Climate Terms (R)

Radiative Forcing :

Radiative forcing is the change in the net, downward minus upward, radiativ ...

Reanalysis :

Reanalyses are estimates of historical atmospheric temperature and wind or ...

Reasons For Concern :

Elements of a classification framework, first developed in the IPCC Third A ...

Reference Scenario :

See Baseline/reference.

Reflexivity :

A system attribute where cause and effect form a feedback loop, in which th ...

Reforestation :

Planting of forests on lands that have previously contained forests but tha ...

Relative Sea Level :

Sea level measured by a tide gauge with respect to the land upon which it i ...

Representative Concentration Pathways :

Scenarios that include time series of emissions and concentrations of the f ...

resilience :

The capacity of social, economic, and environmental systems to cope with a ...

return period :

An estimate of the average time interval between occurrences of an event (e ...

Return Value :

The highest (or, alternatively, lowest) value of a given variable, on avera ...

Risk :

The potential for consequences where something of value is at stake and whe ...

Risk Assessment :

The qualitative and/or quantitative scientific estimation of risks.

risk management :

Plans, actions, or policies to reduce the likelihood and/or consequences of ...

risk perception :

The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and seve ...

risk transfer :

The practice of formally or informally shifting the risk of financial conse ...

Runoff :

That part of precipitation that does not evaporate and is not transpired, b ...