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SUMMARY:Royal Meteorological Society Masterclass: Extracting Causal Information from Climate Data
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr Marlene Kretschmer\, University of Reading \nThere are large uncertainties when it comes to predicting extreme regional weather and climate events. A limited causal understanding of the physical drivers of extremes – such as connections to the North Atlantic Oscillation or Madden-Julian Oscillation – compounds the issue when interpreting climate model forecasts. Yet\, to justify taking critical actions in the light of uncertainty\, explanations are crucial because they provide decision-makers with a level of plausibility. \nTherefore\, weather and climate forecasting progress strongly depend on an improved causal understanding of the climate system by analysing the large data sets from observations and climate models. A physical knowledge of the underlying mechanisms and different statistical techniques is needed. \nIn this talk\, Dr Kretschmer will show how recent causality research advancements can help reconcile the two. A causal approach requires explicitly including expert knowledge in the statistical analysis\, allowing for quantitative conclusions. This session will illustrate some of the key concepts of this theory with concrete examples of well-known atmospheric teleconnections and will discuss the particular challenges and advantages these imply for climate science. \nAbout RMetS and University of Reading Meteorological Masterclasses \nContinuing our online Meteorological Masterclasses in partnership with the University of Reading\, we are pleased to announce a new Masterclass series in “Advances in weather and climate forecasting”. \nDuring this series\, three leading experts from the University of Reading will discuss the latest scientific advances for understanding and predicting weather\, climate and its impacts. Topics to be covered include data assimilation and machine learning; identification of causal pathways in atmospheric teleconnections; and modelling advances in resolution and parameterization for weather forecasting. \nThese masterclasses are intended to provide support for professionals working in Meteorology and Climate Science\, and its operational applications who wish to remain up to date on recent scientific developments in the field. \nMasterclasses will run weekly on Wednesday’s 16th\, 23rd and 30th March 2022 from 3 pm to 4.30 pm (UTC)\, consisting of a presentation followed by the opportunity for questions and discussion with the speaker. Whilst the webinars are part of a series\, attendance at all three events is not compulsory.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/royal-meteorological-society-masterclass-extracting-causal-information-from-climate-data/
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CATEGORIES:Environment
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SUMMARY:The Great Debate 2022: The Future for Residential Heating
DESCRIPTION:The UK government has published its Heat and Buildings Strategy\, a plan to replace fossil-fuelled\nheating like gas boilers with low-carbon technologies such as heat pumps. This is a comprehensive and groundbreaking strategy that flags a range of complex issues involved in solving a problem like decarbonising heat. \nNatural gas boilers are seen as one of the biggest barriers to the net zero target — they produce 58.5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year\, compared to 27 million cars emitting 56 million tons annually\, the National Housing Federation says. \nWith a ban on new build natural gas fired domestic boilers not far off\, there is considerable uncertainty about what will happen and what the best options are for individual circumstances. \nThe aim of this year’s Great Debate event is to update the audience on these issues and to provide a forum for those attending to ask questions of the experts. \nThe topics to be covered will include:\n1. Why do we need to change the residential heating\n2. Electrical based alternatives\n3. Hydrogen Systems Implications\n4. Ensuring new build delivers carbon reductions \nTime: 19:00 – 21:00\, online\nAdmission free. Booking essential via The Great Debate booking page.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/the-great-debate-2022-the-future-for-residential-heating/
CATEGORIES:Environment
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