Global implications of arctic climate processes and feedbacks

Objective

The target is to better identify and model the key processes of the climate system, including natural variability, than has been done so far using coarse resolution Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models. This will be carried out by a better description of physical processes in the coupled climate system of the Arctic in high-resolution regional climate models. GLIMPSE address and reduce the deficiencies by developing improved physical decryptions and parameterisations of regional Arctic climate feedbacks (stable planetary boundary layer-, cloud-radiation-, land surface and permafrost parameterisations, (P - E) feedbacks on sea-ice distribution and influence on ecosystems) in regional climate models . The improved parameterisations of regional Arctic climate feedbacks will be applied into coupled Agamas, to determine and understand their global consequences for natural decadal scale climate variability in the past and future .

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH

Address

Telegraphenberg 43 A
14473 Gross Glienicke Potsdam
Germany

Participants (6)

DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

100,Lyngbyvej 100
2100 Koepenhagen

GKSS - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH

Germany

Address

Max-planck-strasse 1
21502 Geesthacht

NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Norway

Address

40,Gaustadalleen 30D
0313 Oslo

STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

10691 Stockholm

SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Sweden

Address

Folkborgsvägen 1
601 76 Norrköping

UNIVERSITY OF TROMSOE

Norway

Address

201 B,breivika
9037 Tromsoe