ADVANCES IN CLIMATE SCIENCE

The theme Advances in climate sciences is organised in six parallel sessions. Please, find below the timetable of all presentations. (The full program of the Conference is available here)

 

Modes of variability in the Pacific Ocean

23rd September 2013, 10:00 – 11:30

Chair: S. Masina – CMCC

 

10:00- 10:20 / ENSO Formation over the Equatorial Ocean
K. Miyakoda – Princeton University N.J.

 

10:20-10:40 / Intrinsic climate variability paced by external forcing: the Kuroshio Extension bimodality – North Pacific Oscillation case
S. Pierini – Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope

 

10:40-11:00 / Climatic trends of the equatorial undercurrent: A backup mechanism for sustaining the equatorial Pacific production
R. Ruggio – Università del Salento

 

11:00-11:20 / ENSO and Pacific Decadal Oscillation: decadal variability driven by tropical-extratropical interactions 
R. Farneti – ICTP

 

11:20-11:30 / Discussion

 

Regional climate modelling and downscaling

23rd September 2013, 12:00 – 13:30

Chair: A. Pasini – IIA CNR

 

12:00- 12:20 / A statistical downscaling system for seasonal projections using ensemble neural networks with Bayesian regularization
S. Amendola – CMCC

 

12:20- 12:40 / Multimodel SuperEnsemble Downscaling of Regional Climate Models in South-Western Alps
S. Barbarino – Arpa Piemonte

 

12:40- 13:00 / Implementation and validation of a precipitation downscaling chain for regional climate modelling
D. D’Onofrio – Università degli Studi di Torino / ISAC-CNR

 

13:00- 13:20 / Performance evaluation of COSMO-CLM over Italy and climate projections for the XXI century
E. Bucchignani – CMCC
13:20-13:30 / Discussion

 

 

Variability and uncertainties using CMIP5 models

23rd September 2013, 14:30 – 16:00

Chair: P. Lionello – Università del Salento / CMCC

 

14:30- 14:50 / A data-driven causality analysis for the attribution of recent global warming
A. Pasini – IIA-CNR

 

14:50- 15:10 / Reliability and skill of CMIP5 multi-model decadal hindcasts
S. Corti – ISAC-CNR

 

15:10- 15:30 / Snow depth in the “Third Pole”: how do CMIP5 models represent it?
S. Terzago – ISAC-CNR

 

15:30- 15:50 /Heavy precipitation events over the Euro-Mediterranean region in a warmer climate: results from CMIP5 models
E. Scoccimarro – INGV / CMCC

 

15:50-16:00 / Discussion

 

 

Modes of variability in the atmosphere and ocean

23rd September 2013, 16:30 – 18:00

Chair: S. Corti – ISAC-CNR

 

16:30- 16:50 / Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on winter precipitation in the Hindu-Kush Karakoram
L. Filippi – ISAC-CNR

 

16:50- 17:10 / Atmospheric Blocking and Euro-Atlantic Winter Mid-Latitude Climate Variability
P. Davini – ISAC-CNR

 

17:10- 17:30 / The temporal variability and associated spectral features of transient-eddy meridional heat transport
G. Messori – Imperial College London

 

17:30- 17:50 / The Antarctic Circumpolar Wave scenario described as a combination of interannual signals
D. Cerrone – Università di Siena

 

17:50-18:00 / Discussion

 

 

Climate processes in the Mediterranean region I

24th September 2013, 9:00 – 10:30

Chair: V. Artale – ENEA

 

9:00- 9:20 / Future storm surge distribution along the Mediterranean coast
P. Lionello – Università del Salento / CMCC

 

9:20- 9:40 / Tropical-like cyclones in the Mediterranean sea: from the case study over Salento to a combined satellite-modelling approach
M. Miglietta – ISAC-CNR

 

9:40- 10:00 / Sicily monthly high-resolution solar radiation climatologies
M. Maugeri – Università Statale di Milano

 

10:00- 10:20 / Reconstruction of long time series of monthly temperature values by statistical methods: an application to Europe and the Mediterranean region
L. Scarascia – Università del Salento

 

10:20-10:30 / Discussion

 

 

Climate processes in the Mediterranean region II

24th September 2013, 11:00 – 12:30

Chair: P. Ruti – ENEA

 

11:00- 11:20 / Daily precipitation statistics over the Po Basin: observation and post-processed RCM results
M. Turco – CMCC

 

11:20- 11:40 / Climatological characterisation of the Ora del Garda wind in the Alps
D. Zardi – Università degli studi di Trento

 

11:40- 12:00 / Continuous measurements of climate altering halogenated gases at the Italian Climate Observatory O. Vittori (ICO-OV)
M. Maione – Università Carlo BO Urbino

 

12:00- 12:20 / The myth of Scylla and Charybdis: a torrent in the Messina Strait
G. Sannino – ENEA

12:20-12:30 / Discussion