18/05/2016, 16:30 — 17:30 — Room P3.10, Mathematics Building
Pedro Viterbo, IPMA, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Predicting the weather for the next week, outlook of the climate for the XXIst century
Current state of the art of weather forecasts has skill until day 6 to day 8. Nevertheless, it is possible to have reliable evolutions of the climate of the XXIst century; this apparent paradox will be explained in the presentation. Scenarios for the evolution of greenhouse gases throughout the century will be reviewed, as well as the climate impacts of each scenario. A climate portal is being finalized: a rich source of information for students, research, private and public sector, especially designed for guiding multi-decadal strategic decisions.
