Conference on Mediterranean storms, Nicosia, Cyprus

The 10th Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 22 to 24 September.

Its objective is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the present state of knowledge as well as the necessary advances in research and application disciplines related to Mediterranean storms, such as: the nature and physical processes of these extreme events; expected changes in relationship to predicted climate changes; advanced techniques to observe, monitor and forecast these storms; their relationships to coupled surface processes and effects, with particular emphasis on damaging floods and landslides; and finally the socio-economical implications of these storms.

In keeping with these more general issues, the conference's session will address 12 more specific topics:
- climate change and extreme events;
- storm processes;
- mesoscale modelling;
- remote sensing
- 'nowcasting';
- operational meteorological forecasting;
- rainfall downscaling;
- soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions;
- hydrological processes;
- operational hydrological forecasting
- prediction and effects of rainfall-induced landslides;
- societal impacts and responses.

During the conference, two prizes will be awarded to the best contribution (either oral or poster) presented by young researchers. The goal of this prize is to foster innovative research on the understanding and prediction of Mediterranean storms and their ground effects.For further information, please visit:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/plinius10/index.html(opens in new window)