November 5 2025

People of ICEBERG—Marta Terrado and Sara Moreno from Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Throughout the ICEBERG project, we will introduce the people working on the project. In this personnel introduction, Marta Terrado and Sara Moreno from Barcelona Supercomputing Center introduce themselves and share what inspires them about ICEBERG.

Marta Terrado.

Marta Terrado

Hi! I am Marta Terrado and my background is a blend of Environmental Sciences and Science Communication. At the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Spain, home to one of the most versatile supercomputers in the world MareNostrum 5, we explore how computation can support climate and pollution resilience in regions like the Arctic.

Currently, I am a senior researcher in the Earth Sciences department, where I co-lead the Knowledge Integration team working to bridge the gap between science and society. Our team works across disciplines to enhance the societal value and uptake of climate services, air quality services and global health. Through engaging with society and policymakers, we co-create knowledge and solutions that address real-world needs

My role in ICEBERG relates to both processes and applications. By processes, I mean how science is done. I like to think that my duty is to help ensure that co-production is at the core of the research done with Arctic communities. We understand co-production in the project as the process of engaging, exchanging knowledge and co-developing new knowledge between ICEBERG researchers and local communities, considering existing codes of conduct and methodological guidelines.

"My duty is to help ensure that co-production is at the core of the research done with Arctic communities."

There’s more in co-production than meets the eye: it involves defining why we want to co-produce knowledge, where, with whom, which are the criteria for engaging these stakeholders, which engagement intensity is preferred and how the co-production is actually done.

By application, I mean the actual generation of new co-owned knowledge. Together with my colleague Sara, and with the support of ICEBERG people directly engaging with local communities in Greenland and Iceland, I contribute to the co-production of climate services of interest for these communities.

Examples of climate services are the prediction of strong rainfall or snowfall events that can kill sheep in the mountains in late August-early September, or the earlier or later snow melting which may influence the possibility of having either 1 or 2 hay harvest seasons. This information can be useful for herders and farmers to plan ahead the time to bring animals back to the barn or to know in advance if the production of fodder will be enough to feed the animals in winter or they would rather need to buy additional food elsewhere.

Sara Moreno.

Sara Moreno

Hello! My name is Sara Moreno, and I am a PhD student at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. I studied Physics and later completed a master’s in Meteorology, which led me to specialize in the technical side of climate services.

I work with climate model data, turning complex numbers and simulations into information that people can actually understand and use. I focus on making sure that predictions and indicators derived from climate models are reliable, clear, and meaningful. This means taking raw data that is often overwhelming and full of details, processing it carefully, and creating outputs that can support decisions in everyday life or planning for future climate conditions.

In ICEBERG, my role is all about the technical work behind the scenes. I take the general outputs from climate models and transform them into indicators tailored to the needs of Arctic communities. I handle the calculations, the programming, and the data processing, making sure everything works smoothly and the results are accurate.

"I turn highly technical climate predictions into practical tools that people can actually use."

I also explore how these indicators change over time, which helps the communities understand how climate conditions may change in the next 2-5 years and plan accordingly. By doing this, I turn highly technical climate predictions into practical tools that people can actually use, whether it’s for planning agricultural activities, preparing for unusual weather events, or managing natural resources.

Despite being technical, this part of the work is essential for making sure that the climate services we provide are trustworthy and fit-for-purpose, and that can support the governance and resilience of Arctic regions, making a difference in people’s lives.

Photo from Qaqortoq, Greenland taken by Tahnee Prior.