Responsible scientific support for policymaking and co-generation of far-reaching scientific knowledge require a clear understanding of the physical basis of climate change. Therefore, one of the objectives of BC3 is to cultivate a solid knowledge of the fundamental physical processes that drive climate change, with a primary focus on the most sensitive environments, like the cryosphere. In a similar vein, BC3 plans to build the IzotzaLab: the Centre’s Low-Temperature Science Laboratory for microscopy of frozen samples (e.g. ice, permafrost, microorganisms). The IzotzaLab aims to attract leading experts in low-temperature sciences, including glaciology, polar microbiology, materials science, Earth and planetary sciences, and so on, therefore enhancing the interaction of BC3 with top-rank climate scientists and related laboratories. On the theoretical side, this objective focuses on the development of methodological innovations in complex dynamical systems modelling and statistical analysis. (Lead: S.H. Faria).
How to arrive
- Analysis and interpretation of climate records
- Dynamics of the cryosphere