C3WE identifies and pursues societally-relevant, actionable science research into extremes across time scales. C3WE is embedded within NCAR’s MMM laboratory, extending the deep expertise in mesoscale processes and prediction, with a goal of advancing actionable science in weather and climate extremes. C3WE's strategic and sustained collaborations with private-public partnerships, as well as with the larger expertise across NCAR, enable C3WE/MMM to engage in cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research activities.

 

To meet C3WE's scientific goals, our fundamental science is framed around a set of high-level science questions.

 

• How do interactions between mesoscale and microscale processes and the large-scale environment drive extremes?

• What physical processes connect extremes in space and time, and how do these processes extend predictability?

• How do coupled Earth System processes enhance or suppress extremes?

• What are the leading causes of model deficiencies in simulating and predicting extreme events, and how can they be improved?

• How can contemporary Earth System observations better constrain models for the simulation of extremes?

 

For more information on the research conducted by this group please visit our Research page.