Taking on the future with NCRIS enabled climate modelling
It's not every day that climate scientists and geodynamic modellers trade in their quiet labs for microphones and participate in a lively panel discussion. But thanks to AuScope and ACCESS-NRI, scientists who model past and future climates using software enabled by NCRIS came together to do just that.
Bridging the gap
Thanks to advances in climate science, computational geodynamics, supercomputing and modelling techniques, we have a robust scientific understanding of climate change drivers (including those relating to the solid Earth), scale and pace. However, we rarely see how scientists model past and future climates. On the 6th of March 2023, AuScope and ACCESS-NRI invited the public to join them in unpacking NCRIS enabled climate modelling in Australia.
A call for collaboration
The panellists discussed various topics related to climate modelling and research, including the challenges of modelling the Earth's climate over long periods, the interconnectedness of Earth systems, the latest advances in climate modelling technology, links between geodynamics and climate, and the potential impact of climate change on the planet's ecosystems and human populations. The panellists emphasised the importance of collaboration and interdisciplinary research in addressing the complex challenges posed by climate change.
‘When we start to reach out to create greater impact, we are going to have to reach across more than just our two communities. We are a community that naturally works together, we speak the same language, but if we're going to do something really impactful, then… we're going to have to reach out to the ecologists and biologists and others’
– Professor Louis Moresi
Panellists
Join the Conversation
The panel may be over but the conversation can continue. Please reach out to AuScope or ACCESS-NRI with your ideas or questions on how we can enhance modelling capability, collaboration and delivery to improve climate research impact.
Other NCRIS organisations enabling climate modelling
AuScope and ACCESS-NRI are joined by the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) and Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). Follow the hyperlinks to learn more about what these organisations do.
AUTHOR
Philomena Manifold
FURTHER READING
Simulation, Analysis & Modelling at AuScope
Climate modelling at ACCESS-NRI