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Carrying out research and development to improve the Earth System components of our climate models and applying these models to inform climate mitigation policies
Investigating the impacts of climate change and variability on Earth and human systems; including water resources, agriculture, ecosystems, health and energy.
Developing observational data; monitoring and interpreting climate variations and change.
Improving our understanding of the role of the oceans and the cryosphere (ice) in the climate system.
Research and development of skilful ensemble forecasts on seasonal to decadal timescales, for adaptation to climate variability and change
Quantifying and reducing uncertainty in climate change, through understanding and improving the representation of key processes.
Climate science
Climate Science provides the science capabilities to meet the requirements of a number of government and business customers.
We provide advice to underpin mitigation and adaptation policy formation and decision making. The programme has components involving the development of climate datasets based on observations; the use of these datasets in climate change monitoring and attribution; and the use of Earth System Models to make future predictions from months to centuries into the future.
Earth System Science
Carrying out research and development to improve the Earth System components of our climate models and applying these models to inform climate mitigation policies
Climate impacts
Investigating the impacts of climate change and variability on Earth and human systems; including water resources, agriculture, ecosystems, health and energy.
Climate Monitoring
Developing observational data; monitoring and interpreting climate variations and change.
Cryosphere and Oceans
Improving our understanding of the role of the oceans and the cryosphere (ice) in the climate system.
Seasonal to decadal
Research and development of skilful ensemble forecasts on seasonal to decadal timescales, for adaptation to climate variability and change
Understanding Climate
Quantifying and reducing uncertainty in climate change, through understanding and improving the representation of key processes.
