NERC National Capability
National capability lets the UK deliver world-leading environmental science, support national strategic needs, and respond to emergencies. PML plays a prominent role in delivering this capability for NERC and the UK.
Single Centre NC projects
The NERC Long Term Science Single Centre programme is delivered through the Climate Linked Atlantic Sector Science (CLASS) project which is coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre and contains three underpinning science activities, the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT), the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) and ERSEM model development.
![ERSEM Schematic](/getattachment/05d8f60f-90d9-4218-8a5d-8c2dd2a22899/ersem.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
![The RRS James Clark Ross, a scientific research vessel which has been used for many AMT cruises](/getattachment/8bdbb948-e918-4ac6-94fd-3153f9e2d552/amt_jcr.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
![Plymouth Quest and data buoy](/getattachment/7ff023af-c3b8-4590-ae78-74261493f7c6/wco-banner-v2.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
Western Channel Observatory (WCO)
Active projectCross Centre NC projects
![View from East End of St John Island](/getattachment/97fe79c9-1e23-4575-b59f-f4ade2a1735e/adobestock_294912260_focus_banner.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
FOCUS: Future States of the global Coastal ocean: Understanding for Solutions
Project start: 1 July 2022
Active project![Silhoutte of fisherman in small boat with islands in the background](/getattachment/f9c16a30-7ab0-4f3d-93e1-1d469affeb5a/wai-siew-av44lix_9zg-unsplash_rs.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
TerraFIRMA: Future Impacts, Risks and Mitigation Actions in a changing Earth system
Project start: 1 April 2022
Active project![Earth and code, courtesy of dreamstime](/getattachment/3bfafc30-e945-4e4e-a501-5705780cbefc/ukesm_dreamstimemaximum_4612432.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
![View of Europe courtesy of Shutterstock](/getattachment/775c6bad-b998-470f-a6f4-110a38ebc930/acsis_banner.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
North Atlantic climate system integrated study (ACSIS)
Project start: 1 April 2017
Completed project![Saltmarsh image courtesy of Shutterstock](/getattachment/2448b8ab-2a84-49f3-9707-1b115f9850b2/locate.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
![Shadow of research ship in icy waters, courtesy of Ian Brown](/getattachment/50618bf6-eca6-48b4-ab48-0b2250c66510/orchestra_banner.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
Ocean Regulation of Climate through Heat and Carbon Sequestration and Transports (ORCHESTRA)
Project start: 1 April 2016
Completed projectNC ODA projects
![Fish market at Tanzania, courtesy of Shutterstock](/getattachment/9a0c07a5-2a85-4f7a-b907-97608bfbdcc3/accord_banner_fish_market_tanzania_shutterstock_316153676.jpg?maxsidesize=400)
Addressing Challenges of Coastal Communities through Ocean Research for Developing Economies (ACCORD)
Project start: April 2017
Completed project