May 2, 2008

climate change modelling

Speakers:
Prof Julia Slingo, Director, National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Dr Tim Palmer, Head of Research Division, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Dr Jim Kinter, Director, Center for Ocean Land Atmosphere Studies USA

Although the reality of climate change has now been accepted, there remains considerable uncertainty in predictions of the magnitude and patterns of future warming. So how do politicians and businesses get the kind of reliable regional climate predictions that they need in order to devise sound adaptation strategies? The SMC invited three of the world’s leading climate modellers to brief journalists ahead of the World Modelling Summit for Climate Prediction, beginning on 5 May.