[RegCNET] Call for Papers: EGU 2010 SESSION CL4.3 : (Vienna, Austria)

[Ashraf Zakey]

Dear Friends,

For the third year the International Center for Theoretical Physics 
(ICTP), Trieste-Italy,  decided to lead the Regional Climate Modeling 
and Impacts session during the EGU2010 activities.  We are very glad to 
announce the start of the Abstract submission for the EGU General 
Assembly 2010 (EGU2010), 02 May 2010 - 07 May 2010, Vienna, Austria.. 
You are cordially invited to browse through the Sessions CL4.3 
(Convener: A. Zakey Co-Conveners: F. Giorgi, R. Arritt ) and submit your 
abstract.


Thank you for considering contributing to the success of session CL4.3 
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,  The anthropogenic climate change impacts, 
Water resources, Crop production and Agricultures.  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:

* Regional climate modeling and the ICTP RegCM3
* The physical processes that regulate regional climates
* Drought monitoring using Regional Climate framework over Arid and 
Semi-arid regions
* Aerosol feedback on regional Climate scale
* Climate change and seasonal prediction at the regional scale
* Regional climate information from global climate models
* Land-Surface interaction and climate feedback
* Climate impacts on crop production
* Extreme events, flood, and drought
* Desertification and climate impacts


We hope to see you in Vienna from 2 -7 May, 2010.


All the  best wishes
Yours Sincerely

Ashraf Zakey


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