[Webinar] Next Generation Modelling Systems for UK Climate Science

[Webinar] Next Generation Modelling Systems for UK Climate Science

Event Details:

Over the coming years climate modelling in the UK will transition away from the Unified Model (UM) to the new Momentum (LFRic-based) model. The change will have a big impact on everyone who runs or analyses climate models across the UK climate community. In this webinar we will introduce Momentum and describe the rationale for the move from the UM. We will discuss the current status and timelines for this transition for different climate applications.

We will illustrate this transition through the work to bring the UK Chemistry and Aerosols (UKCA) model to Momentum, enabling the atmospheric chemistry and aerosol processes needed for Earth system modelling to run in the new system.
We will also describe the progress being made in the project GC-Faster, which will substantially increase the speed of the model at climate resolutions over what is currently achievable with the UM.

Whether you run climate models or just work with the data generated by them we invite you to join the webinar on Tuesday 10th November 2026, from 10:00-11:30 AM (UTC) to learn about the changes planned. Experts from the Met Office and NERC will introduce the changes and take part in a question-and-answer session..

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