The latest projections of the UK's future climate, UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09), were launched on June 18th, 2009. The marine component of UKCP09 is significantly more advanced than in its predecessor, UKCIP02, and for the first time a standalone marine and coastal report is included, and marine variables such as sea temperature are now part of the user interface.
These UK marine projection pages are intended to highlight some of the key findings from UKCP09 to help the wider marine and coastal community get the most out of the projections. Quick links to some of the most immediately relevant sections in the marine and coastal report (including maps) are provided, aswell as links to the user interface.
The two links below provide short, 'at-a-glance' summaries from the MCCIP communications team that explain more about what the marine and coastal projections are, what's included and why they are important for the UK marine and coastal community.
MCCIP and UKCIP have close ties, with UKCIP sitting on the MCCIP steering group and the MCCIP secretariat being part of the UKCIP user group. For UKCP09, the MCCIP steering group provided advice on user requirements and graphical outputs for the marine and coastal projections, and members of the MCCIP steering group reviewed the marine and coastal report. The MCCIP secretariat scientific lead was also part of the drafting team for the marine and coastal report.
The next MCCIP report card will be launched in mid-2010, providing a full update on the 2007-2008 card, spanning 30 different topics. A key element of the next report card will be a 'first look' at the UKCP09 marine and coastal projections, and we have asked contributing authors to consider how the projections could impact on each of their topics.
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