Transcript WP3 User-oriented information and climate change

WP3: User-oriented information and climate change products
Goal
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to transfer updated science to the
present and potential users using
tailored products and services.
Summary of activities
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Two video podcasts have been prepared by DWD (information about the EURO4M
project for general public and present and potential users). The podcasts are
available via the EURO4M website;
KNMI, with input from MO and CRU, have developed the first EURO4M Climate
Indicator Bulletin (CIB) on European Temperature based on data available in the
project and other external sources. In this bulletin
(http://cib.knmi.nl/mediawiki/index.php/European_Temperature). The second
Climate Indicator Bulletin (CIB) on an extremely dry episode over Europe in
autumn 2011 is beeing developed by KNMI.
Quasi-operational assessment of the strong drought episode in summer 2012 in
Romania has been done by NMA-RO using the self calibrated Palmer Drought
severity index (PDSI);
Explorations of sectors from climate change impact community have been
initiated by NMA-RO with prospective analysis of the use climate services and
products based on EURO4M science in the community of:(1) soil sciences; (2)
ecosystem dynamics in protected areas; (3) climate change adaptation in urban
areas; (4) coupling wind with wave climatology for coastal areas of Black Sea;
DWD has developed the concept of the second workshop for users which will take
place 14/15 May 2013 at DWD, Offenbach, Germany. The goal of this workshop is
to present the status of the data generated within EURO4M to potential users and
to receive feedback to improve the transfer of climate knowledge via products and
services.
Climate Indicator Bulletin
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Figure from the first EURO4M
Climate Indicator Bulletin showing
Annual mean surface air
temperature anomalies over the
European land area based on EOBS (bars), GISS, CRU, and
NCDC. The values are based on
land temperatures between 35°75°N and 25°W-45°E. The eference
(normal) period is1961-1990. In the
period 1950-2010 the Europeaverage warming trend in the
observations is 0.18 ± 0.03
°C/decade. For comparison, the
global trend (land-only) between
1950 and 2010 is 0.12 °C/decade
according to theCRUTEM3v
dataset.
Quasi-operational assessment of the strong drought
episode in summer 2012 in Romania
The use of climate information in the community
of climate change impact in protected areas
The Mures Floodplain Natural Park
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The use of climate information in the community
of urban heat island
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SEERISK project aims to
elaborate a common
methodology for risk
assessment of natural
hazards related to climate
change in South Eastern
Europe to be used by disaster
management community – no
new science development but
the transfer of science to
disaster management
community.
Follow up
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to take into account the information that
will be gained in the second workshop for
users which will take place 14/15 May 2013
at DWD;
to further develop the interaction with
climate impact communities and general
public as the results of EURO4M science
are now available (e.g. reanalysis)
to further identify and investigate the
applications which need integrating of insitu, reanalysis and satellite data for
offering transfer of EURO4M science