Climate and Cryosphere Project CliC

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Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC) Activities
in Asia Pacific-Arctic Group Arctic Science
Summit Week 2008 Syktyvkar, Komi Republic,
Russia Dr Vladimir Ryabinin World Climate
Research Programme
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Countries Where Cryosphere Occurs
100 countries identified with cryospheric
components. Cryosphere truly is global
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now we have a special chapter in the IPCC Fourth
Assessment!
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Potentially impacted areas
Most directly impacted areas
Cryosphere in central Asia
Headwaters of major rivers in Asia
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• Altay
• West Tianshan
• Pamir
• K2
• West Himilayas
• Central Himilayas
• East Himilayas
• Mekong

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Eight headwater regions suggested for coordinated
study
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Workshop on Large-scale Hydrometeorology of Asian
Cryosphere May 17-19, 2007, Yokohama, Japan
40 Participants from Canada, China, India, Japan,
Mongolia, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, USA
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The 2nd Asia CliC Symposium, Oct. 22-26, 2007,
Lanzhou, China
148 Participants from China, India, Japan, Korea,
Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Russia,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, UK, Uzbekistan, USA
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Asia-CliC Regional Group

• Scientists from over a dozen Asian countries to
  provide a leading role in coordinating
  cryospheric research in Asia.
• Through regional workshops and conferences,
  concrete actions have been initiated to support
  determination of the state and fate of the Asian
  cryosphere.
• Development of cryosphere datasets including
  data rescue is a high priority
• Co-operation has begun to create an Asia-Region
  snow-cover data-archive.
• This is the first opportunity for scientists from
  the different countries to come together to learn
  what each is doing and plan how they can work
  together to create a cohesive picture for the
  region
• An Asia-CliC Committee and SSG are being
  finalized to oversee the regional program.
• This model will lead to the formation of other
  regional groups, such as in South America.