Statistical mechanics is great improvement to complex climate models
The large uncertainties of climate models used in the IPCC reports might be reduced considerably by the use of statistical mechanics, TiPES study shows. A major challenge in climate prediction is the uncertainty on how we are going to deal … Continued
Postdoc Position Available – Madrid
We are inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral research position in coupled climate – ice-sheet modeling at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in Madrid, Spain. The position will preferably start in Fall 2020. The position is part of the European-funded Horizon2020 … Continued
Coincidences influence the onset and ending of ice ages
An analysis of the so-called climate spectrum shows why the ice ages have not behaved precisely as the models predict. A large element of coincidence is involved when an ice age begins or ends, the analysis shows. TiPES scientist, Peter … Continued
Extreme Sensitivity and Climate Tipping Points
A new TiPES article was published in Journal of statistical Physics written by TiPES researchers Peter Ashwin (University of Exeter) and Anna S. von der Heydt (Utrecht University). In the article they demonstrate that both state-dependence and the presence of tipping points … Continued
Climate change resulting in bigger and more destructive hurricanes in the USA
During the last 100 years hurricanes have become more frequent and more destructive, new research from the University of Copenhagen by Aslak Grinsted, Peter Ditlevsen from TiPES and Jens Hesselbjerg shows. The study has surveyed the most destructive hurricanes on … Continued
News section on TiPES from INESC TEC
TiPES Portuguese partner – INESC TEC- have written a section about TiPES in their most recent newsletter. The full story can be found here; http://bip.inesctec.pt/en/noticias/inesc-tec-participates-in-a-european-project-to-predict-climatic-phenomena/ Susana Barbosa from INESC TEC participates in the work within package 1 of the TiPES project on … Continued
The speed of an ice age
Grains of dust illustrate how fast a landscape is covered with ice after an ice age sets in. The shift from a relatively warm interglacial to proper ice age is a typical tipping point in the climate system. The climate … Continued
New center at the University of Copenhagen to predict climate tipping points
Current climate models are unable to predict sudden and violent changes to climate, known as tipping points. This is a phenomenon that researchers fear more and more, and that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change seeks answers to. … Continued
TiPES researcher Thomas Stocker gives public lecture at WCRP JSC meeting
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) public science lecture series started on 8 May with a presentation from Thomas Stocker on “The Climate of Tomorrow: Building the Knowledge for Earth Stewardship”. More about the lecture here and you can also view the full … Continued