About the Poster Cluster
It has long been suggested that in situ climate observation networks in many mountain regions are deficient. However, only more recently has mountain network coverage begun to actually be systematically assessed (e.g. Thornton et al., 2022, Frontiers in Climate). In addition, it is increasingly recognised that in mountains (arguably even more so that elsewhere), intelligent strategies are required to integrate and thus maximise the complementary benefits of in situ, remotely sensed, and modelled data (e.g. Thornton et al., 2021, One Earth). This poster cluster, which is co-convened by GEO Mountains and the Mountain Research Initiative's "Mountain Observatories" and "Elevation Dependent Climate Change" Working Groups, welcomes contributions seeking to identify and/or overcome various types of "gaps" or "deficiencies" in mountain climate observations and/or models, for example with respect to spatial coverage, elevational coverage, spatial resolution, accuracy/uncertainty, multi-variable measurements, etc. Ultimately, it is hoped that continued efforts on this theme will drive advancements in scientific understanding and prediction, and will also improve the quantity and quality of information available to policy- and other decision makers for applications such as natural hazard mitigation and climate change adaptation (see e.g. Adler et al., 2022, IPCC AR6 WGII Cross-Chapter Paper 5).
Other GEO Mountains and MRI Sessions at the WCRP
Wednesday, 25 October:
S20: Impacts on land and marine ecosystems.
14:00 - Robert Marchant (Keynote): Future solutions for addressing impacts of a changing climate on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and life on earth.
S36: Observations for decisions.
15:10 - Dr. James Thornton: Quantifying in situ climatological data coverage and human population dynamics across the mountains of Africa.
Friday, 27 October:
GEO Mountains Workshop: Interdisciplinary Monitoring, Data, and Capacity Sharing Across East Africa at the University of Rwanda.
About the WCRP Conference
Every decade the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) brings together communities from around the world to showcase recent and significant advances in climate science, identify gaps and opportunities, and jointly develop future plans.
The 2023 WCRP Open Science Conference, focusing on “Advancing climate science for a sustainable future”, will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 23-27 October 2023, with the major goal of bridging science and society.
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