| Abstract |
Prevace Coordinator: Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
University of Bergen
PREFACE Objectives
- To reduce uncertainties in our knowledge of the functioning of
Tropical Atlantic climate, particularly of climate-related ocean
processes (including stratification) and dynamics, coupled ocean,
atmosphere, and land interactions; and internal and externally forced
climate variability.
- To better understand the impact of model systematic error and its
reduction on seasonal-to-decadal climate predictions and on climate
change projections.
- To improve the simulation and prediction of Tropical Atlantic
climate on seasonal, and longer time scales, and contribute to better
quantification of climate change impacts in the region.
- To improve understanding of the cumulative effects of the multiple
stressors of climate variability, greenhouse gas induced climate change
(including warming and deoxygenation), and fisheries on marine
ecosystems, functional diversity, and ecosystem services (e.g.,
Fisheries) in the Tropical Atlantic.
- To assess the socio-economic vulnerabilities and evaluate the
resilience of the welfare of West African fishing communities to
climate-driven ecosystem shifts and global markets.
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