We are pleased to announce that Dr. Irina Sandu from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), UK, has been awarded the WCRP/WWRP International Prize for Model Development 2016. The Prize Committee, consisting of representatives from WCRP, World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) and Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE) was greatly impressed by her outstanding contribution in the field of weather and climate model development.
Researchers in the CORDEX-Africa project have developed an initiative to co-develop knowledge on climate change impacts in Africa. Co-ordinated at the University of Cape Town with support from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and the Climate Service Centre in Germany, they plan to develop a climate atlas showing the regional effects of various climate scenarios as a support for important functions in society.
The latest SPARC eNews bulletin includes outcomes from the SPARC Scientific Steering Group meeting, information about the science policy forum: 'Making climate science more relevant' and the latest SPARC publications, special journal issues and science update.
9-13 May 2017 (OSM) and 7-9 May 2017 (YSM)
Zaragoza (OSM) and Morillo de Tou (YSM), Spain
Deadline for abstract submission: 20 December 2016
This Open Science Meeting (OSM) and associated Young Scientists Meeting (YSM) are the premier scientific events of Past Global Changes (PAGES), a scientific partner of the World Climate Research Programme. The theme of the OSM and YSM is "Global Challenges for our Common Future: a paleoscience perspective." For details of all the sessions, further information and to submit an abstract to the OSM, please see the PAGES Open Science Meeting (OSM) website.
Women-ACS (Women Advancing Climate and Climate Change Sciences) is a new international initiative that aims to increase women's participation and accomplishments in the domain of climate and climate change science. A side event will be held at COP22 today to celebrate the achievements of women in this area and to discuss how to strengthen the participation of women in the future. If you are in Marrakech, then you are welcome at the event:
Women Advancing Climate and Climate Change Sciences (Women -ACS)
14 November 2016, 13:00-14:30, COP22 Green Zone, RM ZIZ.
(Click the above link for the flyer)
TOWARDS THE 2018 CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE CONFERENCE
An international conference on cities and climate change science will be held in 2018 to further develop the scientific understanding of climate change and cities, in support of the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Cities interested to host it are invited to apply by January.
16-21 January 2017
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
This is the last DAY to apply for the WCRP-JNU Training School on Monsoon Variability in Changing Climate. It is going to be a fantastic school, with applications coming in from all over the world. Don't miss out!
Apply here! Deadline: 15 November 2016
The November 2016 CLIVAR Bulletin includes a thank you from the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group Co-chairs to those who attended the CLIVAR Open Science Conference, reflections on the CLIVAR Early Career Scientists Symposium 2016, a link to the WCRP Communication Survey, a call for US CLIVAR Panel Member nominations, an overview of CLIVAR participation in the 16th SOLAS SSC meeting, and lots, lots more!
Yesterday was Earth Information Day, which encouraged engagement between the science community and other stakeholdes and provided an up–to-date picture of the state of the climate and an outlook on developments and opportunities.
The programme (with slides) and webcast are available to view.
WCRP's Director, David Carlson, gave a presentation on 'Products and indicators to monitor the state of the climate system' (slides, webcast (at 1:43:04)). The take home message is that there are three main indicators that provide a good measure of the state of the climate system: heat/energy, carbon (CO2 and CH4) and sea level (heat/water). These indicators also have in common that they are assembled and calibrated by large teams of researchers, are open access, are reviewed and published in the Earth System Science Data journal and can be supplied on annual (or at least less than 5 year) timescales.
For more information on Earth Information Day also see this collection of impressions from UN Adaptation.
Most of the papers in the CMIP6 Experimental Design and Organization special issue of Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) have now been finalized, with a few still waiting on final submission confirmation. Papers included in this special issue are listed below and can be accessed on the GMD website. This special issue is a fantastic achievement by the CMIP6 Community and shows the extent of the project's capabilities.