Richard Davy and Stephen Outten (NERSC) published an article in the Journal of Climate, titled “The Arctic Surface Climate in CMIP6: Status and Developments since CMIP5”. Their work shows how phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) has improved from phase 5, with regard to the representation of Arctic climate in the models used in CMIP.
The CoRea is a "Young Research Talents" Project funded by the Research Council of Norway.
In order to understand what drives climate variability and to better disentangle anthropogenic from natural variability, one mostly has to rely on climate model simulations. This is because observational data are sparse and not evenly distributed over time and geographically. Reanalysis provides a continuous three-dimensional reconstruction of climate variability by making best use of observational data to constrain model dynamics, using a mathematical method called data assimilation.
Stephen Outten and Ingjald Pilskog host the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research podcast and recently talked to Igor Ezau about heatwaves and their dangers. Don’t miss this episode!
