Overview and News
WGCM and WGNE joint meeting at the 15th Session of WGCM held at NCAR, Boulder, USA on 19-21 October 2011
CMIP5 Analysis Workshop - 5-9 March 2012, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Third International Conference on Earth System Modelling, 17-21 September 2012, Max Planck Insititute, Hamburg, Germany
16th Session of WGCM - Joint with 15th Session of WGSIP, 24-27 September 2012, Max Planck Institute, Hamburg, Germany
15th Session of WGCM, 19-21 October 2011, NCAR, Mesa Lab, Boulder CO, USA
Data and Bias Correction for Decadal Climate Predictions
CMIP-WGCM-WGSIP Decadal Climate Prediction Panel, International CLIVAR Project Office Publication Series 150, 5pp, 2011.
Good Practice Guidance Paper on Assessing and Combining Multi Model Climate Projections
Knutti, R., G. Abramowitz, M. Collins, V. Eyring, P.J. Gleckler, B. Hewitson, and L. Mearns, In: Meeting Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Expert Meeting on Assessing and Combining Multi Model Climate Projections [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. IPCC Working Group I Technical Support Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2010.
The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment
Moss, R., H., J. A. Edmonds, K. A. Hibbard, M. R. Manning, S. K. Rose, D. P. van Vuuren, T. R. Carter, S. Emori, M. Kainuma, T. Kram, G. A. Meehl, J. F. B. Mitchell, N. Nakicenovic, K. Riahi, S. J. Smith, R. J. Stouffer, A. M. Thomson, J. P. Weyant and T. J. Wilbanks (2010). Nature, 463, 747-756, doi:10.1038/nature08823.
Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water and environment
A Report of the WMO Executive Council Task Team (EC-RTT) on Research Aspects of an Enhanced Climate, Weather, Water and Environmental Prediction Framework, WMO/TD-No. 1496, June 2009.
WCRP Survey on Model Evaluation and Improvement (PDF, or Word format).
Participation is solicited in this "bottom-up survey" about the key deficiencies of regional and global NWP and climate models and to improve the process of translating the wealth of results from process studies, observational campaigns etc. to model improvements. The survey will provide input to the strategic planning for model improvement activities that could be coordinated through the various working groups, projects and panels of WCRP.
Please complete the survey by 15 September 2009 and submit your response to Anna Pirani.
The PCMDI CMIP website has been redesigned and now provides all the CMIP5 information that is currently available.
Other relevant information
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) webpage
Catalogue of Model Intercomparison Projects
Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1, July 2008.
Climate Mapper Tool
USAID, NASA, the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT), the University of Colorado, and CATHALAC announce the beta release of the Climate Mapper tool for SERVIR-the Regional Visualization and Monitoring System. The Climate Mapper makes the results of climate change models accessible to a broad user community. With the Climate Mapper, users can assess climate change projections for the 2030s and 2050s against 3D visualizations of landscape. This should enhance vulnerability assessments as development planners consider adaptation strategies for projects.
