Old simulations still have uses. A new study titled “Are estimates of anthropogenic and natural influences on Australia’s extreme 2010-2012 rainfall model-dependent?” has just been published in the journal Climate Dynamics. It uses data from simulations of the CAM5.1-2degree model that were conducted by CASCADE researchers as a pilot project of the international C20C+ Detection and Attribution effort, which CASCADE is managing and to which it has contributed simulations of a higher resolution version of that model. The study concludes that it is important to assess the role of greenhouse gas emissions using a number of different modelling tools, emphasising the importance of activities like the C20C+ Detection and Attribution project.
The Calibrated and Systematic Characterization, Attribution, and Detection of Extremes (CASCADE) project advances the Nation’s ability to identify and project climate extremes and how they are impacted by environmental drivers.