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Comments on the climate system & processes CliPDaR Comments on the climate system & processes The climate system of the Earth is made up by components

CliPDaR There are physical processes within these components and inbetween themand they run on very different spatio-temporal scales

There are external forcings and there is internal variability CliPDaR There are external forcings and there is internal variability

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The pysical properties of the components are different CliPDaR The pysical properties of the components are different

Comments on Weather and Climate CliPDaR Comments on Weather and Climate Climate is the statistics of the weather

Comments on the modelling of the system CliPDaR Comments on the modelling of the system There is the modelling of weather (focussing on some days ahead) and the modelling of climate (decades ahead)

Comments on the past observed climate in Europe CliPDaR Comments on the past observed climate in Europe Central Europe shows a temperature increase that is twice as large as the one of the Northern Hemisphere

Comments on ‘if – then’ problems CliPDaR Comments on ‘if – then’ problems There is no way to tell how many Europeans will travel to which places in the world to enjoy their winter or summer holidays

CliPDaR A world of rapid economic growth and rapid introduction of new and more efficient technology. A very heterogeneous world with an emphasis on family values and local traditions. A world of “dematerialization” and introduction of clean technologies. A world with an emphasis on local solutions to economic and environmental sustainability. “ business as usual ” scenario (1992). A1 A2 B1 B2 IS92a “SRES” Scenarios SRES = IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios IPCC, 2001

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CliPDaR ‘if-then’: global, projections of future temperature, different scenarios and different periods

‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the near future) CliPDaR ‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the near future)

‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the farther future) CliPDaR ‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the farther future)

‘if-then’ for the near future in Austria (IS92) CliPDaR ‘if-then’ for the near future in Austria (IS92)

‘if-then’ for Vienna (A1B, A2) CliPDaR ‘if-then’ for Vienna (A1B, A2)

‘if-then’ for the vegetation CliPDaR ‘if-then’ for the vegetation Past and two scenarios

Thanks to our partners for their attention and cooperation! CliPDaR Thanks to our partners for their attention and cooperation!