The Nansen Center has had a central role in the development of the “Norwegian climate warning model”, NorCPM. The model can produce simulations of both past and future climate, including seasonal forecasts that apply a few months into the future. The forecasts are produced by adding large amounts of measurement data to the model.
By comparing the results, we find climate trends, for example whether the coming period will be wetter or colder than normal. Such trends are often caused by slow changes in the ocean, in the atmosphere, or on land.
