The Regional Climate Change Hyper-Matrix Framework

The accurate assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on societies and ecosystems requires regional and local-scale climate change information. This assessment is critical for the development of local, national, and international policies to mitigate and adapt to the threat of climate change. Characterizing uncertainties in regional climate change projections (RCCPs) is therefore crucial for making informed decisions based on quantitative risk analysis. However, information about fine-scale climate change and associated uncertainties is lacking due to the absence of a coordinating framework to improve the characterization of such uncertainties. Here we propose the inception of such a framework.