The Regional ocean modelling and climate projections task force is a joint initiative
from WCRP CLIVAR – OMDP (Ocean Model Development Panel) and RIfS – CORDEX
(Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment).

Why a task force on regional ocean modelling and climate projections?

• Identified needs to provide refined regional information (physics, biogeochemistry,
  sea-ice) on the past, present and future marine and coastal environments, aligned
  with the scales relevant for society’s decision context and to support ocean climate
  services and climate adaptation measures
• Most coupled global climate models will not be able to run at high-resolution (i.e.,
  1/10 of degree in the ocean) in the next decade, leaving a clear gap for dynamical
  downscaling approaches (e.g. ocean regional climate models, coupled regional
  climate models) to fill
• Need to improve regional ocean representation in CORDEX as oceanic areas and
  ocean models are currently under-represented
• International coordination of regional ocean modelling and climate projections is
  lacking

Task Force Mission:

The task force will develop a strategic plan for a longer-term WCRP initiative which will aim
to:

• Coordinate regional ocean climate projections (physics, biogeochemistry, sea-ice)
  worldwide by developing coordinated simulation protocols and by delivering
  standardized datasets
• Advance the science of regional ocean climate modelling and projections, including
  through multi-model assessments, identification of robust biases and underlying
  processes
• Engage a large community of regional ocean modelers and model users to provide a
  forum for sharing knowledge and experience across domains
• Serve the climate impact and adaptation needs by engaging with relevant
  users/stakeholders and by providing data and expertise to ocean climate services
• Contribute to expert assessment reports (e.g., IPCC-AR7, national or regional
  assessment reports)

Samuel Somot samuel.somot@meteo.fr
Angélique Melet amelet@mercator-ocean.fr