Primary Convener:
Michael Cecil, University of Maryland College Park

Convener:
Weston Anderson, University of Maryland College Park
Abby Frazier, Clark University
Zhiying Li, Indiana University Bloomington

Chair:
Michael Cecil, University of Maryland College Park
Weston Anderson, University of Maryland, College Park
Abby Frazier, Univ Hawaii Manoa
Zhiying Li, Dartmouth College

Many systems and services that rely on climate information were created for a stable climate. However, in a nonstationary climate, these applications face problems that include, but are not limited to, appropriately defining a baseline “normal”, evaluating the likely evolution of extreme values, and evaluating model assumptions and parameterizations. Examples of applications facing these challenges include insurance and risk management, drought monitoring, flood risk and water resource management, bridge and building design standards, agricultural impacts, and wildfire and ecosystem management. We welcome contributions focusing on (1) improving our scientific understanding of climate nonstationarity, including changes in seasonal forecasts, teleconnection stability, compound event dynamics, and extreme event definitions (e.g., heatwaves, droughts) (2) how nonstationary climates affect people, ecosystems, infrastructure, or policies, and (3) technical approaches to assessing or adapting existing systems and decision frameworks for resilience under nonstationary conditions.

Index Terms
1616 Climate variability
1807 Climate impacts
4313 Extreme events
4328 Risk

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
SY - Science and Society
H - Hydrology

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering