Antarctic climate change is coming: this will help us prepare
Understanding and predicting Antarctica's climate just got a whole load easier.
Say hello to: the PolarRES dataset.
A state-of-the-art, high resolution, high-quality regional climate model ensemble model product (access links below).
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Contents
00:00 - Wake up babe
01:00 - Why models
02:11 - PolarRES
02:53 - Resolution
04:26 - Complexity
04:58 - What to do with it
05:55 - One for the nerds
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwave
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Thank you SO MUCH to all my fabulous patrons, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks to my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Charles Vane, Sarah Den & Mark Brandon ♥️
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The PolarRES ensemble data will be freely available via the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) system in summer 2026. In the interim the data can be found at:
MAR: http://ftp.climato.be/fettweis/MARv3.... (last access: 16 April 2026)
MetUM: https://gws-access.jasmin.ac.uk/publi... (last access: 16 April 2026)
HCLIM: https://cordex.dmi.dk/thredds/fileSer... (last access: 16 April 2026)
RACMO: https://cordex.dmi.dk/thredds/fileSer... (last access: 16 April 2026)
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References and resources
Naomi Campbell by CHRISTOPHER MACSURAK
Amery Ice Shelf by Richard Coleman
Mottram et al. (2026) - coming soon to The Cryosphere
Gilbert, Torrez-Alavez, Hofsteenge et al. (2026) https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/20...
Hofsteenge et al. (2025) https://egusphere.copernicus.org/prep...
Giorgi (2019) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...