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The need to operationalize climate modelling

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Climate models have evolved from research tools to underpin decision-making across the globe. To provide optimal value for society in the future, the models need to be made operational.

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  1. ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century and School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Christian Jakob

  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA

    Andrew Gettelman

  3. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Andrew Pitman

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Jakob, C., Gettelman, A. & Pitman, A. The need to operationalize climate modelling. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 1158–1160 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01849-4

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