Thirtieth MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM (ON-LINE)
Oct 15 - Nov 26, 2019
MedCOF-13 comprises 3 steps. The first one has been devoted to verification of the MedCOF-12 summer forecast; the second one to the assessment of current state of climate and, finally, the third one to the building of consensus statements. There will also be a preCOF on-line session mostly to communicate current status of projects and initiatives relevant for the MedCOF community on day 21.
In every step, all communications have gone through the forum tool: http://medcoforum.aemet.es.
Pre-COF programme:
Date: 21st November 2019
- Ernesto Rodríguez-Camino (AEMET, Spain):
- Stefano Materia (CMCC, Italy):
- Louis-Philippe Caron (BSC, Spain):
- Flore Tocquer (Météo-France, France):
- Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO, Switzerland):
STEP-1: Verification of summer 19 seasonal forecast
Editors: P. Bissolli and R. Selmi (also moderators)
Deadlines:
- Fri 25th October National verification reports posted on the forum
- Mon 4th November First draft compilation posted on the forum
- Mon 4th – Mon 11th November Discussion
- Tue 12th November Second draft compilation ready for adoption
Click here to download the Final Assessment of MedCOF12 Climate Outlook for summer season 2019.
STEP-2: Assessment of the current state of climate
Editors: C. Viel, P. Bissolli and R. Selmi (also moderators)
Deadlines:
- Mon 11th November: Monitoring contributions from participants (all, on voluntary basis)
- Tue 12th November: First draft for the current state of climate
- Tue 12th – Fri 15th November: Discussion
- Fri 15th November: Second draft
- Fri 15th – Tue 19th November: Discussion
- Wed 20th November: Final document ready for adoption
Click here to download the summary document for step 2 based on the working reports produced by RAI NA RCC-CM, RAVI RCC-CM and RAVI RCC-LRF.
STEP-3: Building of the consensus statement
Editors: C. Viel, W. Badi, E. Rodríguez
Deadlines:
- Tue 19th November: Reports from RCCs (C. Viel, W. Badi, GPC contributors)
- Wed 20th November: First draft consensus
- Thu 21st – Fri 22nd November: Discussion
- Fri 22nd November: Second draft consensus
- Fri 22nd – Mon 25th (at noon) November: Discussion
- Mon 25th November: Final document ready for adoption
- Tue 26th November: Webex and adoption of STEP1, 2 and 3 documents
Click here to download the Consensus Statement MedCOF-13 for winter season 2019/20.