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Our client is interested in the effects of UK weather & climate patterns on their resources. ESD were commissioned to investigate this and devised a set of summary climate-patterns describing daily northern-European weather. These can be used to isolate current climate-risks and plan for future conditions. Here’s how we deployed self-organising artificial intelligence to deliver […]
Read moreNew research published in January’s International Journal of Climatology has innovated a novel method to increase the efficiency of generating climate prediction data. The study, co-authored by EarthSystemData & led by UEA’s Climatic Research Unit, describes and demonstrates a new research method that enables daily climate projection data to be produced that can represent a greater range of […]
Read moreDr. Craig Wallace, Lead Climatologist. We routinely evaluate the latest, leading, global climate data sets, both to generate information for our clients and, if time, for our own general scientific interest. In so far as global observed temperature records go, one of the (if the) most established and well-respected records is the Climatic Research Unit […]
Read moreDecember’s long-range forecasts for February 2022 are displaying major agreements over continental North America. This is a rare occurrence – indicating a high degree of confidence in the forecasts. Conditions are therefore likely to be colder-than-normal over Alaska and central/eastern Canada, with warmer-than-normal conditions prevailing in central and southern USA. Five long-range forecasting systems involved […]
Read moreOur ESDV3 Seasonal Forecasting service now includes bespoke long-range hydro-meteorological forecast data for 51 ECMWF ensemble members. This allows users to test-case planning strategies against a selection of possible forthcoming weather scenarios and better manage risk using cutting-edge NWP data. We’ve blogged previously about how forecasts of climate and weather are sensitive to small differences […]
Read moreAs the pace of global climate change accelerates and weather extremes re-organise to the new ‘climate normal’ societal systems face no option but to adapt and mitigate risk. This includes the global financial system – defined here as the complex of banks, lenders, investors and insurers and the associated transactions that maintain much of the […]
Read moreForecasting weather, the climate or oceans is difficult for a host of reasons. Devising a set of equations that can describe how air and water circulate across the planet under different conditions (height, temperature, changing density etc) to name but one. But beyond that, even with a good set of equations, predictions are plagued by […]
Read moreAs climate change accelerates and an increasing number of global impacts are emerging, global companies are being encouraged, either by best-practise recommendations or, in some cases, legislative requirements, to disclose their climate-related financial risks within annual reports. The main impetus for this step change has been the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial […]
Read moreGenerating the right data for a client is a crucial part of any climate service work stream and there are many techniques we can call upon. EarthSystemData uses many of these techniques for our clients and we are also a co-supervisor for a PhD student, Sarah Wilson, based at the University of East Anglia. Sarah […]
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