[RegCNET] EGU2012, Vienna 22-27 April 2012, Session CL5.10, Dealine jan 17 2012

[giorgi]

Dear all

first, I apologize for possible cross postings. I wanted to point your 
attention to the session

CL5.10, Regional Climate Modeling, projections and impacts (including 
CORDEX)

of the next EGU2012 General Assembly in Vienna on April 22-27 2012. Last 
year this session received the highest number of abstracts within the 
Climate program. It was a great session and the next one promises to be 
even more interesting, with more CORDEX related results becoming 
available. So please consider submitting an abstract and note that the 
deadline for submission is 17 January 2012. A description of the session 
is reported below. .

looking forward to seeing you there, with my best regards,

Filippo Giorgi


Session CL5.10
Regional Climate Modeling, projections and impacts (including CORDEX)

Regional climate models (RCMs) have become increasingly important tools in 
the study of regional climate processes and in the generation of regional 
climate change projections and seasonal to decadal predictions. In 
particular, under the endorsement and scientific initiative of the World 
Climate Research Programme (WCRP), a new international program, the 
Coordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX), has been 
implemented to evaluate and improve regional downscaling techniques and 
produce a new generation of regional climate projections for use in 
impact/adaptation studies.

In this session contributions are solicited on all aspects of regional 
climate change and regional climate modeling, including work conducted as 
part of international cooperative RCM projects such as CORDEX.

Specific themes for the session include:

* Regional climate modeling, dynamics and physical processes in RCMs
* Studies of extremes (heat waves, drough, flood) using RCMs
* Regional climate change projections and seasonal to decadal predictions 
using RCMs
* Aerosols and their regional impacts on climate
* Regional climate information for use in impact/adaptation studies
* Land-Surface interactions and climate feedback
* Results from the CORDEX program


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