About GEP

The Global Extremes Platform (GEP) builds upon and integrates activities on weather and climate extremes across WCRP. It is designed to make a contribution to improving the ways of delivering science, information, and data concerning extremes in a well-synthesized format for the climate research community, policymakers, and other users of climate science. To achieve this, GEP is developing a public-facing database that can offer global extreme indices data products derived from station observations, reanalysis products, and model simulations. GEP has also established a Working Group on Event Attribution that aims at developing expert guidance to ensure event attribution information, particularly in an operational context, is clear, robust, and consistent.

GEP centres on three main themes:

Extreme Indices
Event Attribution
Assessment of Weather and Climate Extremes

For all general inquiries, please contact us at GEP-SU@nuist.edu.cn.

Governance

GEP is planning to set up a Coordinating Group, which will work together with the GEP leadership and Support Unit (GEP-SU) to manage GEP’s daily activities. More information.

Support Unit

The GEP Support Unit (GEP-SU) is located at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, China. More information.