About this Research Topic
Climate projection downscaling applied to coastal regions is a challenge for many of the world’s ocean-land nexus areas. This may indicate a need to introduce processes at local scales, the likes of which are seldom considered in global model projections. Furthermore, this exercise is computationally expensive, and extensive calibration and validation of models is required to reproduce realistic dynamics over a historical period. This information is believed to be necessary to compute climate hazard and impact indicators for adaptation planning in ocean coastal areas. In this Research Topic, we seek to show the results of climate downscaling and monitoring for the calibration and validation of the coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea.
The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed basin in the northeastern Mediterranean Sea. Its coastal areas are vulnerable to climate change due to its specific mid-latitude climate, as well as intense resource exploitation activities. Current IPCC information is not sufficient for coastal management and adaptation plans, which require higher resolution and specific indicators, fit to the coastal user needs. In the AdriaCLIM project, an attempt has been carried out to dynamically downscale current large-scale climate projection information, and this Research Topic will show the suite of numerical models used to do this together with the validation and calibration methods developed. The information produced was used to develop climate indicators for different coastal stretches, to show the local significance of climate anomalies and climate change impacts.
Specific topics of interest are:
• Multidisciplinary climate observation analysis
• Deterministic and ensemble regional climate downscaling methods
• Coastal projections downscaling
• Climate trends in sea level, river runoff and waves for the Adriatic Sea
• Marine biogeochemistry climate downscaling
• Atmosphere, hydrology and ocean hazards and impact indicators
The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed basin in the northeastern Mediterranean Sea. Its coastal areas are vulnerable to climate change due to its specific mid-latitude climate, as well as intense resource exploitation activities. Current IPCC information is not sufficient for coastal management and adaptation plans, which require higher resolution and specific indicators, fit to the coastal user needs. In the AdriaCLIM project, an attempt has been carried out to dynamically downscale current large-scale climate projection information, and this Research Topic will show the suite of numerical models used to do this together with the validation and calibration methods developed. The information produced was used to develop climate indicators for different coastal stretches, to show the local significance of climate anomalies and climate change impacts.
Specific topics of interest are:
• Multidisciplinary climate observation analysis
• Deterministic and ensemble regional climate downscaling methods
• Coastal projections downscaling
• Climate trends in sea level, river runoff and waves for the Adriatic Sea
• Marine biogeochemistry climate downscaling
• Atmosphere, hydrology and ocean hazards and impact indicators
Keywords: climate observation, climate downscaling, coastal projections, marine biogeochemistry, ocean hazards
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