Unlocking the mesoscale frontier of cloud-climate uncertainty

Informazioni relative al progetto

MesoClou

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101117462

DOI

10.3030/101117462

Data della firma CE 8 Settembre 2023

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 2024

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 2028

Finanziato da

• European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 1 499 070,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 499 070,00

Coordinato da

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MesoClou (Unlocking the mesoscale frontier of cloud-climate uncertainty)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2024-01-01 al 2026-06-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Climate projections are essential for guiding society’s response to climate change but feature significant uncertainty. A main culprit is the striking organization of cloud fields into patterns that cover hundreds of kilometers over the subtropical and tropical oceans. While conspicuous in satellite imagery, we lack the concepts and tools to adequately model their evolution. The MesoClou project will develop a comprehensive framework for mastering mesoscale cloudiness.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

We have made significant progress towards this goal. Key achievements include a better understanding of the processes underlying cloud patterns, insights into how best to apply stochastic and machine-learning tools to our questions, and the compilation of datasets.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The new framework for mastering mesoscale cloudiness will have broad and lasting impact: It will steer future cloud research, it will notably reduce uncertainty of climate projections, and it will be an essential guide for the upcoming data-driven revolution of atmospheric and climate modeling.