Regional Climate Centre Polar and High Mountain regions (with focus on cryosphere)
Arctic region
The Arctic RCC-Network was endorsed by Decision 46 (EC-69) with the structure on two levels: three sub-regional geographic domains, each of which is coordinated by a node that performs all mandatory functions for the countries in its domain, and each node undertakes a significant cross-node mandatory function for the entire pan-Arctic domain.
| ArcRCC-Network Arctic RCC-Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status of implementation | Designated in June 2024 | |
| Coordinated by | Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway | |
| Node | North American Node (seasonal prediction) | Lead: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Canada Consortium member: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States of America |
| Northern Eurasian Node (climate monitoring) | Lead: Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), Russian Federation | |
| Nordic Node (data services) | Lead: Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway Consortium members: • Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Denmark • Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finland • Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), Iceland • Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Sweden | |
| Domain of interest | Arctic region | |
| Website | Link | |
| Linkage with other RCCs | RA VI RCC-Network | |
| Linkage with RCOFs | Arctic Climate Forum (ACF) | |
| Factsheet | Link | |
Antarctic
The Antarctic RCC-Network (AntRCC-Network) is structured around functionally defined nodes, with proposed lead responsibilities based on voluntary interest and subject to consultation and formal endorsement. These roles remain suggestive and require further discussion at regional and national levels. Each node is expected to be supported by a consortium of committed Members and partners (e.g., Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW), International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG), World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), relevant bodies of the Antarctic Treaty and other stakeholders) who will pool together their capacities and services to collectively meet RCC requirements. The training function is proposed to be tackled as an integral part of each of the other functions.
| AntRCC-Network Antarctic RCC-Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status of implementation | Initiated – The implementation plan is under development. | |
| Coordinated by | Antarctic Advisory Group (AntAG) | |
| Node | Climate prediction | Lead: Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Australia |
| Climate monitoring | Lead: National Research Council-Istituto di Scienze Polari (CNR-ISP), Italy | |
| Climate data | Lead: British Antarctic Survey (BAS), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Domain of interest | Antarctic region | |
| Website | Link | |
| Linkage with RCOFs | Antarctic Climate Forum (AntCF) | |
Third Pole
The structure for the Third Pole Regional Climate Centre-Network (TPRCC-Network) is composed of three geographically delineated nodes having sub-regional domains of responsibility, each of which performs all mandatory functions for the countries in its domain, and additionally, each node undertakes a significant cross-node mandatory function for the entire Third Pole geographical domain.
| TPRCC-Network Third Pole RCC-Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status of implementation | In demonstration phase since June 2024 | |
| Coordinated by | China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China | |
| Node | Western Node | Lead: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Pakistan Consortium members: • Afghanistan Meteorological Department (AMD), Afghanistan • China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China • Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Tajikistan • Uzhydromet, Uzbekistan • Third Pole Environment (TPE), China • Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Switzerland |
| Northern Node | Lead: China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China Consortium members: • National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), Bhutan • National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring (NAMEM), Mongolia • Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Nepal • Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Pakistan • Third Pole Environment (TPE), China • Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Switzerland | |
| Southern Node | Lead: India Meteorological Department (IMD), India Consortium members: • Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Bangladesh • National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), Bhutan • Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), Myanmar • Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Nepal • Third Pole Environment (TPE), China • Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Switzerland | |
| Domain of interest | Third Pole region | |
| Website | Link | |
| Linkage with other RCCs | • RCC-Beijing • RCC-Pune • RCC-Moscow • ArcRCC-Network | |
| Linkage with RCOFs | Third Pole Climate Forum (TPCF) | |