1. Climate change research & a focus on traffic infrastructure(I)
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2. Comments on the climate system & processes
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Comments on the climate system & processes
The climate system of the Earth is made up by components

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There are physical processes within these components and inbetween themand they run on very different spatio-temporal scales

4. There are external forcings and there is internal variability
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There are external forcings and there is internal variability

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6. The pysical properties of the components are different
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The pysical properties of the components are different

7. Comments on Weather and Climate
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Comments on Weather and Climate
Climate is the statistics of the weather

8. Comments on the modelling of the system
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Comments on the modelling of the system
There is the modelling of weather (focussing on some days ahead) and the modelling of climate (decades ahead)

9. Comments on the past observed climate in Europe
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Comments on the past observed climate in Europe
Central Europe shows a temperature increase that is twice as large as the one of the Northern Hemisphere

10. Comments on ‘if – then’ problems
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Comments on ‘if – then’ problems
There is no way to tell how many Europeans will travel to which places in the world to enjoy their winter or summer holidays

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A world of rapid economic growth and rapid
introduction of new and more efficient technology.
A very heterogeneous world with an emphasis on
family values and local traditions.
A world of “dematerialization” and introduction of
clean technologies.
A world with an emphasis on local solutions to
economic and environmental sustainability.
“ business as usual ” scenario (1992). A1 A2 B1 B2
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“SRES” Scenarios SRES = IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
IPCC, 2001

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‘if-then’: global, projections of future temperature, different scenarios and different periods

14. ‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the near future)
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‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the near future)

15. ‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the farther future)
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‘if-then’ – future projections for Europe (A1B for the farther future)

16. ‘if-then’ for the near future in Austria (IS92)
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‘if-then’ for the near future in Austria (IS92)

17. ‘if-then’ for Vienna (A1B, A2)
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‘if-then’ for Vienna (A1B, A2)

18. ‘if-then’ for the vegetation
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‘if-then’ for the vegetation
Past and two scenarios

19. Thanks to our partners for their attention and cooperation!
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Thanks to our partners for their attention and cooperation!