We work for a more resilient and sustainable society

co-producing climate and air quality services

ABOUT US

The Earth System Services (ESS) group is an interdisciplinary team of experienced researchers and young talents covering all aspects of climate and air quality sciences. The group conducts interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to enhance the societal value of weather and climate prediction services, atmospheric composition and global health by actively engaging with society, decision- and policymakers to exchange knowledge and develop user-oriented services.

OUR TEAMS

Climate Services

Climate Services

Air Quality Services

Air Quality Services

Knowledge Integration

Knowledge Integration

Global Health Resilience

Global Health Resilience

OUR WORK

4C

Climate-carbon interactions in the current century

VitiGEOSS

Vineyard tools based on Earth observations and in-field sensors

FOCUS-Africa

Climate services in the Southern African Development Community

OPERATIONAL

CALIOPE

Operational air quality forecast system

NEWS

September 10, 2024

New analysis of atmospheric circulation patterns and their impacts on rainfall and temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula

A new analysis of atmospheric circulation patterns in the Mediterranean and their impact on temperature and precipitation in the Iberian Peninsula on different time scales has been recently published.

August 8, 2024

BSC launches uncertAIR to better communicate the air quality information of Barcelona

A new online tool developed by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center allows visualizing and downloading uncertainty in Barcelona's urban air quality simulations.

July 17, 2024

The EUCRA shiny app

The Earth System Services group releases a shiny app with information on climate impact drivers in Europe on the occasion of the 1st European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) report of the European Environment Agency.

July 12, 2024

Leishmaniasis spreads across Europe thanks to more favourable climatic conditions, a BSC study shows

Researchers used artificial intelligence techniques to develop an innovative indicator model to track European areas with favourable climatic conditions for leishmaniasis transmission.

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