The new Earth-surface temperature record high during 2023 and the development of tools to analyse this and other derived phenomena were some of the main topics during the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) General Assembly. It took place in Brno (Czech Republic) 12-14 September.
“I can say with almost 100% conviction 2023 is going to be the warmest year in human history. Unless we have a deep freeze for two months”, said C3S deputy-director, Samantha Burgess at her closing remarks. Her speech mentioned several elements the institution is working on such as ERA6, the new CDS launch or the new Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas, which is being developed jointly by Predictia and the Cantabria Institute of Physics (IFCA).
C3S Developer James Varnell and Predictia CEO Daniel San Martín delved into some atlas detail. It has used the IPCC Interactive Atlas (developed by Predictia and IFCA) as baseline and will have updated data, higher resolution and new functionalities. It’s expected to be unveiled in 2024. According to Burgess, “it’s really going to be an incredibly useful tool for people to engage with climate projections”.
Over the three days of the General Assembly, several topics were discussed such as machine learning for climate science, next generation reanalysis from CERISE project, monitoring and forecasting droughts and synergies between CEMS and C3S on hydrological modelling.