High-resolution climate modeling in mountainous regions

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.