Session D6: High resolution urban climate modeling and regional climate change – progress and challenges for CORDEX (online and Trieste)
Location: SISSA Main Auditorium
Conveners: Dr. Tomas Halenka, Dr. Gaby S. Langendijk, Dr. Sri Raghavan and Mr. Muhammad Ammar.
This session focuses on urban areas and its interactions with the regional climate, as well as on the challenges and opportunities to include an improved urban representation in regional climate models for future CORDEX simulations. It will highlight new developments and results within urban modelling initiatives, including the FPS URB-RCC. The session also invites papers and discussions on what has been achieved in terms of high/extra fine (sub-km) scale urban climate modelling, especially under climate change.
14,30-15.30 Opening of session Tomas Halenka & Gaby Langendijk
• CORDEX FPS URB-RCC
• CORDEX and involvement in IPCC AR7 Special Report on cities
• Connection to WCRP OSC - RCM community