Climate Terms (P)

Pacific Decadal Oscillation :

The pattern and time series of the first empirical orthogonal function of s ...

Parameterization :

In climate models, this term refers to the technique of representing proces ...

Particulates :

Very small solid particles emitted during the combustion of fossil and biom ...

Pastoralism :

A livelihood strategy based on moving livestock to seasonal pastures primar ...

Path Dependence :

The generic situation where decisions, events, or outcomes at one point in ...

Permafrost :

Ground (soil or rock and included ice and organic material) that remains at ...

Persistent Organic Pollutants :

Toxic organic chemical substances that persist in the environment for long ...

Phenology :

The relationship between biological phenomena that recur periodically (e.g. ...

Photochemical smog :

A mix of oxidizing air pollutants produced by the reaction of sunlight with ...

Poverty :

Poverty is a complex concept with several definitions stemming from differe ...

Poverty Trap :

Poverty trap is understood differently across disciplines. In the social sc ...

Predictability :

The extent to which future states of a system may be predicted based on kno ...

Preindustrial :

See Industrial Revolution.

Probability Density Function :

A probability density function is a function that indicates the relative ch ...

projection :

A projection is a potential future evolution of a quantity or set of quanti ...

Proxy :

A proxy climate indicator is a record that is interpreted, using physical a ...

Public Good :

A good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous in that individuals ca ...