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Europe/Rome 2022-07-18 08:00:00 2022-07-29 22:00:00 3rd Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Tropical Oceans, ENSO and their teleconnections | (smr 3727) An ICTP Hybrid Meeting You can submit your application for participation in presence or online. 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.   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 include: M.A. ABID, ICTP, Italy S. BORDONI, University of Trento, Italy A. CAPOTONDI, University of Colorado and NOAA/PSL, USA A. CHERCHI, INGV, Italy A. FEDOROV, Yale University, USA E. GUILYARDI, LOCEAN/IPSL, France F.-F. JIN, University of Hawaii, USA I.-S. KANG, Second Institute of Oceanography, China B. KIRTMAN, University of Miami, USA V. KRISHNAMURTHY, George Mason University, USA M. L'HEUREUX, NOAA/CPC, USA J. MARSHALL, MIT, USA M. MCPHADEN, NOAA/PMEL, USA F. MOLTENI, ECMWF, UK Y. PLANTON, NOAA/PMEL, USA A.M. RAVINDRAN, Center for Prototype Climate Modelling, UAE A. ROBERTSON, Columbia University A. SANTOSO, University of New South Wales and CSIRO, Australia J. SHUKLA, George Mason University, USA E. SWENSON, GMU, USA C. WANG, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China A. WITTENBERG, NOAA/GFDL, USA S.-P. XIE, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, USA Applicants are required to submit 'Research Abstract'. A number of abstracts will be selected for a contributed talk or for a poster session. During the application please make sure to use our templates to format your abstract in PDFs. Templates are available below for download.   Accepted participants will be able to attend in remote or — strictly following Italian sanitary rules as they will be applicable at the time of the school, and depending on the very limited number of available places — in person. As regards the COVID-19 policy, we advise to follow the updated rules available on the ICTP page Access Guidelines for Visitors.   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 18 Jul 2022 - 29 Jul 2022

Europe/Rome 2022-07-25 08:00:00 2022-07-29 22:00:00 ICTP-Africa Joint School on Rainfall and Water Resources Management | (smr 3724) As water is an important resource for different uses, an accurate estimate of how much water is available is crucial for planning purposes in areas such as agriculture, energy production, and others sectors or assets. In addition, this timely information is important for flood and drought management. This joint school will train Africans in hydrological modeling, hydrology, and hydroclimatology. At the same time, the workshop will promote collaboration and data sharing between workers in different African countries as well as interaction between African researchers/workers and their counterparts in other parts of the world. The school will link with the Global network on Water and Development Information for arid lands (G-WADI) under UNESCO'S Intergovernmental Hydrology Program (IHP) and will examine issues related to water security. The activity will contribute to the implementation of the 9th phase of IHP 2022-2029, " Science for a Water Secure World in a Changing Environment". Topics: 1. Introduction to hydrology and water cycle. From real time flood forecast to climate flood risk projection. 2. Introduction to the PERSIANN family of products including the iRain system for climate risk management, 2. Use of iRain for weather monitoring, analysis, and resilience building. 3. Development of region-specific hydrological models, and providing and understanding of how climate change is influencing water availability in Africa and in different regions of Africa. 5 Fostering of  collaboration and cooperation among technical personnel and scientists in the Africa on weather and climate monitoring and 6. Hydroclimatic projection of river flood and river drought hazard using global and regional climate model projection 7. Training on analysis/evaluation of local in situ rain gauge data: each participant is required to bring local in situ rain gauge data from their home country for the purpose of evaluation of satellite rainfall data estimates and use in bias correction for improving the satellite precipitation estimates for future use over their regions Kigali - Rwanda ICTP pio@ictp.it 25 Jul 2022 - 29 Jul 2022

Europe/Rome 2022-08-01 08:00:00 2022-08-05 22:00:00 Advancing Subtropical Climate Dynamics: Diagonal Convergence Zones, Droughts, and Floods in Past, Present and Future Climates | (smr 3687) An ICTP Virtual Meeting Subtropical hotspots of climate change are clear in paleo, present, and future climates. However, treatment of the subtropics as the margin between low- and mid-latitude dynamics has limited advancement of subtropical theory and prediction, undermining regional efforts to manage climate risks. This workshop aims to invigorate new research focused on subtropical dynamics, extremes, and prediction. This event follows a focused subtropics session at EGU2022. The format will combine plenary talks, breakout discussions, and collaboration spaces to plan and prototype new theory and analysis approaches and potential climate service products. Outcomes will include proof-of-concept analysis approaches, a perspective paper setting out priority research areas for future subtropical research, and further development of subtropical dynamics research networks. We particularly welcome contribution to these planned discussions from early career researchers working in subtropical regions from across the globe. The virtual workshop programme will be structured to enable collaboration with colleagues from across time zones. Topics The annual cycle of subtropical regions and changes to this seasonality. Paleoclimate perspective on subtropical climates. Subtropical wave dynamics and their role in dynamical convergence zones, monsoon fluctuations, and extremes. Synoptic systems and extreme regimes of the subtropics incl. tropical-extratropical cloudbands, cut-off lows, mid-latitude cyclones, subtropical cyclones and anticyclones, droughts and floods. Surface-atmosphere (land and ocean) interactions. Model (S2S to climate) representation of subtropical processes. Predictability and prediction systems for the subtropics. Outlook for climate services in the subtropics. Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it 1 Aug 2022 - 5 Aug 2022

Europe/Rome 2022-08-15 08:00:00 2022-08-17 22:00:00 From Global to Coastal: Cultivating New Solutions and Partnerships for an Enhanced Ocean Observing System in a Decade of Accelerating Change | (smr 3731) An ICTP-CLIVAR Hybrid Meeting In order to meet growing societal and scientific demand for climate information, forecasting, and prediction the ocean observing community — through CLIVAR, GOOS, and partners — have recently conducted major reviews of several regional Ocean Observing Systems (e.g. IndOOS-2, TPOS2020, TAOS). Through these reviews communities are recognising the overarching need for: (1) expansion of long-term observations into the coastal zone, where humans interact with the ocean; and (2) multi-disciplinary observing systems that better track oxygen minimum zones, the carbon cycle, and productivity. Meanwhile, the implementation and enhancement of each regional observing system is met with similar challenges: Identifying drivers, optimising design, funding expansion, developing new resources, testing new platforms and sensors, building partnerships with rim nations, capacity building, data sharing, etc. Therefore, bringing the panels together, with an emphasis on participation of developing nation scientists, would allow an exchange of problems, ideas, and solutions, enriching the efforts of each and adding up to a global perspective worth more than the sum of its parts. The workshop will bring members across different CLIVAR panels, observing system scientists and leaders together with invited speakers from developing rim nations to discuss priorities and cross-cutting strategies as well as explore new partnerships for the expansion of the regional ocean observing systems. At the workshop, participants will: Present and discuss the current most important societal and scientific drivers of each of the regional basin-wide observing systems. Hear scientists from developing countries present the scientific and societal drivers for observing their coastal oceans and discuss how their needs may interface with the regional ocean observing systems and their products. Discuss challenges, processes, and outcomes of reviewing and designing the regional observing systems for the next decade. For example, (i) the transition to more multidisciplinary observing systems (and panel membership), (ii) the need for regional-scale forecasting and expansion into the coastal zone, (iii) lobbying for resources, capacity-building, and developing partnerships, (iv) data archiving, assemblage, and sharing. Discuss how our efforts and priorities combine and how the panels can prepare together for the UN Decade. Topics: Societal and scientific drivers of regional ocean observing systems; Connect observation-modeling-prediction Multi-disciplinary and innovative observing system and expansion into coastal zones 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. Further information can be found at the following link: https://www.clivar.org/events/clivar-goos-workshop-global-coastal-cultivating-new-solutions-and-partnerships-enhanced-ocean In person participation: As regards the COVID-19 policy, we advise to follow the updated rules available on the ICTP page Access Guidelines for Visitors.   ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 15 Aug 2022 - 17 Aug 2022