CML Group
Research Highlights
Given that anthropogenic warming of the climate system is unequivocal, accurate assessment of future climate is essential to understand the impact of climate change due to global warming. Although considerable effort has been made to predict where and how severe the warming might occur, the projected intensity and change direction of extremes (e.g. heat waves, droughts, floods) are still a subject of debate because of the nonlinear responses of the climate system to the greenhouse gases. CML has attempted to quantify the consequences of anthropogenic climate change. For example, the following paper, which was published in Science Advances (Featured on the cover of August 2017 issue), enhanced public awareness of the potential dramatic effects of climate change, beyond being an abstract concept.
Climate model can be an excellent tool to study climate processes such as land-atmosphere interaction. In particular, CML has attempted to strengthen our understanding of the impacts of human-made land-use change (e.g. irrigation, deforestation, afforestation, and urbanization) on climate at regional scales. For example, the following paper, which was chosen by the editor focus session of "Sustainability on Earth" in Nature Geoscience, provided a solid physical mechanism explaining how irrigation can modify regional climate in and around irrigated areas.
Climate change issues are multi-faceted challenges that require a holistic approach, integrating insights from various disciplines. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration rather than a siloed approach, we can leverage the strengths of diverse fields to tackle the complex and interconnected challenges posed by climate change. CML has been actively working with various impact sectors to provide robust, actionable, and reliable climate information, ultimately demonstrating the added value of fine-scale downscaled climate data.
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