Interdisciplinary Workshop

Effects of climate change: coastal systems, policy implications, and the role of statistics

Course March 16-17, and Workshop March 18-20 2009

Program:

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DayTimeSpeakerTitle
Monday16.00-...Eric GillelandStatistical software
Tuesday09.00-18.00Eric GillelandContinued
  18.00-...Getting together 
Wednesday09.00 - 12.20 Introduction  
Andreas Sterl Hot temperatures and storm surges: Modelling the change of climate extremes, Abstract
Myles AllenQuantifying and presenting uncertainty in the attribution and prediction of climate change, Abstract
Poster introduction 
12.30-13.45 Lunch  
14.00 - 17.00 Rick Katz Improving the treatment of extremes in the generation of climate change scenarios, Abstract
Peter GuttorpLooking for climate change signals in extreme temperatures, Abstract
Hans Hansson Coastal flooding and erosion - documented trends and possible impacts from climate change, Abstract
Jaak MonbaliuNatural and anthropogenic influence on sediment dynamics in the Belgian coastal zone. Can they be separated and what are the policy implications in a changing climate? Abstract
17.00-18.00 Posters with "Beer" 
Thursday09.00 - 12.20 Richard Smith Extreme precipitation trends over the continental United States
Johan Lindström Estimation of non-stationary fields, applied to seabed data, Abstract
Gaute StorhaugIACS URS11 defines the dimensioning wave load for ship design - but what does it mean from a statistical point of view? Abstract
Poster introduction 
12.300-13.45 Lunch  
14.00 - 17.00 Judith WolfWave climate changes on the NW European shelf from model downscaling, Abstract
Erik KjellströmChanges in northern European wind climate: climate models and observational data, Abstract
Ulrika Roupé Coastal hazards management - a clima change challenge, Abstract
Fredrik GröndahlSustainable use of Baltic Sea natural resources based on ecological engineering and biogas production, Abstract
17.00-18.00 Posters 
20.00-...Dinner 
Friday09.00 - 12.20 Dries Van den EyndeEvaluation of climate change impacts and adaption responses for marine activities,
Jens Würgler HansenEffects and indicators of climate change in Danish coastal waters, Abstract
Tomas TorsvikShip wakes in Tallinn bay: experimental and numerical study, Abstract
Bo RannebyProbabilistic classifiers using NN-balls, Abstract
Tony DolphinBLINKS: Beach LINKs to Sandbanks - Sandbanks, shorelines and coastal photography
12.30-13.45 Lunch  
14.00 - 17.00 Charmaine DeanLooking for climate change signals in the Canadian forest fire ignition record, Abstract
Paul Whitfield Floods in future climates - process and statistical issues, Abstract
Discussion and conclusion
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