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Europe/Rome The Workshop is addressed to researchers from developing regions working on hydro-climate modelling with the aim to foster international research and educational projects on topics related to climate and hydrology, and will be a contribution to the G-WADI programme within the framework of UNESCO IHP VIII (2014-2021), Water Security: Responses to Local Regional and Global Challenges. Description: GEWEX is the lead project for WCRP’s Grand Challenge on Water Availability, which focuses on how fresh water availability will shift due to climate change in many food producing regions of the world. Fresh water availability can vary over in time due to reductions or increases in precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, ground water recharge or discharge, and snow melt. Climate extremes are one factor that can influence the intensity of precipitation in time, the snow melt timing and the exchange of water with land and, therefore, the storage of a region. All these make it imperative to better understand and predict precipitation variability and change. To this aim, the climate model community and, in particular, the regional climate community from one end is moving toward very high resolution simulation ensemble efforts down to the scale of the convection permitting resolution (1-3 km); and from the other end is working to implement fully coupled Earth System models to be able to understand the role of coupled water cycle and land atmosphere interactions in understanding local climate response. This will open new frontiers for the hydrological modeling community by bridging the spatial scale gap between regional climate models and impact models (hydrological models, ecosystem models, etc.); which will, in turn, affect the quality of the prediction of the hydrological cycle across several scales, from catchments to regional to global. Topics: • Precipitation measurements: what we can use to validate precipitation coming from the model output? • Ensemble of high resolution regional climate model outputs: how can those be used as input of a hydrological model? • Regional Earth System models: which is the role of the coupled water cycle? • Uncertainty in global and regional climate projections: how can this uncertainty be taken into account for hydro-climate simulation? ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

27 May 2019 - 7 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Fifth Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries: Hydroclimate Modeling and Analysis Tools | (smr 3294)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Soroosh Sorooshian (University of California, Irvine, USA), Marco Verdecchia (University of L'Aquila, Italy), Local Organisers: Erika Coppola, Fabio di Sante

Cosponsor(s): The International Hydrological Programmeihp, International Center for Integrated Water Resources Managementiciwarm, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysicsiugg4, The Centre of Hydrometeorolgy and Remote Sensingchrs

Europe/Rome Programme for the Conference (3 - 6 June 2019) is available via the following link: http://www.scert.ru/en/conferences/cites2019/ Organizers: E. Gordov Institute for Monitoring of Climate and Ecological Systems, SB RAS, Russia V. Khan Hydrometcentre of Russia M. Tolstykh Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics RAS and Hydrometcentre of Russia ICTP Contact/Organizer: A. Tompkins, ICTP, Trieste, Italy The theme of the School is subseasonal to decadal (S2D) weather and climate predictions. The school will cover aspects from the modeling and data assimilation to forecast information delivery and relevant practical applications. Recently, The accuracy of S2D predictions have significantly advanced, exploiting potential sources of atmosphere predictability, such as interactions of the atmosphere with the ocean, sea-ice, land surface, and internal atmosphere modes of variability such as the MJO and QBO. The event comprises of a one-week School with lectures given by leading experts from the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction (WGSIP), introducing systems from some of the world’s leading operational centers. The lectures will be complemented by lab exercises using open-access data of near-real time and historical forecasts. In the second week, the Computational Information Technologies for Environmental Sciences Conference will take place. More information on the Conference, including abstract requirements, is available at: http://www.scert.ru/en/conferences/cites2019/ Topics: • Subseasonal prediction; • Seasonal prediction; • Interannual prediction; • Earth system modelling; • Practical applications of long range forecasts. Speakers include: L. Batte, Meteo-France L. Ferranti, ECMWF, UK D. Hudson, BoM, Australia V. Khan, Hydrometcentre of Russia Lee, June-Yi, University of Pusan, Korea B. Merryfield, CCMA, Canada R. Saural, CIMA, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina A. Tompkins, ICTP, Trieste, Italy M. Tolstykh, INM RAS, Russia The School invites applications from PhD students, early career scientists and national meteorological services specialists. A working knowledge of English language is required and a motivation letter in English forms part of the application process. Participants are expected to know how to handle NetCDF data and to visualize them. Moscow - Russian Federation ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

27 May 2019 - 5 Jun 2019

@ Moscow - Russian Federation

Earth System Physics

International Young Scientists School and Conference on Computational Information Technologies for Environmental Sciences: “CITES-2019” | (smr 3339)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): Mikhail Tolstykh (Institute of Monitoring of INM RAS & Hydrometcentre of Russia), Evgeni Gordov (Institute of Monitoring of Climatic & Ecological Systems), Valentina Khan (Hydrometcentre of Russia & North Eurasia Climate Centre (NEACC, RCC, WMO)), Bill Merryfield (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis), Doug Smith (The Met Office, U.K.), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): World Climate Research Programmewcrp, INM RASinmras

Support E-Mail: smr3339@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 01/02/2019**

Seminar

30 May 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

The reciprocity theorem in seismology and acoustics: Noise interferometry and time reversal

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Prof. Lapo Boschi, University of Padova

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Participation in this activity is by invitation only and no general applications can be accepted for this event. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

10 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development - OpTIMUS | (smr 3299)

Address: I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Week 1 and 2: Giambiagi; Week 3: day 4 and 5 Budinich; Week 1, 2 and partial of 3 (from 10 to 26 June): Lundqvist

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

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

Europe/Rome The school will focus on the organization of convection in the tropics and its possible implications for climate sensitivity. Some idealized convection permitting models show spontaneous clustering of convection can occur, drying the tropical atmosphere and increasing infrared emission to space. This effect could imply a strong negative feedback on the climate that may be missing or poorly represented in global climate models. However, there is open debate concerning the mechanisms involved, the implications for climate, the evidence in the observations, the role of shallow clouds and convection, the spatial scales of instability and the connection of this idealized aggregation to common examples of tropical organization such as the Madden Julian Oscillation or tropical cyclones. The event will consist of a one-week school, with some introductory lectures and the chance to work with observations and model output to address questions related to convective organization. In the second week, participants will benefit from open debate with over 20 of the world’s leading scientists in the field. Experts will work with student groups to summarize the debates in position papers, including results from the first week’s exercises. Topics: • Models of radiative-convective equilibrium • Convective organization in high resolution models • Evidence for organization in observations • Implications for climate and climate sensitivity • Representation in global models and their parameterization schemes • Connection to MJO, hurricanes and other examples of convective organization Invited speakers include: Biasutti, Michela, IRI Columbia U., USA Bony, Sandrine, LMD, France Bordoni, Simona, Caltech, USA Chaboureau, Jean-Pierre, Toulouse U./CNRS, France Cronin Timothy, MIT, USA Craig, George, LMU, Germany Emanuel, Kerry, MIT, USA Gezahegn, Addisu, LMD, France Grabowski, Wojciech, UCAR, USA Khairoutdinov, Marat, Stonybrook U., USA Khouider, Boualem, Victoria U., Canada Mapes, Brian, Miami U., USA Marshall John, MIT, USA Moncrieff, Mitch, UCAR, USA Pincus, Rob, NOAA, USA Randall, David, CSU, USA Sherwood,Steve, UNSW,Australia Stevens, Bjorn, MPIM, Germany Vallis, Geoff K., Exeter U., U.K. Yang, Da, Berkley U., USA Zuidema, Paquita, RSMAS Miami, USA ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

1 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

2nd ICTP Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modelling of Climate Dynamics: Convective Organization and Climate Sensitivity | (smr 3304)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Cathy Hohenegger (MPI, Germany), Chris Holloway (Reading University, U.K.), Caroline Muller (LMD, France), Allison Wing (FSU, USA), Fred Kucharski (ICTP), Riccardo Farneti (ICTP), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): WCRP - World Climate Research Programmewcrp, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)wmo

Europe/Rome This school will focus on coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics in upwelling systems, their biogeochemical and ecological processes, and their sensitivity to climate variability and change. Afternoons will be devoted to practical sessions involving the use of circulation models, analyses of relevant data sets, and discussion of current research. Extended topics list: • Overview of upwelling systems and their physical and biological dynamics • Oceanic circulation and the upwelling process • Atmospheric circulation in upwelling systems • Biogeochemistry and ecosystems • Atmosphere-ocean coupled dynamics, air-sea interactions, and biogeochemical feedbacks • Natural and anthropogenic climate impacts on upwelling • Global climate modeling and biases • Model-data comparisons and data visualization Speakers: A. BRACCO, Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA F. CHAI, Second Institute of Oceanography, China M. DIAKATÉ, Cheikh Anta Diop Univ., Senegal M. GARCÍA-REYES, Farallon Inst., USA R. GARREAUD, Univ. of Chile, Chile A. LAZAR, Univ. Pierre and Marie Curie, France A. MILLER, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, USA R. RYKACZEWSKI, Univ. of South Carolina, USA M. SCHMIDT, Leibniz Inst. for Baltic Sea Research, Germany T. TONIAZZO, Univ. of Bergen, Norway J. VEITCH, South African Env. Obs. Network, South Africa P. ZUIDEMA, Univ. of Miami, USA 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

15 Jul 2019 - 21 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

ICTP-CLIVAR Summer School on Oceanic Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems | (smr 3312)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Annalisa Bracco (Georgia Institute of Technology), Alban Lazar (University Pierre and Marie Curie), Ryan Rykaczewski (University South Carolina), Thomas Toniazzo (Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen), Local Organiser: Riccardo Farneti

Cosponsor(s): CLIVARusclivar2, IOC-UNESCOwestpac2

**DEADLINE: 15/04/2019**

Europe/Rome For ICTP-SAIFR school website click here The Advanced School and Workshop will bring together scientists and students for presenting and discussing the progress in research on the American monsoons and their role in the global monsoon system, and for planning future activities. The American monsoons are important components of the global monsoon system. A very high percentage of the annual precipitation over most of South America occurs during the summer monsoon, including subtropical regions. The economy, agriculture, water and energy resources and, consequently, the livelihoods of the great majority of South America population are heavily dependent on the summer monsoon. Also the North American monsoon provides crucial water resources for Mexico, Central American countries, several island nations in the Caribbean and parts of the southwest USA. Predicting the intensity of American monsoon rainfall is not only a regional challenge, but is also relevant in the framework of a global sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting system. The Advanced School and Workshop are fostered by the Working Group on American Monsoons, one of the regional monsoons working groups established under the coordination of the CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoons Panel. Topics to be covered include: Global context, main features, life cycle of the American monsoons; Variability on diurnal, mesoscale and synoptic time scales; sub-seasonal to seasonal variability; Variability on interannual and decadal/interdecadal time scales; modulation of extreme events by climate variability; longer term variability and climate change; Predictability and prediction (weather, sub-seasonal, seasonal and longer lead times); modelling studies; Impacts on society; future challenges; plans for observational studies, diagnostic analyses, and modelling activities. Discussions on future collaboration. Participation The targeted audience includes scientists and advanced undergraduate and graduate students, interested in the American monsoons and their role in the global monsoon system. There is no registration fee, but the number of participants is limited. Participants are encouraged to make a presentation. If interested, please submit a short abstract of the contribution in the online registration form. As a rule, support for travel and subsistence expenses should be secured by the participants. However, limited funds are available for graduate students and early career researchers (PhD obtained within the last 5 years) who are nationals of, and working in, a developing Latin American country, subject to selection by the activity organizers. Such support is available only for those who attend the entire activity. Those applying for support are requested to submit an abstract. As the activity will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate knowledge of that language. Confirmed Speakers Pedro Silva Dias - University of São Paulo, Brazil Marcelo Barreiro - Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay Cecilia Hidalgo – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Leila Carvalho - University of California at Santa Barbara, USA Francina Dominguez - University of Illinois at Urbana, USA Rong Fu - University of Texas at Austin, USA Tereza Cavazos - CICESE, Mexico Alice M. Grimm - Federal University of Parana, Brazil Iracema F. A. Cavalcanti - National Institute for Space Research, Brazil Manoel Gan - National Institute for Space Research, Brazil To apply click here to enter, deadline for requesting financial support 14 April 2019, registration deadline 9 June 2019 Sao Paulo - Brazil ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

19 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019

@ Sao Paulo - Brazil

Earth System Physics

Advanced School on American Monsoons - Progress and Future Plans | (smr 3307)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Alice M. Grimm (Federal University of Parana, Brazil), Iracema F.A. Cavalcanti (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil), Manoel Gan (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil), ICTP Scientific Contact: Fred Kucharski

Cosponsor(s): ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR)saifr, Climate Variability and Predictability Program (CLIVAR) projectusclivar2, Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) projectgewex, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)iugg4, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)wcrp

Activity

2 Sep 2019 - 14 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Advanced Workshop on Earthquake Fault Mechanics: Theory, Simulation and Observations | (smr 3319)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Jean Paul Ampuero (Université Côte d'Azur and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), Abdelkrim Aoudia (ICTP),

**DEADLINE: 15/06/2019**

Activity

9 Dec 2019 - 14 Dec 2019

@ Manila - Philippines

Earth System Physics

Workshop on Distilling Climate Information for Sectoral Applications | (smr 3315)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Charlotte Kendra Gotangco (Ateneo de Manila University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): International Union of Geodesy and GeophysicsIUGG

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The reciprocity theorem in seismology and acoustics: Noise interferometry and time reversal

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Advanced School on American Monsoons - Progress and Future Plans | (smr 3307)

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The reciprocity theorem in seismology and acoustics: Noise interferometry and time reversal

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