Environmental Observations, Modeling and Forecasting Division
Global climate modeling research
Models are exceptionally powerful tools for investigating complicated earth system processes, such as the sensitivity of the global climate to natural and human-made disturbances. One aspect of our modeling work focuses on understanding the sensitivity of large-scale Arctic weather patterns to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide. We also look to understand what the likelihood is that these different synoptic weather patterns will actually occur. In other research, our scientists use models to improve the representation of clouds and land-surface processes and to investigate the response of regional hydrology to global climate change.
