CENÆ
An ERC Starting Grant on compound Climate Extremes in North America and Europe
The right time for a Breakthrough
Different climate extremes can interact and result in compound extremes with a larger socio-economic impact than the sum of their individual components. In CENÆ (compound Climate Extremes in North America and Europe: from dynamics to predictability) my research group and I aim to provide a breakthrough in our understanding of the drivers and predictability of cold, wet and windy compound climate extremes in North America and Europe, and illuminate how climate change may affect these extremes. In a companion ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant, we have also worked on the socio-economic impacts of these extremes.
Dynamical Drivers
How does the stratosphere, atmospheric planetary waves, extratropical cyclones and other atmospheric phenomena modulate compound extremes?
Predictability
How well can numerical models forecast the compound extremes? Can an understanding of the extremes' dynamical drivers help us better predict their occurrence?
Climate Change
Will the frequency or intensity of the compound extremes change in future climates? Will any of the underlying dynamical drivers change?
We are Looking for Ambitious Young Scientists
CENÆis hiring both Ph. D.s and postdoctoral researchers. We are looking for candidates with a wide range of expertise, from meteorology to applied mathematics, numerical modelling and more!
Uppsala University: A leader for interdisciplinary climate science
CENÆ is based at Uppsala University’s Department of Earth Sciences. Founded in 1477, Uppsala is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic Countries. The Department of Earth Sciences offers a unique opportunity to carry out truly interdisciplinary climate research. Your colleagues will include applied mathematicians, hydrologists, social scientists, atmospheric physicists, glaciologists and more.
CENÆ’s companion PoC in IVA-100 list!
CENÆ’s companion PoC project was selected in the 2024 Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences list of research projects with potential to create value
The CENÆ Team is Growing
Welcome to Koffi, who joined CENÆ and the companion PoC project on 15th December 2023!
The CENÆ Team is Growing
Welcome to Iana and Meriem, who both joined CENÆ on 15th November 2023!
Gabriele Messori Nominated Professor of Meteorology
Gabriele Messori, PI of the project, was nominated Professor of Meteorology in November 2022.