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Europe/Rome 2020-08-03 08:00:00 2020-08-14 22:00:00 3rd Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Tropical Oceans, ENSO and their Teleconnections * CANCELLED * | (smr 3485) Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx Update: All participants are cordially invited to attend a Special Event and Reception on Sunday, August 2 from 18:00 to 20:00. The El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a strong driver of significant weather and climate anomalies across the globe. ENSO is probably one of the most studied phenomena in climate research, but there are still many open research questions, which will be discussed in this school.   ​Also ENSO teleconnections continue to be an area of very active research. They include not only effects on the circulation over the mid-latitudes (Europe, Asia, North America, South America), but also a strong influence on the Asian Monsoon. The Monsoon also has its own set of teleconnections not all of which are related to ENSO. It will be very helpful for researchers and students alike to learn the latest advances in the understanding of ENSO dynamics and its broad range of teleconnections. One emphasis of this workshop will be the Asian Monsoon, which is a complex phenomenon of great importance to the regional agriculture and hence to the well-being of a very significant population. In recent years there has been an advance in understanding of how the Monsoon is affected by, and interacts with, the tropical ocean basins, the adjoining land masses, mid-latitudes and the stratosphere.   Topics: Tropical ocean (ENSO) dynamics, including phenomenology ENSO theory, modeling, prediction Decadal Variability and long term trends ENSO teleconnections Decadal variations of interannual teleconnections Inter-basin connections Tropical-extratropical teleconnections Lecturers: S. BORDONI, University of Trento  M. CANE, Columbia University A. CAPOTONDI, University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL R. CHATTOPADHYAY, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology A. CHERCHI, INGV E. GUILYARDI, LOCEAN/IPSL F.-F. JIN, University of Hawaii I.-S. KANG, SIO B. KIRTMAN, University of Miami M. L'HEUREUX, NOAA M. LENGAIGNE, Institut de recherce pour the developpement (IRD) M. MCPHADEN, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory F. MOLTENI, ECMWF A. MOURA, INPE A. SANTOSO, CSIRO E. SARACHIK, University of Washington C. WANG, Chinese Academy of Sciences A. WITTENBERG, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory S.-P. XIE, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.   ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 3 Aug 2020 - 14 Aug 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-08-03 08:00:00 2020-08-08 22:00:00 The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana 2020 - CANCELLED | (smr 3462) The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana (https://coessing.org) is an international collaboration aimed at building capacity in oceanographic and environmental sciences in Ghana specifically, and Africa more generally. Marine issues of great importance to Ghana include fisheries, piracy, pollution, shipping and port management, and the recent advent of offshore oil drilling.
 We held schools in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and ICTP co-organized the school in 2018. We hold the school every year, alternating between Regional Maritime University and University of Ghana, which are both located in Ghana’s capital city of Accra. In 2020, for the 6th summer in a row, we will host a summer school. It will be the third school hosted at the University of Ghana. During the summer school, around 100 African participants receive a broad general training in marine and environmental sciences. At the same time, a subgroup of participants receive more specific training in their areas of interest, through conducting a short research project on specialized topics related to ocean biogeochemistry, ocean modeling, satellite oceanography, data analysis, and seagoing oceanography. The emphasis in this project track is on hands-on research rather than on lectures. Project track participants will thus have a chance to spend an entire week working closely under the guidance of the instructors, deepening their knowledge of their topic of interest, and presenting their projects on the last day of the school.
 We believe that repeat visits are the key to establishing meaningful long-term connections between western and African scientists. Our long-term goals for the school include developing a research and education network of marine and environmental scientists in several African countries. Topics: • Coastal ocean dynamics • Environmental science • Oil and gas basin development • Shoreline geomorphology • Organic and isotope biogeochemistry • Satellite and field oceanography • Numerical modeling of the ocean • Data analysis techniques Speakers: Prof. E. L. Shroyer, Oregon State University, USA Prof. Adam Simon, University of Michigan, USA Prof. Aline Cotel, University of Michigan, USA Dr. Paige Martin, Columbia University, USA Prof. Andrew Lucas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA Dr. Madeline Foster-Martinez, University of New Orleans, USA Dr. D. Menemenlis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA Dr. E. Nyadjro, Mississippi State University, USA Dr. J. K. Ansong, University of Ghana, Legon Dr. W. Johnson, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Dr. C. Buckingham, Universite Bretagne Occidentale, France Dr. S. Howden, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA Dr. A. M. Lamptey, University of Ghana, Legon Prof. B. K. Arbic, University of Michigan, USA Dr. R. Farneti, Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy Accra - Ghana ICTP pio@ictp.it 3 Aug 2020 - 8 Aug 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-09-28 08:00:00 2020-10-02 22:00:00 Biosphere - Climate Interactions in Earth System Models at Global and Regional Scales * CANCELLED * | (smr 3477) Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 28 Sep 2020 - 2 Oct 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-10-05 08:00:00 2020-10-16 22:00:00 Seismic Tomography and Earth Structure * CANCELLED * | (smr 3482) Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 5 Oct 2020 - 16 Oct 2020