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Draft agenda for the #GreatAntarcticClimateHack workshop, 9-12 October 2017, to focus on bringing Antarctic and Southern Ocean observations to bear on evaluating the latest generation of climate and earth system models, producing new climate model metrics for the 21st century.

Antarctic Climate Change in the 21st Century (AntClim21)

Implementation Plan

Introduction

In the final years of AntarcticClimate21, we aspire to complete the guidelines, metrics and recommendations for future modelling experiments including the design of CMIP6 and high resolution numerical modelling efforts for the Antarctic / Southern Ocean region. Moreover we aim to develop in collaboration with SOCCOM the Antarctic / Southern Ocean modelling portal to provide access to modelling results, data and evaluations for the non-expert. This will empower a large science community as well as other interested parties, such as policy units, to become informed users and will lead to faster, improved, and more extensive use of model results.

Theme 1 Workshop on Quantification of Antarctic climate variability
Held in Castine, Maine 22-24 September 2013

Theme 2 Workshop – “Antarctic Climate Model Verification”

Held at AGU 2014

Theme 2 Workshop – “Antarctic Climate Model Verification”

Held at AGU 2014

Theme 1 Workshop on Quantification of Antarctic climate variability
Held in Castine, Maine 22-24 September 2013

Antarctica on the Edge

Highlights of the SCAR Scientific Research Programme Antarctic Climate Change over the 21st Century

Antarctic Climate Change over the 21st Century (AntClim21) focused on the critical issue of estimating how the Antarctic climate system may change over the 21st century.

Although the focus was on physical components of the system – specifically atmosphere, ocean and sea ice – strong links across disciplines led to some of the most exciting and high impact science.

Key to making scientific progress has been the evaluation of climate models against observations and reconstructions of the past, ranging from the modern instrumental period to longer-term paleo-reconstructions.

This document summarises the major achievements of AntClim21 both scientifically and in terms of community outreach and capacity building.

Antarctic Climate Projections to 2100: 
Maps of CMIP5 Antarctic near-surface temperature projections to 2100 (v1.0)