The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) and the World Climate Research Programme’s Climate and Cryosphere (WCRP CliC) project will hold a joint workshop on high-resolution climate modelling in areas of complex mountain topography, where seasonal snow and ice commonly cover the land surface.

This workshop is the first activity of the WCRP CliC project on Impacts of Changes in the Mountain Cryosphere (IC-MONTC), which addresses scientific uncertainties associated with the loss of the mountain cryosphere as anthropogenic climate change continues. We invite researchers engaged in the application and development of high-resolution (kilometer-scale) climate models over complex mountainous terrain to participate. The goals of this workshop are to assess the current status of climate modeling applied to such areas of complex terrain; identify the necessary next steps in model development and improvement; and, identify observational gaps where further data are needed for model validation.

Convener: Meghan Taylor.

Co-Conveners: Carolina Adler (MRI), Nikolina Ban, Raymond Bradley, Emily Collier, Lu Li, Paola Mercogliano, & Kristin Rasmussen.

Contributors to this workshop include Nick Pepin, who leads the MRI Elevation Dependent Climate Change (EDCC) Working Group, Sven Kotlarski, a member of the MRI EDCC Working Group, and Shawn Marshall, MRI Science Leadership Council member.

The MRI has provided funding in support of this session to ensure early-career researchers and researchers from developing countries and/or underrepresented mountain regions are able to attend.

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