The CORDEX.be initiative as a foundation for climate services in Belgium ■
Piet Termonia, Piet Termonia, Piet Termonia, Bert Van Schaeybroeck, Bert Van Schaeybroeck, Bert Van Schaeybroeck,
Lesley De Cruz,
Lesley De Cruz,
Lesley De Cruz, Rozemien De Troch, Rozemien De Troch, Rozemien De Troch, Steven Caluwaerts, Steven Caluwaerts, Steven Caluwaerts, Olivier Giot, Olivier Giot, Olivier Giot, Rafiq Hamdi, Rafiq Hamdi, Rafiq Hamdi, Stéphane Vannitsem, Stéphane Vannitsem, Stéphane Vannitsem, François Duchêne, François Duchêne, François Duchêne, Patrick Willems, Patrick Willems, Patrick Willems, Hossein Tabari, Hossein Tabari, Hossein Tabari, Els Van Uytven, Els Van Uytven, Els Van Uytven, Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei, Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei, Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei, Nicole Van Lipzig, Nicole Van Lipzig, Nicole Van Lipzig, Hendrik Wouters, Hendrik Wouters, Hendrik Wouters, Sam Vanden Broucke, Sam Vanden Broucke, Sam Vanden Broucke, Jean-Pascall Van Ypersele, Jean-Pascall Van Ypersele, Jean-Pascall Van Ypersele, Philippe Marbaix, Philippe Marbaix, Philippe Marbaix, Cecille Villanueva-Birriel, Cecille Villanueva-Birriel, Cecille Villanueva-Birriel, Xavier Fettweis, Xavier Fettweis, Xavier Fettweis, Coraline Wyard, Coraline Wyard, Coraline Wyard, Chloé Scholzen, Chloé Scholzen, Chloé Scholzen, Sébastien Doutreloup, Sébastien Doutreloup, Sébastien Doutreloup, Koen De Ridder, Koen De Ridder, Koen De Ridder, Anne Gobin, Anne Gobin, Anne Gobin, Dirk Lauwaet, Dirk Lauwaet, Dirk Lauwaet, Trissevgeni Stavrakou, Trissevgeni Stavrakou, Trissevgeni Stavrakou, Maite Bauwens, Maite Bauwens, Maite Bauwens, Jean-François Müller, Jean-François Müller, Jean-François Müller, Patrick Luyten, Patrick Luyten, Patrick Luyten, Stéphanie Ponsar, Stéphanie Ponsar, Stéphanie Ponsar, Dries Van den Eynde, Dries Van den Eynde, Dries Van den Eynde, Eric Pottiaux, Eric Pottiaux, Eric Pottiaux
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.