POLAR PREDICTION PROJECT
The Polar Prediction Project (PPP) is a 10-year (2013–2022) endeavour of the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) with the aim of promoting cooperative international research enabling development of improved weather and environmental prediction services for the polar regions, on time scales from hours to seasonal.
YEAR OF POLAR PREDICTION
The Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) is the flagship activity of PPP with the aim of enabling a significant improvement in environmental prediction capabilities for the polar regions and beyond, by coordinating a period of intensive observing, modelling, verification, user-engagement and education activities.
The Year of Polar Prediction is composed of three phases with the core phase taking place during the period May 2017 to June 2019.
A short video introducing YOPP can be found here.
NEWS
photo: Sina Loeschke, Alfred Wegener Institute
This Time a Guest – The IcePod with Kirstin Werner, Former Head of PPP's Coordination Office
23 February 2022
What do Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev have to do with the Polar Prediction Project? In the very last episode of The IcePod, things get turned upside down. When Kirstin Werner, former head of the PPP Coordination Office, moved on last fall, someone got the idea to grill her about her work with the Polar Prediction community before she left. Here, Kirstin talks about her experiences with the Year of Polar Prediction, but also gives insights into her background in Arctic research, her previous work as a journalist, and takes us back to that moment in her childhood when she saw Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbatshev on TV and realized that Iceland might be an interesting spot for her to explore...
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PolarPrediction Mailing List
Our PolarPrediction Mailing List (polarprediction@climate-cryosphere.org) is a mailing list for anyone interested in polar weather and climate predictability and prediction. The list is maintained by CliC and PPP. Subscriber can send anything relevant – including, but not limited to, upcoming events, recent papers, questions, ideas, etc. To subscribe/unsubscribe, please send an e-mail indicating your current affiliation to office@polarprediction.net.
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The YOPP Final Summit 1–4 May 2022 in Montreal, Canada
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New Dates: Monday, August 29 - Thursday, September 1 2022
The IcePod (Season Two) – the Podcast about Polar Science and the People
We Have to Move with the Weather – The IcePod with Karin Strand
Polar Prediction Matters - Foster Dialogue between Providers and Users of Polar Forecasts
Partners
WMO - World Meteorological Organization
WWRP - World Weather Research Programme (part of the WMO)
WCRP - World Climate Research Programme
AWI - Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
APECS - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
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