ACCESS Impact as a Global Climate Model
ACCESS models and expertise of researchers helped significantly to understand Australia’s future climate, as part of the International Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6)
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Weather and climate models provide the backbone of our national weather and climate services. Through supporting and enhancing the infrastructure of these modelling systems, ACCESS-NRI contributes to advancing the quality of these services. Variability, extremes and trends in weather and climate in the atmosphere, oceans and on land affect all Australians through the environments we live in, and through every sector of the economy.
ACCESS-NRI infrastructure has a wide range of existing and potential impacts upon the broader Australian community, researchers and decision-makers. These impacts include:
• Helping to meet Australia’s commitments under the Paris Agreement
• Contributing to the infrastructure supporting net-zero and sustainable development goals
• Improved understanding of adaptation and mitigation options, thereby preparing Australia for the effects of human-induced changes in our current and future climate
• Creating an essential tool to enhance our knowledge of the fundamental science of climate and climate variability
• Forecasting extreme events and emergencies such as heatwaves, bushfires, cyclones, floods, coral bleaching, sea-level rise, coastal inundation and more
• Daily and seasonal weather forecasts • Longer-term intelligence on drought and water availability for agriculture, insurance, security, environment and many other industries
• Simulations on paleoclimate, which are key to understanding our future by looking back at our past
Read some examples of ACCESS Impact here:
ACCESS simulations: insights into historical climate change
Complex climate models, such as ACCESS, play a central role in understanding the causes of past climate variability through simulation experiments of the Earth’s climate.
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ACCESS BARRA Reanalysis: impact on fire management, agriculture and energy
ACCESS BARRA reanalysis offers valuable information that have been used in many industries including energy, fire management and agriculture Fire Agencies Fire agencies are looking…
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Understanding the role of Arctic sea ice on climate change
ACCESS models and expertise of researchers helped significantly to understand Australia’s future climate, as part of the International Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6)
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