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Europe/Rome Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) has potential for soil moisture monitoring of agricultural land. The results can be used for irrigation scheduling and extreme weather event forecasting. Remote sensing can extrapolate the acquired soil moisture data to larger areas. The increasing demand for food production due to population increase and climatic hazards requires improving land management practices. One of major demands is to support the decision processes by reliable and representative information on soil moisture, which is difficult to obtain by conventional soil moisture measurements. CRNS is a much more suitable technique for this purpose since it is non-invasive and has a large footprint overcoming the problem of soil moisture spatial microvariability. The data acquired from CRNS measurements can be used for scientific tasks such as validation of hydrological models and remote sensing soil moisture products, as well as for practical land management and environmental applications such as soil moisture management under rainfed agriculture, irrigation scheduling, drought management and flood forecast. Topics: Basic principles of soil moisture measurements using Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) Methodological challenges: footprint extension, heterogeneity mapping, root depth moisture interpolation, biomass impact Hydrological models as a tool used for land management Use of remote sensing and soil moisture products for land management Use of CRNS data for hydrological modeling Use of CRNS data for validation of remote sensing soil moisture products Use of CRNS data for rainfed agriculture Use of CRNS data for irrigation scheduling Use of CRNS data for drought management Use of CRNS data for flood forecast Speakers: B. BAUER-MARSCHALLINGER, TU Wien, Austria T. FRANZ, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA The applicants should have background in agricultural sciences, earths sciences or physics and the experience in research activities at the field of soil water management and use of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS). The applicants from institutions having already own CRNS and running CRNS measurements at stationary monitoring sites will be preferred. Experience with remote sensing is also welcomed, but not mandatory. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

4 May 2020 - 8 May 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the Use of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor for Soil Moisture Management and Validation of Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Maps | (smr 3440)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Emil Fulajtar (Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Subprogramme), Local Organiser: Paolo Creminelli

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)iaea3

Support E-Mail: smr3440@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 31/01/2020**

Europe/Rome Regional climate models (RCMs) are widely used tools to produce high resolution regional climate simulations, and the ICTP Earth System Physics section maintains the RegCM system, which is used by a wide scientific community. Currently, the most advanced version of the RegCM system is RegCM4, released in 2012, and incrementally augmented during the last 8 years. A new version of the model, however, is being developed, which will constitute the basis for the next RegCM version, RegCM5. In particular, RegCM5 will include a new non hydrostatic dynamical core, more accurate and much faster than the one available in RegCM4. In particular, this will allow the model to be more easily applied at convection-permitting resolutions (1-3 km). A Beta version of RegCM5 has been developed and the workshop will focus on the testing of this new version using different domains and resolutions. Differently from previous workshops of this series, this one will be shorter and more focused on lab sessions, although some theoretical lectures will still be presented. The workshop will thus be more directed towards expert users of the model, although some new users are also welcome. Topics: Basic principles of regional climate modeling Climate change at regional scales The Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) The RegCM regional climate model system Modeling at convection-permitting resolutions Speakers: M. ASHFAQ, ORNL, USA T. CAVAZOS, CICESE, Mexico J. CIARLO, ICTP E. COPPOLA, ICTP X. GAO, IAP, Beijing, China F. GIORGI, ICTP G. GIULIANI, ICTP R. GLAZER, ICTP P. MALGUZZI, CNR-ISAC, Italy G. NARISMA, Ateneo de Manila, Philippines E. PICHELLI, ICTP M. REBOITA, U. Federal de Itajuba, Brazil A. TORRES ALAVEZ, ICTP 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

Activity

11 May 2020 - 16 May 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

10th ICTP Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models | (smr 3441)

Address: via Grignano, 9I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Erika Coppola (ICTP), Xuejie Gao (IAP, Beijing, China), Gemma Narisma (Ateneo de Manila, Philippines), Michelle Reboita (U. Federal de Itajuba, Brazil), Local Organiser: Filippo Giorgi

Support E-Mail: smr3441@ictp.it

DEADLINE: 13/03/2020

Activity

15 Jun 2020 - 3 Jul 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development | (smr 3453)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB) -> week 1 and 2 + 3 days week 3; Budinich Lecture Hall (LB) -> 2 last days week 3; Diploma Program Room B,D

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Mark Howells (KTH), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins

Support E-Mail: smr3453@ictp.it

Europe/Rome 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

Activity

3 Aug 2020 - 8 Aug 2020

@ Accra - Ghana

Earth System Physics

The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana 2020 | (smr 3462)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Edem Mahu (University of Ghana, Legon), Brian K. Arbic (University of Michigan, USA), Sam Addo (University of Ghana, Legon), ICTP Scientific Contact: Riccardo Farneti

Cosponsor(s): Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School Ghanaghana21, University of Ghanaughana, The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysicsiugg4, National Science Foundationnsf2, University of Michiganumich

**DEADLINE: 01/06/2020**

Europe/Rome Update: All participants are cordially invited to attend a Special Event and Reception on Sunday, 2 August 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

Activity

3 Aug 2020 - 14 Aug 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

3rd Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Tropical Oceans, ENSO and their Teleconnections | (smr 3485)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Antonietta Capotondi (University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL), David Straus (George Mason University), Jagadish Shukla (George Mason University), Riccardo Farneti (ICTP), Adrian Tompkins (ICTP), Local Organiser: Fred Kucharski

Cosponsor(s): NOAA Climate Variability and Predictabilitynoaa3, NOAA Modeling, Analysis, Prediction and Projection (MAPP)noaa2, NSF Physical Oceanographynsf2, US CLIVARusclivar, CLIVARusclivar2

Support E-Mail: smr3485@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 01/05/2020**

Activity

28 Sep 2020 - 2 Oct 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Biosphere - Climate Interactions in Earth System Models at Global and Regional Scales | (smr 3477)

Address: via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Klaus Fraedrich (MPI-Hamburg), Jost Von Hardenberg (CNR-ISAC), Cosimo Solidoro (OGS), Filippo Giorgi (ICTP), Local Organiser: Fred Kucharski

Support E-Mail: smr3477@ictp.it

Activity

5 Oct 2020 - 16 Oct 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Seismic Tomography and Earth Structure | (smr 3482)

Address: via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Local Organiser: Abdelkrim Aoudia

Support E-Mail: smr3482@ictp.it

Activity

26 Oct 2020 - 6 Nov 2020

@ Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Earth System Physics

Integrating Climate Data, Predictions and Projections into Health Planning | (smr 3442)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Solomon Gizaw (University of Addis Ababa), Mike Wimberly (University of Oklahoma, USA), Madeleine Thomson (IRI, USA), Addisu Semie (LMD, Paris, France), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Activity

9 Nov 2020 - 13 Nov 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Impact and Risk Relevant Climate Information from Global Scale Projections to Local Scale Climate Hazards | (smr 3450)

Address: strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall, Euler Lecture Hall, Stasi Seminar Room, LB Informatics Lab

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen, Pandora Malchose

Organizer(s): Robert Vautard (IPSL), Alex Ruane (NASA), Roshanka Ranasinghe (IHE), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola

Activity

17 Nov 2020 - 19 Nov 2020

@ Buenos AIres - Argentina

Earth System Physics

Conference on Regional Climate Modeling and Extreme Events over South America: Results from the CORDEX-Flagship Pilot Study | (smr 3428)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Silvina Solman (University of Buenos Aires/CIMA-CONICET, UMI-IFAECI/CNRS-CONICET-UBA), Marcelo Barreiro (University of the Republic), Maria Laura Bettolli (University of Buenos Aires/CONICET), Marta Llopart (UNESP), Rosmeri Porfirio da Rocha (IAG/USP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Erika Coppola

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Earth System Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the Use of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor for Soil Moisture Management and Validation of Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Maps | (smr 3440)

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Earth System Physics

10th ICTP Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models | (smr 3441)

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Earth System Physics

Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development | (smr 3453)

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Earth System Physics

The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana 2020 | (smr 3462)

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Earth System Physics

3rd Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Tropical Oceans, ENSO and their Teleconnections | (smr 3485)

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Earth System Physics

Biosphere - Climate Interactions in Earth System Models at Global and Regional Scales | (smr 3477)

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Earth System Physics

Seismic Tomography and Earth Structure | (smr 3482)

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Earth System Physics

Integrating Climate Data, Predictions and Projections into Health Planning | (smr 3442)

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Earth System Physics

Impact and Risk Relevant Climate Information from Global Scale Projections to Local Scale Climate Hazards | (smr 3450)

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Earth System Physics

Conference on Regional Climate Modeling and Extreme Events over South America: Results from the CORDEX-Flagship Pilot Study | (smr 3428)

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