

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,(142+? L(F6F@ '*1C*33 (4 *3F@ :;;dSF Y0G(>(+@ *33 D242+( )5823*4501) *6+(( 4-*4 904- 6309*3

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(85))501) 0D 6+((1-02)( 6*)() D+08 -28*1 *,45>545() LMN//@ :;(30B 4-(5+ 0G1 B*44(+1 0D 1*42+*3 ,-*045,

>*+5*95354?F #-5) 8(*1) 4-*4@ *34-026- 4-( ,358*403065,*3 8(*1) 0D -5)40+5,*3 )5823*4501)

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