IPCC Workshop on Changes in Extreme Weather and Climate

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

2003

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 Temperature (BG1)

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Utilization of monthly mean data for assessment of extremes

2.3 Changes in the seasonal cycle

2.4 The influence of circulation variations on extremes

2.5 Complex extreme events

2.6 Scales of interest

2.7 Coordination of regional analyses of extremes

2.8 Interactions with other IPCC Working Groups

2.9 General data considerations

2.10 Summary of recommendations

3 Precipitation (BG2)

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Gaps in IPCC TAR

3.3 Recommendations

3.3.1 Research recommendations

3.3.2 Specific precipitation recommendations

3.3.3 General recommendations

4 Tropical cyclones (BG3)

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Gaps in existing knowledge

4.3 Research needed to fill those gaps

5 Extra-tropical cyclones (BG4)

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Observations & palaeo-tempestology

5.3 Methodologies

5.4 Modelling

5.5 Processes

5.6 Impacts

6 Small-scale Severe Weather Phenomena (SCSWP) (BG5)

6.1 IPCC discussion to date

6.2 Addressing the problem for the Forth Assessment Report

6.3 General recommendations

6.4 Phenomena-specific recommendations

7 Statistical methods for extreme weather and climate events (BG6)

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Gaps

7.3 Research needs

7.4 Recommendations

8 WMO Region I – Africa (BG7)

9 WMO Region II – Asia (BG8)

10 WMO Region III – South America (BG9)

11 WMO Region IV – Central and North America (BG10)

12 WMO Region V – Australasia and South Pacific (BG11)

13 WMO Region VI – Europe (BG12)

14 Acknowledgements

Annex A: Speeches given at the opening ceremony

Annex B: Scoping paper

Annex C: Workshop programme

Annex D: Abstracts

Annex E: Breakout Groups – Background information

Annex F: Participants list

Annex G: Acronyms and Abbreviations