[RegCNET] RCM EGU2009

[Ashraf Zakey]

Dear fellow RegCNETters,

We hereby inform you that the Programme Committee of the EGU General Assembly 
2009 has assigned our session " Regional Climate Modeling and impacts" for 
the following Session:

CL8
Regional Climate Modeling and impacts
Convener: A. Zakey
Co-Conveners: F. Giorgi

We are very glad to announce the start of the Abstract submission for the EGU 
General Assembly 2009 (EGU2009), 19 Apr 2009 - 24 Apr 2009, Vienna, Austria.  
You are cordially invited to browse through the Sessions CL8 and submit your 
abstract.

Thank you for considering contributing to the success of session CL8 with your 
presentation. Please inform also all your colleagues about this session.

Regional climate models are very important climate research tools available to 
scientists from developing and developed countries. Modeling of regional 
climate scales, and at time scales from months to decades, are of very 
importance, and a key for climate change and Earth system science, for 
example, water resources and anthropogenic climate change impacts. 
The complexity of hydrological processes involved with climate change demands 
for an integrated modeling framework. Regional Climate Modeling RCM's are the 
best framework for hydrological studies. Biogeophysical changes associated 
with land-cover and land-use change can be studied by regional climate 
models. For example, conversion of natural vegetation to croplands can 
increase or decrease temperature depending on whether conversion occurs in 
tropical or temperate areas, and can increase or decrease humidity depending 
on the type of natural vegetation replaced, and the type of crops 
established. Recent studies show considerable effect of atmospheric chemistry 
and aerosols on climate on regional scale. 



The  session focuses on the following topics:
    
    * The physical processes that regulate regional climates
    * Regional climate modeling and the ICTP RegCM3
    * Chemistry-Climate related
    * Air quality-Climate on regional scale
    * Aerosol feedback on regional Climate scale
    * Climate change and seasonal prediction at the regional scale
    * Regional climate information from global climate models
    * Biosphere-atmosphere interactions
    * Climate impacts on agriculture, hydrology
    * Extreme events, flood, and drought



We hope to see you in Viena from 19 -24 April, 2009.


Thanks,
Ashraf Zakey

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Dr. Ashraf Zakey
Earth System Physics (ESP)                                  
Physics of Weather and Climate Section (PWC)                 
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 
P.O. BOX 586, (Strada Costiera 11 for courier mail)          
34100 Trieste, ITALY                                               
e-mail: azakey at ictp.it