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.
12 Dec 2017
Climate, Land, Energy, and Water Strategies Interlinked
Europe/Rome
2018-10-08 08:00:00
2018-10-13 22:00:00
School on Climate and Environmental Modelling in the
West African Region | (smr 3243)
DEADLINE FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS: September 1st, 2018
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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
8 Oct 2018
- 13 Oct 2018
» School on Climate and Environmental Modelling in the West African Region | (smr 3243)
Europe/Rome
2018-10-22 08:00:00
2018-10-26 22:00:00
Second Training Workshop on Regional Climate Modeling for Southeast Asia | (smr 3166)
Regional climate models (RCMs) have become important tools to study climate variability and change at regional scales. They can also be used to provide climate change information for impact and adaptation studies. Within the context of RCM research, the Coordinated Regional climate Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX) provides the basis for generating multi-model RCM-based projections over regions Worldwide. The community of users of the ICTP regional model RegCM is one of the most active in contributing to the CORDEX program and in involving the scientific community from developing countries in climate change research. With the aim of enlarging and strengthening the RegCM user community, the ICTP organizes a series of training workshops in different regions of the World. This workshop represents the second of a series of RegCM training activities in Southeast Asia, and includes the following lectures:
* Climate and climate change over the South-east Asia region
* Regional climate modeling and the physical processes that regulate regional climate
variability and change
* Regional modeling for the South-east Asia region
* Hands-on sessions on the structure and use of the RegCM model
(latest release RegCM4).
* Discussion of the contribution of the RegCM community to the CORDEX initiative
* Discussion of future developments of the RegCM system
Hanoi - Viet Nam
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
22 Oct 2018
- 26 Oct 2018
» Second Training Workshop on Regional Climate Modeling for Southeast Asia | (smr 3166)
Europe/Rome
2018-11-05 07:00:00
2018-11-09 21:00:00
Second Workshop on Regional Climate Modeling and Extreme Events over South America | (smr 3195)
The focus of this workshop will be on the application of dynamical (RegCM4) and statistical tools for the generation of high resolution climate experiments, in particular within the framework of the CORDEX-SESA Flagship Pilot Study. Lectures and hands-on sessions on these tools applied to climate change studies will provide a background for regional climate modelling focused on the South America region (SA).
Sao Paolo - Brazil
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
5 Nov 2018
- 9 Nov 2018
» Second Workshop on Regional Climate Modeling and Extreme Events over South America | (smr 3195)
Europe/Rome
2019-04-08 08:00:00
2019-04-12 22:00:00
Paper-writing Workshop on the Analysis of CORDEX-CORE Climate Projections | (smr 3282)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
8 Apr 2019
- 12 Apr 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.
