The Earth System Physics (ESP) section studies a wide spectrum of the Earth system, from its fluid components (oceans and the atmosphere) to the planet's interior. The ESP section maintains a range of models and datasets and coordinates the Regional Climate research NETwork (RegCNET), encompassing over 600 participants worldwide.
28 Nov 2018
New partner institute with University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences inaugurated
14 Nov 2018
Postgraduate Diploma Programme now accepting applications
Europe/Rome
2019-03-11 07:00:00
2019-03-15 21:00:00
School on Climate and Environmental Modelling in the West African Region | (smr 3243)
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West African climate is characterized by complex atmospheric dynamics and growing anthropogenic pressures. These pressures, combined with climate change and variability, have many environmental impacts. Regional climate models include now capabilities such as interactive coupling with oceans, surface hydrology, atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemical cycles. Combined with process study and observation analysis, such systems are interesting frameworks for impact assessments over West Africa. However their complexity is such that they require high computing power and appropriate “know-how”. This point has motivated the recent development of a supercomputing center at the University of Abidjan.
In this context, the school proposes theoretical and practical computing sessions on regional climate and environmental modeling. It is co-organized with the final conference of the DACCIWA project (https://www.dacciwa.eu/) so that participants can benefit from both of these events. Participants are required to have a pre-existing background in Atmospheric / Earth system science and be familiar with Linux/Unix environment. English will be the spoken language during theoretical and practical sessions.
Topics:
Basis of regional climate and Earth System modeling
Examples of climate and Earth system studies over sub-Saharan Africa
Extensive hands-on regional climate and Earth system modeling sessions using HPC facilities
Review and discussion of on-going projects involving climate and Earth system modeling over sub-Saharan Africa
Beyond the school : Identification of regional working groups, projects and networks
Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
11 Mar 2019
- 15 Mar 2019
» School on Climate and Environmental Modelling in the West African Region | (smr 3243)
Europe/Rome
2019-04-29 08:00:00
2019-05-03 22:00:00
ICTP-Rwanda Joint School on Subseasonal to Seasonal Weather and Climate Prediction | (smr 3140)
KIgali - Rwanda
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
29 Apr 2019
- 3 May 2019
» ICTP-Rwanda Joint School on Subseasonal to Seasonal Weather and Climate Prediction | (smr 3140)
Europe/Rome
2019-05-06 08:00:00
2019-05-10 22:00:00
Paper-writing Workshop on the Analysis of CORDEX-CORE Climate Projections | (smr 3282)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
6 May 2019
- 10 May 2019
» Paper-writing Workshop on the Analysis of CORDEX-CORE Climate Projections | (smr 3282)
Europe/Rome
2019-05-27 08:00:00
2019-06-07 22:00:00
Fifth Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries:
Hydroclimate Modeling and Analysis Tools | (smr 3294)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
27 May 2019
- 7 Jun 2019
» Fifth Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries: Hydroclimate Modeling and Analysis Tools | (smr 3294)
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, biogeochemical cycles, the cryosphere, and land surface processes. The research of the group uses model tools such as the latest generation of the regional climate model REGCM and intermediate complexity global model SPEEDY to understand our climate, its natural variability and its response to anthropogenic forcings.
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 statistical modelling techniques to assess the socio-economic impacts of climate
variability and change, for example on energy, water and health. As with the climate models, the dynamical impact models CHYM and VECTRI are made available to the wider scientific community through regular workshops and training events.
