--- - attributes: ~ caption: 'Projected global average temperature rise for specific emissions pathways (left) and concentration pathways (right) relative to the 1901_1960 average. Shading indicates the range (5thto 95th percentile) of results from a suite of climate models. Projections in 2099 are indicated by the bars to the right of each panel. In all cases, temperatures are expected to rise, although the difference between lower and higher pathways is substantial.

The left panel shows the two main CMIP3 scenarios (SRES) used in this assessment: A2 assumes continued increases in emissions throughout this century, and B1 assumes significant emissions reductions beginning around 2050. The right panel shows the newer CMIP5 scenarios using Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). CMIP5 includes both lower and higher pathways than CMIP3. The lowest concentration pathway shown here, RCP2.6, assumes immediate and rapid reductions in emissions and would result in about 2.5°F of warming in this century. The highest pathway, RCP8.5, roughly similar to a continuation of the current path of global emissions increases, is projected to lead to more than 8°F warming by 2100, with a high-end possibility of more than 11°F. (Data from CMIP3, CMIP5, and NOAA NCEI). (Figure source: adapted from Melillo et al. 2014)dd5b893d-4462-4bb3-9205-67b532919566' chapter_identifier: appendix-1--technical-support-document create_dt: 2014-07-02T08:38:00 href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/scenarios-of-future-temperature-rise.yaml identifier: scenarios-of-future-temperature-rise lat_max: 90.00 lat_min: -90.00 lon_max: 180.00 lon_min: -180.00 ordinal: 1 report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T23:59:59 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Scenarios of Future Temperature Rise uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/scenarios-of-future-temperature-rise url: ~ usage_limits: ~ - attributes: ~ caption: 'Top: Illustration of eastern North American topography in a resolution of 68 miles x 68 miles (110 x 110 km). Bottom: Illustration of eastern North America at a resolution of 19 miles x 19 miles (30 x 30 km). Global climate models are constantly being enhanced as scientific understanding of climate improves and as computational power increases. For example, in 1990, the average model divided up the world into grid cells measuring more than 300 miles per side. Today, most models divide the world up into grid cells of about 60 to 100 miles per side, and some of the most recent models are able to run short simulations with grid cells of only 15 miles per side. Supercomputer capabilities are the primary limitation on grid cell size. Newer models also incorporate more of the physical processes and components that make up the Earth’s climate system. (Figure source: Melillo et al. 2014)dd5b893d-4462-4bb3-9205-67b532919566' chapter_identifier: appendix-1--technical-support-document create_dt: 2014-05-01T12:00:00 href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/example-increasing-spatial-resolution-of-climate-models.yaml identifier: example-increasing-spatial-resolution-of-climate-models lat_max: 52 lat_min: 30 lon_max: 106 lon_min: 80 ordinal: 2 report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2011-12-31T23:59:59 time_start: 1995-01-01T00:00:00 title: Example of Increasing Spatial Resolution of Climate Models uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/example-increasing-spatial-resolution-of-climate-models url: ~ usage_limits: Copyright protected. Obtain permission from the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: 'A sensitivity analysis was conducted to test for potential impacts of differences in the modeling approaches (use of different historical reference periods and use of different sets of CMIP5 models) in the research studies highlighted in this assessment (see Research Highlights in Chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6). The values in the first column are temperature changes for three different reference periods used in this assessment, relative to the 1971–2000 reference period used in the 2014 NCA. The sets of values in the second column show future temperature changes for individual climate models for 2050–2059, relative to 1971–2000, for those studies that used the RCP6.0 scenario. From left to right, the vertical sets of values represent (a) 21 models used in the Vibrio/Alexandrium bacteria study (red), (b) 11 models used in the Gambierdiscus study (green), (c) the 5 models used in the Lyme disease study (purple), (d) the 2 models used in the extreme temperature study (blue), and (e) the single model used in the air quality study (orange). Each “×” represents a single model. The filled-in circle is the mean temperature change for all models in the column. (Figure source: NOAA NCEI / CICS-NC)' chapter_identifier: appendix-1--technical-support-document create_dt: 2015-08-07T11:40:00 href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/sensitivity-analysis-of-differences-in-modeling-approaches.yaml identifier: sensitivity-analysis-of-differences-in-modeling-approaches lat_max: 90.00 lat_min: -90.00 lon_max: 180.00 lon_min: -180.00 ordinal: 3 report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2099-12-31T23:59:59 time_start: 1971-01-01T00:00:00 title: Sensitivity Analysis of Differences in Modeling Approaches uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/sensitivity-analysis-of-differences-in-modeling-approaches url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: Examples of sources of uncertainty in projecting impacts of climate change on human health. The left column illustrates the exposure pathway through which climate change can affect human health. The right column lists examples of key sources of uncertainty surrounding effects of climate change at each stage along the exposure pathway. chapter_identifier: appendix-1--technical-support-document create_dt: 2015-08-24T11:20:00 href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/tsd-sources-of-uncertainty.yaml identifier: tsd-sources-of-uncertainty lat_max: N/A lat_min: N/A lon_max: N/A lon_min: N/A ordinal: 4 report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Sources of Uncertainty uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/tsd-sources-of-uncertainty url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source.