PolarRES
Despite the crucial role Polar Regions play in stabilising the global climate system, there are still critical knowledge gaps regarding the impact of polar climate processes on multiple scales and how they are evolving with our changing global climate. PolarRES studies the interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, and sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. By understanding these processes and interactions in conjunction with an innovative storylines approach we adopt in PolarRES, a refined set of climate projections can be provided for the Polar Regions. This paves way for a more reliable assessment of the potential social and environmental impacts of climate change.
Impacts
PolarRES utilises novel storylines to project the impacts of climate change on the Polar environment and society. These storylines are tied directly to large-scale climate drivers, to better understand the changing Arctic and Antarctic climate, and the associated risks to the Polar environment. The response of the Polar environment in each storyline differs between the hemispheres due to differences in land-sea distribution, as well as sensitivity to varying large-scale climate drivers.
News
10 February 2025
PolarRES Researchers Attend AASCO Summit in Monaco
PolarRES researchers attended the AASCO Summit in Monaco to address critical climate change challenges and pressing Arctic research questions.
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2 January 2025
Young researchers in the spotlight: René Wijngaard
We are writing profiles on early career researchers to make our younger scientists and their research more visible. It’s René’s turn in the spotlight!
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5 December 2024
Andrew Orr emphasises need for high-resolution modelling in new PCAPS blog
PolarRES researcher Andrew Orr (British Antarctic Survey, UK) has written a blog post for the PCAP project highlighting the need for high-resolution regional atmospheric modelling for the Polar Regions.
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Events
- 20.03.2025 – 28.03.2025
Arctic Science Summit Week 2025
The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is organised annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organisations involved in Arctic research. It was initiated by the IASC in 1999 and has evolved into the most important annual gathering of the Arctic research organisation.
Read more - 27.04.2025 – 2.05.2025
European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025
An assembly uniting geoscientists from all over the world.
Read more - 23.06.2025 – 27.06.2025
ESA’s Living Planet Symposium 2025
Save the date for ESA’s next Living Planet Symposium, set for 23–27 June 2025 at the Austria Center Vienna. Held every three years, this premier Earth observation conference continues to expand in both size and scope. With the climate crisis intensifying, this event emphasises transitioning from ‘observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth’. Don't miss it!
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