1. A Europe--South America network for climate change assessment and impact studies
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Boulanger, Jean-Philippe, Brasseur, G., Carril, Andrea Fabiana, de Castro, Manuel, Degallier, Nicolas, Ereno, Carlos, Le Treut, H., Marengo, Jose Antonio, Menendez, Claudio Guillermo, Nunez, Mario Nestor, Penalba, Olga C., Rolla, Alfredo Luis, Rusticucci, Matilde, and Terra, Rafael
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Atmospheric research -- Methods ,Global temperature changes -- Observations ,Earth sciences - Abstract
Byline: Jean-Philippe Boulanger (1), G. Brasseur (2), Andrea Fabiana Carril (3), Manuel de Castro (4), Nicolas Degallier (1), Carlos Ereno (5), H. Le Treut (6), Jose Antonio Marengo (7), Claudio Guillermo Menendez (3), Mario Nestor Nunez (3), Olga C. Penalba (5), Alfredo Luis Rolla (3), Matilde Rusticucci (5), Rafael Terra (8) Abstract: The goal of the CLARIS project was to build an integrated European--South American network dedicated to promote common research strategies to observe and predict climate changes and their consequent socio-economic impacts taking into account the climate and societal peculiarities of South America. Reaching that goal placed the present network as a privileged advisor to contribute to the design of adaptation strategies in a region strongly affected by and dependent on climate variability (e.g. agriculture, health, hydro-electricity). Building the CLARIS network required fulfilling the following three objectives: (1) The first objective of CLARIS was to set up and favour the technical transfer and expertise in earth system and regional climate modelling between Europe and South America together with the providing of a list of climate data (observed and simulated) required for model validations (2) The second objective of CLARIS was to facilitate the exchange of observed and simulated climate data between the climate research groups and to create a South American high-quality climate database for studies in extreme events and long-term climate trends (3) Finally, the third objective of CLARIS was to strengthen the communication between climate researchers and stakeholders, and to demonstrate the feasibility of using climate information in the decision-making process. Author Affiliation: (1) LOCEAN, UMR CNRS/IRD/UPMC, Tour 45-55/Etage 4/Case 100, UPMC, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris Cedex 05, 75252, France (2) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory (ESSL), P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, 80307, USA (3) CONICET, CIMA.Pabellon 2, Piso 2, Ciudad Universitaria, (1428), Buenos Aires, Argentina (4) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Carlos III, 21., 45071, Toledo, Spain (5) Depto Ciencias de la Atmosfera y los Oceanos-UBA, Intendente Guiraldes 2160, Pab II, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (6) Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique, Institut-Pierre-Simon-Laplace et Ecole Doctorale 'Sciences de l'Environnement en Ile de France', Paris, France (7) Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais INPE, Rodovia Dutra Km 40, 12630 000, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brasil (8) IMFIA, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de la Republica, Julio Herrera y Reissig 565, Montevideo, Uruguay Article History: Registration Date: 17/09/2009 Received Date: 23/06/2008 Accepted Date: 03/08/2009 Online Date: 14/11/2009
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