The effects of a changing climate are manifesting rapidly, particularly in the Arctic region, and there is an increasing indication that these changes influence weather and climate in the mid-latitudes. We invite you to our splinter session where we will present the latest findings from APPLICATE, a European Union's Horizon 2020-funded project aimed at advancing our capability to predict weather and climate in the Arctic and beyond. The linkages between the Arctic and mid-latitudes are explored in APPLICATE through a coordinated multi-model approach using coupled atmosphere-ocean models. Project findings improve our understanding of changes in the Arctic and their far-reaching impacts for the benefit of both environment and communities. In addition, in this session we will show how APPLICATE contributes to the design of the future Arctic observing systems to improve our capacity to understand the climate system and enhance models’ predicting skills.

The project has been maintaining contact with different stakeholders from the Arctic and beyond, who have steadily provided feedback throughout the project and helped shape the results into useful knowledge. With the objective to continue our quest of knowledge exchange, this session will have an interactive character. After presentations from key project scientists, the splinter session will open a dialogue where we can review the potential added value provided by the latest climate research in the Arctic, share our experience, acknowledge the challenges and consider together how this new knowledge can benefit policy-makers, society and business in Europe and elsewhere.