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C 2 SM : Center for Climate System Modeling. C 2 SM is a research and networking platform which goal is to better understand and predict weather and climate as well as their impacts on natural systems and human society. Activities Research coordination
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C2SM: Center for Climate System Modeling C2SM is a researchandnetworkingplatformwhichgoalistobetterunderstandandpredictweatherandclimateaswellastheirimpacts on naturalsystemsand human society. • Activities • Research coordination • Tofostercollaborationsbetweenresearchgroups • Tocoordinatecommunityresearchprojects • Todevelop a commonclimatemodelingstrategy • Education • Outreach • Support tothepartnerinstitutions • Tomaintainandprovideclimateandclimate-relatedmodelsto C2SM‘s community • Toexploitanddisseminatekeyclimatedataincludingfuturescenarios • Topreparefortheexploitationofthenextgeneration high-performance computers 5 Partner Institutions • A UnifyingResearch Theme • Manyprocesses relevant forclimatechangeoperateover a widerangeofspatialand temporal scaleswiththeprocessesoperatingatsmallscalesstronglyinfluencingthephenomenaat large scalesandviceversa. • «Multi-scale, multi-componentinteractionswithintheclimatesystem» – C2SM’s coreresearchthemeisgearedtowardsexplicitlyaddressingtheseissues. • Info & Contact • ww.c2sm.ethz.ch. • Contact: isabelle.bey@env.ethz.ch