Led by Ted Shepherd (Univ. Reading, UK) & Adam Sobel (Columbia Univ., USA)
Aim: Better anticipate how large-scale atmospheric circulation will respond to anthropogenic forcings (GHG, aerosols, ozone).
Focus: Role of local vs large-scale or remotely forced changes in driving regional changes; Identify robust responses; Interpret uncertain components; Assess the impact of model biases or shortcomings on regional responses
Related activities:
Related meetings:
13-17 October 2014: The Climate Symposium 2014 - Darmstadt, Germany
A session on Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity" will be held on October 14th, 2014 during which the observational needs of the Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity Grand Challenge will be discussed.
24-28 March 2014: WCRP Grand Challenge Workshop: Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity, Rottach-Egern, Germany
2-4 October 2013: 17th Session of the WGCM, Victoria CANADA
Focus: All initiatives: "GC progress, prospect and overall coordination - link to CMIP"
24 June-5 July 2013: International Summer School on Clouds and Climate, Les Houches, FRANCE
Focus: All initiatives: "Clouds and Climate"
10-14 June 2013: CFMIP/EUCLIPSE Meeting on Cloud Processes and Climate Feedback, Hamburg, GERMANY
Focus: "Clouds and precipitation in a changing climate ; Coupling between cloud processes and the atmospheric circulation; Ability of models to simulate cloud processes, and the impact of errors on model predictive capabilities"