[en] The CORDEX.be project created the foundations for Belgian climate services by producing high-resolution Belgian climate information that (a) incorporates the expertise of the different Belgian climate modeling groups and that (b) is consistent with the outcomes of the international CORDEX (“COordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment”) project. The key practical tasks for the project were the coordination of activities among different Belgian climate groups, fostering the links to specific international initiatives and the creation of a stakeholder dialogue. Scientifically, the CORDEX.be project contributed to the EURO-CORDEX project, created a small ensemble of High-Resolution (H-Res) future projections over Belgium at convection-permitting resolutions and coupled these to seven Local Impact Models. Several impact studies have been carried out. The project also addressed some aspects of climate change uncertainties. The interactions and feedback from the stakeholder dialogue led to different practical applications at the Belgian national level
Research center :
Sphères - SPHERES
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Termonia, Piet; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
Van Schaeybroeck, Bert; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
De Cruz, Lesley; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
De Troch, Rozemien; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
Caluwaerts, Steven; Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Physics and Astronomy
Giot, Olivier; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
Hamdi, Rafiq; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
Vannitsem, Stéphane; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
Duchêne, François; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM
Willems, Patrick; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Department Civil Engineering > Hydraulics Division
Tabari, Hossein; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Departement Civil Engineering > Hydraulics Division
Van Uytven, Els; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Department Civil Engineering > Hydraulics Division
Hosseinzadehtalaei, Parisa; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Department Civil Engineering > Hydraulics Division
Van Lipzig, Nicole; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wouters, Hendrik; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Vanden Broucke, Sam; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
van Ypersele, Jean-Pascal; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Earth and Life Institute > Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research
Marbaix, Philippe; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Earth and Life institute > Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research
Villaunueva-Birriel, Cecille
Fettweis, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
Wyard, Coraline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
Scholzen, Chloé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
Doutreloup, Sébastien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
De Ridder, Koen; Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek - VITO
Gobbin, Anne; Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek - VITO
Lauwaet, Dirk; Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek - VITO
Stavrakou, Trissevgeni; Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy > Department of Atmospheric Composition
Bauwens, Maite; Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy > Department of Atmospheric Composition
Müller, Jean-François; oyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy > Department of Atmospheric Composition
Luyten, Patrick; Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique > Operational Directorate Natural Environment
Ponsar, Stéphanie; Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique > Operational Directorate Natural Environment
Van den Eynde, Dries; Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique > Operational Directorate Natural Environment
Pottiaux, Eric; Observatoire Royal de Belgique - ORB > Operational Direction “Reference Systems and Planetology”
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