Accelerated Warming at High Elevations: Evidence, Processes, and Future Projections

There will be a special session on "Accelerated Warming at High Elevations: Evidence, Processes, and Future Projections" at the Fall 2013 AGU Meeting in San Francisco (A002 in Atmospheric Sciences). 

Deadline for abstract submissions is August 6.

Are mountain regions warming faster than their lower elevation counterparts, and within mountains, is the warming rate dependent on elevation? Because high-elevation regions are important for water resources, ecosystem services, recreation, etc., it is critical to address these questions. We invite both observational and model studies that find evidence to support or refute differential warming rates in mountains, both in recent decades, and in the future. These include studies on the adequacy of observations, analytical techniques, climate model simulations, investigation of physical processes that are relevant to these questions, and studies which integrate different data types or contrasting regions.

http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/scientific-program/session-search/sessions/a002-accelerated-warming-at-high-elevations-evidence-processes-and-future-projections-2/