Oral Programme Topic 2

Topic 2

Climate Change Impacts on Mediterranean Storms
Conveners: Nikos Hatzianastassiou , Silas Michaelides 
Oral Programme
 / Wed, 01 Sep, 09:30–11:15  / Room Odysseus
Poster Programme
 / Attendance Wed, 01 Sep, 12:45–13:15  / Poster Area

Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Room Odysseus
Chairperson: P. Alpert, N. Hatzianastassiou, S. Michaelides
09:30–09:45
Plinius12-81
Separating regional vs. local climatic effects:Example with the Dead-Sea evaporation
P. Alpert and H. Shafir
09:45–10:00
Plinius12-102
Synoptic conditions favouring the occurrence of strong aerosol episodes over the broader Mediterranean basin
A. Gkikas, E.E. Houssos, A. Bartzokas, and N. Hatzianastassiou
10:00–10:15
Plinius12-13
Impacts of the NAO on atmospheric pollution in the Mediterranean Basin
U. Dayan
10:15–10:30
Plinius12-85
Inter-annual variability of winter convective precipitation in south-eastern Europe and its connection to middle tropospheric circulation
C. J. Lolis
10:30–10:45
Plinius12-72
Do global circulation patterns change?
M. Bittner and S. Wüst
10:45–11:00
Plinius12-3
Seasonal precipitation changes in Western Mediterranean areas from 1945 to 2005
J. C. Gonzalez-Hidalgo, M Brunetti, L.A Longares, J Martin-Vide, and M de Luis
11:00–11:15
Plinius12-52
The role of the North-Sea Caspian Pattern (NCP) on temperature variability in Europe and the Mediterranean
H. Kutiel and M Brunetti