TerraDT

Brief description

TerraDT is a Horizon Europe-funded project focused on developing a high-resolution Digital Twin of Earth's cryosphere (frozen regions), land surface, and aerosols. The project addresses key challenges in climate modelling by improving the representation of these critical Earth system components. As part of the Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative, TerraDT integrates modular, interoperable components to enhance climate simulations at a global scale. These advancements aim to improve the accuracy and reliability of climate impact assessments, supporting informed decision-making for climate adaptation and mitigation.

Our Role

Trust-IT Services is responsible for the project’s communication, dissemination, and stakeholder engagement activities. This includes ensuring TerraDT’s outputs reach relevant scientific, industrial, and policy-making audiences, as well as the broader public. Trust-IT develops and implements strategies to maximise the visibility and accessibility of TerraDT’s results, fostering collaboration across the whole DestinE initiative.

Impact

TerraDT contributes to addressing critical gaps in climate modelling, particularly in the representation of frozen regions, land surface, and aerosols. By enhancing the reliability of climate projections, the project provides key insights for managing the impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise, extreme weather events, and ecological changes. TerraDT’s modular and scalable architecture, that will be integrated in DestinE, ensures compatibility with future advancements, supporting long-term research and decision-making frameworks in the context of climate change with invaluable impacts on an environmental, societal and scientific level. 

Funding

TerraDT is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, under Grant Agreement no. 101187992.