The Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) is a WCRP (World Climate Research Programme) initiative to provide global coordination of regional climate downscaling for improved regional climate change adaptation and impact assessment. In CORDEX Phase I, the CORDEX South Asia and East Asia groups are preparing 50-km products for each area. Through the efforts of and requests from local scientists, CORDEX Southeast Asia was established in 2013. The 1st WCRP CORDEX science and training workshop in Southeast Asia will be held during 17-21 November 2014 in BMKG Training Center, Citeko Bogor, Indonesia, jointly supported and organized by the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), WCRP, APN (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research), MAIRS (Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study), and the National University of Malaysia. The workshop is aimed at young scientists who are studying in regional climate downscaling and its implications, and senior scientists who are building up GCMs/RCMs and downscaling in various fields.
Workshop Topics:
1. Evaluation of climate simulations in Southeast Asia region from multiple climate models (seasonal and intra-seasonal variability, Typhoon and tropical cyclone, ENSO, drought, heat wave etc.).
2. Assessment of downscaling techniques and their products in Southeast Asia to understand uncertainties accompanying the regional climate projections and to determine the utility of climate model results.
3. Meeting the requests of end-users (hydrology, agriculture, water resources, land cover and ecosystem etc.) on downscaled products, with definition of data types, formats and resolutions, for vulnerability, impacts and adaptation analysis.
4. Training on RCMs modeling, data analysis and applications for young scientists from Southeast Asia.
Tentative Program:
Day 1 Training: dynamical regional climate downscaling; Analysis, evaluation, interpretation and application of CORDEX model outputs; Statistical Regional Climate Downscaling
Day 2 Training: Using CORDEX model outputs on hydrology, water resources, agriculture and Ecosystems
Day 3 Science workshop: Southeast Asia/maritime monsoon climate; Climate change & Intra-seasonal to inter-annual variability; Diurnal cycle and extremes; Understanding the gaps in climate modeling capability and gaps needed by the user community
Day 4 Science workshop: Dynamical and statistical regional climate downscaling; Application of regional climate downscaling products in hydrology, water Resources, agriculture and ecosystem
Important Dates：
Application and registration starts: 20 August 2014
Deadline for workshop application and registration: 1 Oct 2013
Confirmation of participation: 8 Oct 2013
Workshop: 17-20 Nov. 2014
Online application and registration: Please visit
http://www.ukm.edu.my/seaclid-cordex/wcrp_cordexsea_bogor.html
Selection Criteria:
The selection will be based on a range of criteria, including expertise, scientific, geographical and gender balance, and constraints such as the budget and space limitation for the format of the workshop and the venue.
Financial Sponsors:
APN (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research)
MAIRS (Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study)
WCRP (World Climate Research Programme)
BMKG (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics)
IAP/CAS (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Workshop Program Committee:
Fredolin Tangang (The National University of Malaysia, ftangang@gmail.com, tangang@ukm.edu.my)
Michael Manton (Monash University, michael.manton@monash.edu)
Michel Rixen (WCRP CORDEX, mrixen@wmo.int)
Ailikun (MAIRS IPO, aili@mairs-essp.org)
Dodo Gunawan (Center for Climate Change and Air Quality, BMKG, dodo.gunawan@bmkg.go.id)
Edvin Aldrian (Centre for Research and Development, BMKG, e_aldrian@yahoo.com)
Local Host:
Center for Climate Change and Air Quality, Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG)
Contact:
Dr. Ailikun, aili@mairs-essp.org
Prof. Tangang, tangang@ukm.edu.my, ftangang@gmail.com
Dr. Dodo Gunawan??, dodo.gunawan@bmkg.go.id
Prof. Edvin Aldrian, e_aldrian@yahoo.com