Title: The challenges and potential of coupled land ice-climate simulations (with NorESM)
Abstract: The accelerating melting of the Greenland ice sheet is threatening coasts globally. However, projections of future ice loss continue to be highly uncertain, not least because our understanding of the interaction between ice sheets and other components of the climate system remains incomplete. The full integration of land ice models in coupled climate models promises to boost progress in this field as it enables detailed simulations of the complex bi-directional interactions. I will summarize work that illustrates the need for coupled land ice-climate models and make the case that simulations of paleoclimate are an indispensable part of this effort. Finally, I will briefly outline why NorESM is well suited for this task.