Common Metadata for Climate Modelling Digital Repositories
Category
FP7 Project with U.S. partner
Short name and number
METAFOR (211753)
Area
Other
Description
Climate science plays an increasingly important role for European policy-makers and private sector companies. Basic research and development of effective strategies to mitigate climate change and deal with its impact on society are required, involving a wide range of experts from multiple disciplines. These expert need to access climate data, in particular data from model projections for the next decades and centuries, and to assess the suitability of that data for their purposes.
Participating Countries
France, Germany, Rumania, United Kingdom and United States.
Name of US Partner
TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Contact
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING