DRIAS: a step toward Climate Services in France
DRIAS (Providing access to Data on French Regionalized climate scenarios and Impacts on the environment and Adaptation of Societies) is a 2-yr project (2010–2012). It is funded by the GICC (Management and Impact of Climate Change) program of the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Deve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Advances in Science and Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.adv-sci-res.net/6/179/2011/asr-6-179-2011.pdf |
| Summary: | DRIAS (Providing access to Data on French Regionalized climate scenarios and
Impacts on the environment and Adaptation of Societies) is a 2-yr project
(2010–2012). It is funded by the GICC (Management and Impact of Climate
Change) program of the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development,
Transportation, and Housing (MEDDTL). DRIAS is to provide easy access to
French regional climate data and products in order to facilitate mitigation and
adaptation studies. The DRIAS project focuses on existing French regional
climate projections obtained from national modelling groups such as: IPSL,
CERFACS, and CNRM. It is more than a data server, it also delivers all kinds
of climate information from numerical data to tailored climate products.
Moreover, guidance is to be provided to end-users in order to promote best practices
and know-how. Whilst the project is coordinated by the Department of
Climatology at Météo-France, a multidisciplinary group of users and
stakeholders at large concerned by climate change issues is also involved
with the project. The ultimate goal will be to identify societal needs,
validate the decision making processes, and thus facilitate exchanges
between producers and practitioners. Key results from the DRIAS project will
contribute to the implementation of French Climate Services. |
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| ISSN: | 1992-0628 1992-0636 |