Conveners
TDM6 - Impacts of climate change on ground-based measurements: Testimonies
- Maxime Grandin (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland)
- Aurelie Marchaudon (IRAP, University of Toulouse)
- Veronique Delouille (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Description
There is growing evidence for climate change to have a significant impact on ground-based observations of space weather and space climate, especially in high-latitude regions. The list of impacts includes long-term atmospheric changes affecting radio wave propagation, more extreme weather events that can disrupt observations, thawing of the permafrost affecting the stability of observatories, changes in cloud cover hindering optical observations, and more.
While some of these impacts have been documented, most remain largely unknown or are rarely mentioned. This TDM, which is organised by the E-SWAN Sustainability Working Group, aims at sharing some examples but also, and foremost, collecting testimonies from the audience. Our objective is to raise awareness of these impacts and pave the way for a document that could provide a global view of the numerous (and often unsuspected) consequences of climate change on scientific activities.
The format will be that of a panel forum, targeting all users of infrastructure, especially in high-latitude regions.
