Climate System
The research group conducts atmospheric research, with special emphasis on understanding the processes and physical impacts of the climate system.
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About the research group
About
The CICERO climate system group covers a broad range of topics within the atmospheric sciences. We are primarily a modelling group, studying radiative forcing of the climate system, and the role of gases, aerosols and clouds.
Research topics include the climate response across different time scales (rapid adjustments and slow response), climate sensitivity, drivers of precipitation changes under a warming climate, turbulence processes in the lower atmosphere, and extreme events. Furthermore, we focus on Arctic climate change, climate effects of forestry and forest changes, and long-range transport of short lived climate forcers (in particular black carbon). We also develop, evaluate and apply different metrics for comparing emission sectors and regions.
Our methods include both the use of observational data and modelling, ranging from global earth system models to fine-scale convection-resolving models. The chemistry transport model, OsloCTM, developed in collaboration with the University of Oslo and currently in its third major version, is an important research tool at CICERO.
