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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Abdelkrim Aoudia

Head
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Erika Coppola

Research Scientist
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SISSA-252
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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

Senior Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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2024
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Jul
2024
Earth System Physics
School and Workshop on Polar Climates: Theoretical, Observational and Modelling Advances | (smr 3960)
Physical
06
Apr
2024
school
29
Jul
2024
31
Jul
2024
Earth System Physics
Workshop on the Role of Sea Ice and its Variability in the Climate System | (smr 4021)
Physical
01
May
2024
workshop
12
Aug
2024
23
Aug
2024
Earth System Physics
Energy Modelling Platform - Joint Global Training School | (smr 3963)
Physical
31
May
2024
school
22
Aug
2024
23
Aug
2024
Earth System Physics
International Symposium on Energy and Climate | (smr 4036)
Physical
01
Aug
2024
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News

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ICTP Prize banner
Call for Nominations, ICTP Prize 2024
30 September deadline
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
ICTP-Brazil cooperative agreement
New ICTP, Brazil Collaboration
Research agreement advances science and mathematics in Brazil
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Atish Dabholkar and Mohamed Belhocine sign agreement
Collaboration with the African Union
ICTP and the African Union unite to promote education and research in Africa
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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ICTP Associates Programme
ICTP celebrates 60 years of flagship programme launched by Abdus Salam
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Other
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Measuring ICTP's Impact  
UNESCO survey seeks opinions of ICTP students 
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Dirac Medal
Call for Nominations, 2024 Dirac Medal
Nomination deadline extended to 21 June 2024
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation

Publications

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Journal article
2024
Drivers and impact of the 2021 extreme warm event in the tropical Angolan upwelling system
Scientific Reports (2024)
Rodrigue Anicet Imbol Koungue | Peter Brandt | Arthur Prigent | Léo Costa Aroucha | Joke Lübbecke | Arielle Stela N. Imbol Nkwinkwa | Marcus Dengler | Noel Keenlyside
Journal article
2024
Process‐Based Atmosphere‐Hydrology‐Malaria Modeling: Performance for Spatio‐Temporal Malaria Transmission Dynamics in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Water Resources Research (2024)
Mame Diarra Bousso Dieng | Adrian M. Tompkins | Joël Arnault | Ali Sié | Benjamin Fersch | Patrick Laux | Maximilian Schwarz | Pascal Zabré | Stephen Munga | Sammy Khagayi | Ibrahima Diouf | Harald Kunstmann
Journal article
2024
Converging Findings of Climate Models and Satellite Observations on the Positive Impact of European Forests on Cloud Cover
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2024)
Luca Caporaso | Gregory Duveiller | Graziano Giuliani | Filippo Giorgi | Martin Stengel | Emanuele Massaro | Matteo Piccardo | Alessandro Cescatti
Journal article
2024
Future weakening of southeastern tropical Atlantic Ocean interannual sea surface temperature variability in a global climate model
Climate Dynamics (2024)
Arthur Prigent | Rodrigue Anicet Imbol Koungue | Joke F. Lübbecke | Peter Brandt | Jan Harlaß | Mojib Latif
Journal article
2024
A Multi‐Data Set Analysis of the Freshwater Transport by the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at Nominally 34.5°S
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2024)
Cristina Arumí‐Planas | Shenfu Dong | Renellys Perez | Matthew J. Harrison | Riccardo Farneti | Alonso Hernández‐Guerra
Journal article
2024
A Novel Gravity Wave Transport Parametrization for Global Chemistry Climate Models: Description and Validation
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (2024)
Maria‐Vittoria Guarino | Chester S. Gardner | Wuhu Feng | Bernd Funke | Maya García‐Comas | Manuel López‐Puertas | Marcin M. Kupilas | Daniel R. Marsh | John M. C. Plane
Journal article
2024
The effect of explicit convection on simulated malaria transmission across Africa
PLOS ONE (2024)
Joshua Talib | James Colborn | Abayomi A. Abatan | Remy HoekSpaans | Edmund I. Yamba | Temitope S. Egbebiyi | Cyril Caminade | Anne Jones | Cathryn E. Birch | Oladapo M. Olagbegi | Andrew P. Morse
Journal article
2024
Winter precipitation predictability in Central Southwest Asia and its representation in seasonal forecast systems
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2024)
Horan, M.F. | Kucharski, F. | Johnson, N. | Ashfaq, M.
Journal article
2024
Climate-influenced vector-borne diseases in Africa: a call to empower the next generation of African researchers for sustainable solutions
Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2024)
Judicaël OBAME-NKOGHE | Adjoavi Esse Agossou | Gerald Mboowa | Basile Kamgang | Cyril Caminade | Dawn C. Duke | Andrew Karanja Githeko | Obed M. Ogega | Nestor Engone Elloué | Fatou Bintou Sarr | Dieudonné Nkoghe ...
Journal article
2024
Author Correction: Attributing Venice Acqua Alta events to a changing climate and evaluating the efficacy of MoSE adaptation strategy (npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, (2023), 6, 1, (181), 10.1038/s41612-023-00513-0)
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2024)
Faranda, D. | Ginesta, M. | Alberti, T. | Coppola, E. | Anzidei, M.
Journal article
2024
Convection-permitting climate models offer more certain extreme rainfall projections
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2024)
Fosser, G. | Gaetani, M. | Kendon, E.J. | Adinolfi, M. | Ban, N. | Belušić, D. | Caillaud, C. | Careto, J.A.M. | Coppola, E. | Demory, M.-E. | de Vries, H. | Dobler, A. | Feldmann, H. | Goergen, K. | Lenderink, G. ...
Journal article
2024
The climate change response of alpine-mediterranean heavy precipitation events
Climate Dynamics (2024)
Müller, S.K. | Pichelli, E. | Coppola, E. | Berthou, S. | Brienen, S. | Caillaud, C. | Demory, M.-E. | Dobler, A. | Feldmann, H. | Mercogliano, P. | Tölle, M. | de Vries, H.

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  • Earth System Physics
International Symposium on Energy and Climate | (smr 4036)
scientific activity
22
Aug
2024
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Aug
2024
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Aug
2024
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  • Earth System Physics
2nd Workshop on the American Monsoons | (smr 3976)
workshop
04
Nov
2024
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2024
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Aug
2024
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Workshop on the Structure and Influence of the Earth’s Lithospheric System | (…
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Oct
2024
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Oct
2024
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Aug
2024
Opportunity
  • Earth System Physics
Earth System Physics Postdoc Fellowship 2024
Postdoctoral Opportunity
31
Aug
2024
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL)
Laboratory Opportunity
31
Dec
2024
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