| "Extremes" |
| Outline |
| "Very wide range of space..." |
| Slide 4 |
| Simple indices |
| Indices approach is attractive for practical reasons - basis for ETCCDI strategy |
| Regional workshops – 2002-2005 |
| Slide 8 |
| Some simple indices not so simple É |
| Annual extremes |
| Annual extremes |
| Observational data rather messy |
| Slide 13 |
| 20-yr 24-hr PCP extremes – current climate |
| Projected waiting time for
current climate 20-yr 24-hr PCP event |
| Slide 16 |
| Multiple extremes per year |
| Using spatial information |
| Isolated, very extreme events |
| Surface temperature extremes |
| Slide 21 |
| Summary |
| The End |