Open AccessAre We at Risk of Losing the Current Generation of Climate Researchers to Data Science?
Author(s) -
Jain Shipra,
Mindlin Julia,
Koren Gerbrand,
Gulizia Carla,
Steadman Claudia,
Langendijk Gaby S.,
Osman Marisol,
Abid Muhammad A.,
Rao Yuhan,
Rabanal Valentina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
agu advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-604X
DOI - 10.1029/2022av000676
Subject(s) - climate science , balance (ability) , action (physics) , climate change , adaptation (eye) , data science , political science , engineering ethics , psychology , computer science , engineering , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , biology
Climate model output has progressively increased in size over the past decades and is expected to continue to rise in the future. Consequently, the research time expended by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) on data‐intensive activities is displacing the time spent in fostering novel scientific ideas and expanding the frontiers of climate sciences. Here, we highlight an urgent need for a better balance between data‐intensive and foundational climate science activities, more open‐ended research opportunities that reinforce the scientific freedom of the ECRs, and strong coordinated action to provide infrastructure and resources to the ECRs working in under‐resourced environments.