NCCR Climate II at MeteoSwiss (2005 - 2008)

Society and many sectors of the economy have a growing need for the reliable assessment of weather and climate risks.

In response to this, MeteoSwiss has chosen climate variability and its predictability as the focus of its activities for the National Centre of Competence in Climate Research (NCCR Climate).

Research has been conducted in the following areas: improvement of monthly forecasts and seasonal forecasts, new methods for predicting heavy precipitation, damage potential of winter storms in Europe, connections between large scale circulation patterns and regional weather parameters such as temperature, snow and phenological phases. With these activities, MeteoSwiss supports on the one hand its customers in their effort to manage weather and climate risks more effectively, on the other hand it makes a contribution to current climate research.

MeteoSwiss NCCR Climate II project overview: