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
