ICTP RESEARCH SECTION

Earth System Physics

Studies a wide spectrum of the Earth system, from its fluid components (oceans and the atmosphere) to the planet's interior

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Research Areas

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Solid Earth Geophysics

The researchers use seismology, space geodesy, tectonics and numerical experiments to understand the following topics: Mechanics of earthquakes and faulting, Structure and rheology of the…

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Climate applications

Climate extremes in the present day and in future decades can have severe implications, with the poorest members of societies being often the most vulnerable. The ESP group uses dynamical and…

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Earth System Modelling

Earth system models attempt to represent the key processes that determine the climate of our planet, such as the atmospheric and ocean circulations, aerosols and atmospheric chemistry,…

Earth System Model

Permanent Scientists

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Filippo Giorgi

Head
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Abdelkrim Aoudia

Senior Research Scientist
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Erika Coppola

Research Scientist
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Riccardo Farneti

Research Scientist/Coordinator Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Earth System Physics
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Graziano Giuliani

Scientific Staff
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Fred Kucharski

Senior Research Scientist/Head of External Activity Unit
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Adrian Mark Tompkins

Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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Sep
2023
29
Sep
2023
Earth System Physics
International Conference on Regional Climate ICRC-CORDEX 2023 | (smr 3878)
Physical
30
Jun
2023
conference
02
Oct
2023
06
Oct
2023
Earth System Physics
*** CANCELLED *** Climate Data and Seasonal Forecast Analysis Techniques | (smr 3880)
Physical
scientific activity
02
Oct
2023
06
Oct
2023
Earth System Physics
11th Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models | (smr 3881)
Physical
30
Jun
2023
workshop
16
Oct
2023
27
Oct
2023
Earth System Physics
Workshop on Mechanics of the Earthquake Cycle | (smr 3885)
Physical
01
Sep
2023
workshop

News

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ICTP Prize
Call for Nominations, ICTP Prize 2023
30 September deadline
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
ocean
Modelling El Niño
ICTP climate scientists describe the techniques used to model El Niño events
Earth System Physics
ESP researchers
Seismologists Take X-rays of Nepal Himalaya and South Tibet
New study sheds light on earthquake processes in the Himalayan region to better understand seismic…
Earth System Physics
Diploma grads 2023
ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Graduation
Class of 2023 celebrates completion of education programme
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Deborah Osei-Tutu by Roberto Barnaba
Meet ICTP's Diploma Graduates 2023
Deborah Osei-Tutu - Earth System Physics
Earth System Physics
ocean
The Return of El Niño
ICTP climate scientists discuss the history of the meteorological phenomenon
Earth System Physics

Publications

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Journal article
2023
Model‐Data Comparison of Antarctic Winter Sea‐Ice Extent and Southern Ocean Sea‐Surface Temperatures During Marine Isotope Stage 5e
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (2023)
M. Chadwick | L. C. Sime | C. S. Allen | M.‐V. Guarino
Journal article
2023
Moisture sources for precipitation variability over the Arabian Peninsula
Climate Dynamics (2023)
Horan, M.F. | Batibeniz, F. | Kucharski, F. | Almazroui, M. | Abid, M.A. | Fu, J.S. | Ashfaq, M.
Journal article
2023
The coupled system response to 250 years of freshwater forcing: Last Interglacial CMIP6–PMIP4 HadGEM3 simulations
Climate of the Past (2023)
Maria Vittoria Guarino | Louise C. Sime | Rachel Diamond | Jeff Ridley | David Schroeder
Journal article
2023
Pan-Atlantic decadal climate oscillation linked to ocean circulation
Communications Earth and Environment (2023)
Nnamchi, H.C. | Farneti, R. | Keenlyside, N.S. | Kucharski, F. | Latif, M. | Reintges, A. | Martin, T.
Journal article
2023
Prevalence of Human and Animal Fasciolosis in Butajira and Gilgel Gibe Health Demographic Surveillance System Sites in Ethiopia
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2023)
Samson Wakuma Abaya | Seid Tiku Mereta | Fikirte Demissie Tulu | Zeleke Mekonnen | Mio Ayana | Musse Girma | Hannah Rose Vineer | Siobhan M. Mor | Cyril Caminade | John Graham-Brown
Journal article
2023
The Fifth Generation Regional Climate Modeling System, RegCM5: Description and Illustrative Examples at Parameterized Convection and Convection‐Permitting Resolutions
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2023)
Filippo Giorgi | Erika Coppola | Graziano Giuliani | James M. Ciarlo` | Emanuela Pichelli | Rita Nogherotto | Francesca Raffaele | Piero Malguzzi | Silvio Davolio | Paolo Stocchi | Oxana Drofa
Journal article
2023
Predictability of Indian Ocean precipitation and its North Atlantic teleconnections during early winter
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2023)
Abid, M.A. | Kucharski, F. | Molteni, F. | Almazroui, M.
Journal article
2023
The fifth generation regional climate modeling system, RegCM5. Part I: Description and illustrative examples at parameterized convection and convection‐permitting resolutions
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2023)
Filippo Giorgi | Erika Coppola | Graziano Giuliani | James M. Ciarlo` | Emanuela Pichelli | Rita Nogherotto | Francesca Raffaele | Piero Malguzzi | Silvio Davolio | Paolo Stocchi | Oxana Drofa
Journal article
2023
Is the Ollerenshaw fasciolosis forecasting model fit for the 21st century?
Veterinary Record (2023)
Alison Howell | Cyril Caminade | Franz Brülisauer | Sian Mitchell | Diana Williams
Journal article
2023
Effects of Land-Use and Environmental Factors on Snail Distribution and Trematode Infection in Ethiopia
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2023)
Seid Tiku Mereta | Samson Wakuma Abaya | Fikirte Demissie Tulu | Kebede Takele | Mahmud Ahmednur | Girma Alemu Melka | Mark Nanyingi | Hannah Rose Vineer | John Graham-Brown | Cyril Caminade | Siobhan M. Mor
Journal article
2023
Impacts of mid-latitude circulation on winter temperature variability in the Arabian Peninsula: the explicit role of NAO
Climate Dynamics (2023)
Saeed, S. | Kucharski, F. | Almazroui, M.
Journal article
2023
Climate Drivers of Malaria Transmission Seasonality and Their Relative Importance in Sub‐Saharan Africa
GeoHealth (2023)
Edmund I. Yamba | Andreas H. Fink | Kingsley Badu | Ernest O. Asare | Adrian M. Tompkins | Leonard K. Amekudzi

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