Vision and Aims

Vision and Aims

Vision

To be a world leader in integrated climate system research, in order to deliver better knowledge and understanding of future climate and its impacts for the benefit of society.

Aims

We aim to answer fundamental questions in understanding and forecasting climate and its impacts across a range of applications. Specifically we will:

• Study the processes that govern climate variability and change on local, regional and global scales, by integrating research across disciplines and across timescales.
• Improve predictions of the climate on all timescales by building better models and by making better use of observations.
• Provide more confident assessments of future impacts for the benefit of society, by building firm scientific foundations for utilising climate forecasts.

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