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.
Europe/Rome
2018-11-19 07:00:00
2018-11-30 21:00:00
Earthquakes and Tsunami: Modeling and Observations | (smr 3211)
The two-week international school will bring together international experts and train Master & PhD students and early career scientists in Earthquake and Tsunami Physics so that each participant has a better understanding of the range of circumstances and knowledge related to seismic hazard in the region. The aim is to raise national capability in the vulnerable countries and increase their resilience, through an ad-hoc advanced training and also favor international cooperation among the school participants also in the framework of the North African Group for Earthquake and Tsunami studies.
The programme will involve a series of lectures, seminars, exercises and discussion sessions in Earthquake and Tsunami sciences. For those interested in presenting their research work during the conference (oral and poster) an abstract should be uploaded directly to the online application.
Topics:
Theoretical Seismology
Observational and Computational Seismology
Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
Earthquake Hazard and Strong Ground Motion
Tsunami Physics and Hazard
Tunis - Tunisia
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
19 Nov 2018
- 30 Nov 2018
» Earthquakes and Tsunami: Modeling and Observations | (smr 3211)
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)
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.
