WORKSHOP CLIMED CGL2015-69985RAlicante, 16-05-2018

Climate variability, trends and extreme events in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula since the 16th Century inferred from proxy data and instrumental records

Research team

- José M. Cuadrat (PI1), Miguel A. Saz* (PI2), Martín de Luis, Luis A. Longares, Edurne Martínez del Castillo, Klemen Novak, Roberto Serrano, Ernesto Tejedor: University of Zaragoza (Spain), - Mariano Barriendos: University of Barcelona (Spain),- José Raventós: University of Alicante (Spain), - Fernando Sánchez-Rodrigo: University of Almería (Spain),- Jan Esper: Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany),- Jozica Gricar, Peter Prislan, Katarina Cufar: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), - Jürg Luterbacher: Justus Liebig University Giessen, (Germany).

*Correspondence: masaz@unizar.es

Scope of this meeting

The aim of this workshop is: �rst, to discuss the results and advances of the CLIMED project; second, toaddress potential studies and lines of research; and third, to evaluate the options of obtaining nationaland European funding.

Invited researchers

- Prof. Dr. Jorge Olcina. Department of Geography, University of Alicante.- Prof. Dr. Armando Alberola. Department of Medieval History, Modern History and Sciences.- Prof. Dr. Cayetano Mas. Department of Medieval History, Modern History and Sciences.- Dr. Salvador Gil. Department of Geography, University of Alicante/ University of Murcia.

Location Sede Universitaria de la Ciudad de Alicante (Av. Ramón y Cajal 4, Alicante)

ScheduleMay the 16th, 08:30 - 20:00May the 17th, 10:00 - 18:00

Program Day 16

Morning session: Analysis of past climate, recent climate trends and impacts on forest systems. State of art

8.30 – 9.00: Reception of the participants in the ‘Sede Universitaria de la Ciudad de Alicante’ (Av. Ramón y Cajal 4, Alicante)

9.15: Workshop presentation by Prof. Dr. Jorge Olcina Cantos (University of Alicante).

9.30: Report presentation ‘Climate variability, trends and extreme events in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula since the 16th Century inferred from proxy data and instrumental records’. Speaker: Prof. Dr. José M. Cuadrat Prats, University of Zaragoza and PI of the CLIMED (CGL2015-69985R) Project.

10.00: Gridded observational datasets at high resolution for Spain: Precipitation and temperature. Speaker: Dr. Roberto Serrano Notivoli. Research engineer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center & UNIZAR.

10.30: Advances in climate reconstructions in the Mediterranean Iberian Peninsula using dendrochronological records and historical documents. Speaker: Dr. Ernesto Tejedor Vargas. Postdoctoral research. University of Zaragoza.

11.00 – 11.30. Co�ee break.

11.30: Understanding the impacts of past climatic extremes on societies and natural ecosystems through historical documents. Speaker: Dr. Mariano Barriendos Vallvé.University of Barcelona.

12.00: Impacts of climate on Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Speaker: Dr. Martín de Luis Arrillaga. University of Zaragoza

12.30 – 13.30: Discussion.

14.00 – 16.00. Lunch.

16.00: New methodologies for the statistical analysis of the propluvia rogation series in the Mediterranean Basin. Speaker: Dr. Salvador Gil. University of Murcia/ University of Alicante.

16.30: Early meteorological data in southern Spain: a contribution to CLIMED. Speaker: Dr. Fernando S. Rodrigo. University of Almeria.

17.00: Recent advances in climate reconstructions in the Mediterranean basin. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jan Esper. Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany).

17.30: Frontiers in paleoclimatic reconstructions: Atmospheric synoptic patterns and historical documents. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jürg Luterbacher: Justus Liebig University Giessen (Germany).

18.00: Hidden dendrochronology: ancient woods, archaeological sites and historical buildings. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Katarina Cufar: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).

18:30– 19:00: Co�ee break.

18.30 – 20.00: Creation of new networks and potential funding sources. Speakers: Dr. Martín de Luis Arrillaga and Dr. Miguel A. Saz Sánchez. University of Zaragoza.

21.00: Dinner.

Afternoon session: New challenges and possibilities: strategies for joint work

Program Day 17

10.00 - 18.00: Field excursion to Tabarca.