Objective EMBRACE brings together the leading Earth System Models (ESMs) in Europe around a common set of objectives to improve our ability to (i) simulate the Earth System and (ii) make reliable projections of future global change. EMBRACE builds on the existing European collaboration network in Earth System Modelling and will be the main European input to international efforts in this field over the coming 5 years. The project has a number of key goals; (i) to reduce the main, known biases in existing European ESMs, (ii) to fully evaluate ESM simulation capabilities and improvements made in the project, (iii) to increase the realism of, and interactions between, the physical and biogeochemical components of ESMs, (iv) to assess the risks of abrupt or irreversible changes in key components of the Earth system, in response to the most recent greenhouse gas, aerosol and land-use scenarios proposed for the IPCC AR5.The primary ESM biases targeted for improvement include, (i) the representation of moist atmospheric convection and links to coupled tropical variability and precipitation. (ii) equatorial and coastal ocean upwelling and their impact on the global climate system and carbon cycle, (iii) coupled processes controlling physical and biogeochemical mixing in the Southern ocean, (iv) soil hydrology and its coupling with the atmosphere and (v) the terrestrial carbon cycle, through a more realistic treatment of climate-vegetation interaction. Improvements will be evaluated in the context of the full range of CMIP5 historical simulations, with the CMIP5 protocol forming the basis for future climate projections made to assess the risk of abrupt changes. A cross-cutting theme will be the impact of improved process description, combined with increased coupled model resolution, in reducing ESM biases and improving their reliability of future projections. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation softwarenatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistry Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2011.1.1.1-1 - Improvement of the representation of critical climate processes in climate and Earth system models Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator SVERIGES METEOROLOGISKA OCH HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT Address Folkborgsvagen 1 601 76 Norrkoeping Sweden See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Östergötlands län Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Eleanor O'rourke (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 095 160,00 Participants (19) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT-KNMI Netherlands EU contribution € 555 980,25 Address Utrechtseweg 297 3731 GA De bilt See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Annemarie Koot (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS United Kingdom EU contribution € 211 410,00 Address Shinfield park RG2 9AX Reading See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Stefan Eberle (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LUNDS UNIVERSITET Participation ended Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Paradisgatan 5c 22100 Lund See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Almut Arneth (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Germany EU contribution € 638 247,00 Address Hofgartenstrasse 8 80539 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Claudia Piltz Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 351 204,00 Address Linder hohe 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Dreweck Elke (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ILMATIETEEN LAITOS Finland EU contribution € 206 825,00 Address Erik palmenin aukio 1 00560 Helsinki See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Leena Tuomainen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution € 275 022,00 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sonia I. 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