| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Scope | Scope |
| Process Studies |
| Causes of Change |
| Impact of Change |
| Vulnerability to Change |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Meteorology |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Air Pollution |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Precipitation / Runoff |
| Topic Cryosphere | Cryosphere |
| Glaciers |
| Permafrost / Solifluction |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Carbon Cycle |
| Life Cycle |
| Topic Technology | Technology |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Topic Risk and Disaster Management |
| Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
| Prevention of Risks and Natural Hazards |
| Fundamental Knowledge |
| Rescue |
| Spatial Zones | Spatial Zones |
| Mountain / Highland |
| Lowland |
| Coastal Zone |
| Spatial Scale | Spatial Scale |
| Global / Hemispheric |
| Continental |
| Regional |
| National / Cultural |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Past |
| Recent / Today |
| Future |
| Statistical Focus | Statistical Focus |
| Extreme Events |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Methods | Method |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Modeling |
| Applied Research / Technology |