Announcements
Workshop on Rethinking Failure: Engineering for Climate Extremes (8-9 August 2013, Damon Room, Mesa Lab, Boulder).
More information about the workshop can be found at http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/2013_climateextremes/agenda_2013.php.
Who is involved?
A collaborative effort
The Nested Regional Climate Model is an initiative of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in collaboration with university, government and private-industry colleagues. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
Climate Dynamics Special Issue
Other links of interest
- CCSM website (The Community Climate System Model)
- WRF website (The Weather Research & Forecasting Model)
- ESSL Strategic Plan Highlighting: Use of NRCM model
NRCM Brochure
What if...
Excerpt: ...With added support, the NRCM will be able to simulate a variety of 21st-century climates, from which statistical portraits of the future atmosphere can be produced...
To read the entire NRCM brochure, please download the PDF document.
Briefing to the Western Governors' Association
The Effect of Global Warming on the Western U.S.
Excerpt: ...Despite impressive gains in knowledge of global climate change, our understanding and predictive capacity of the Earth system remains insufficient for many societal needs, including the accurate and reliable predictions of regional climate change required for adaptation and mitigation strategies...
To read the entire 'Briefing' document, please download the PDF document.
