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12-04-2023
Challenge the future
DelftUniversity ofTechnology
TU Delft Climate Instituteoverview
Herman Russchenberg
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Global warming
Video op http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHZzACcYJRo
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Global warming: past and future?
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Level of understanding
Warming effectCooling effect
1750-2005
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Forcings, feedbacks, consequences
WeatherSea levelPublic healthAgricultureInfrastructuresSafetyFoodEconomy
e.g. greenhouse gases, aerosols
e.g. water vapour, melted ice,clouds
e.g. clouds
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Global warming: state of the art (1)
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Global warming: state of the art (2)
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Uncertainties
Understanding
• Sub-grid processes
• Long term observations
• Feedbacks and forcings
Consequences
• Mitigation
• Adaptation
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TU Delft Climate Institute
Focus
• Observation of climate-relevant geo-physical parameters: needs, methods and technologies
• Understanding of climate-relevant geo-physical processes: experiment, modeling, parameterization and simulation
• Policy, adaptation and mitigation models and methods based on climate knowledge.
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Faculty Disciplines
Aerospace Engineering earth system observation, climate-related satellite missions, data retrieval, validation & calibration, atmospheric observatories, mass transport, sea level
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics andComputer Science
sensor technology, (interactive) visualization, data bases, computational mathematics, modeling, data assimilation
Civil Engineering and Geophysics water management, hydrology, earth and atmospheric science, earth observation, fluid dynamics, geology
Applied Physics aerosol physics, bio-technology, multi-scale physics, space technology
Mechanical and Maritime Engineering Fluid dynamics, air quality
Architecture climate-adaptive architecture, climate resilient cities, geomatics
Technology, Policy and Management complex systems, climate ethics, climate policy
The Delft landscape
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Governance structure and collaborations
• Campus network organization, hosted by the Department Geosciences and Remote Sensing
• Small progam office
3TU Data Centre• Since many activities will deal with observation,
simulations and data, close collaboration with the 3TU Data Centre is foreseen.
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TU Delft Climate Instituteactivities
• Initiate joint, inter-facultary research programs with
national and international partners
• Define national observation/infrastructure programs
• Deploy academic activities like seminars, workshops, debates, lecture series
• Invite renowned guest scientists for a stay at Delft
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2012 themes
• Extreme weather and the city
• Clouds, aerosols and radiation
• Mass transport and sea level rise
• Climate information and policy
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Program for today
14:00 – 16:30 Scientific Programme
14:00 – 15:15 Presentations on selected themes of the TU Delft Climate Institute: Prof. Herman Russchenberg – Overview TU Delft Climate Institute Dr. Marie Claire ten Veldhuis – Extreme weather and the city Prof. Harm Jonker – Clouds and climate Dr. Bert Vermeersen –Sea level rise Dr. Andrew Bollinger – Climate policy
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30
Panel discussion: Challenges in climate science and policy Dr. Appy Sluijs (Utrecht University) Prof. Bram Bregman (Radboud University, KNMI) Prof. Bart van den Hurk (IMAU, KNMI)
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Panel discussion
• How anthropogenic is global warming?
• Which topic should have the highest priority in climate research?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of climate research in The Netherlands?
• Is energy policy the same as climate policy?
• How should the scientific community participate in the public debate?