First results from the test simulations, and other aspects of the Grey Zone Project, were discussed at informal side meetings at the UCP2019 conference in Berlin in February 2019, and at the ParaCon Convection Workshop 2019 at the Met Office in Exeter in July 2019.
Another preparation meeting is planned on 12 April, 2021, in the context of the conference on Improvement and calibration of clouds in models in Toulouse, France.
This workshop was formally scheduled to take place from 16 – 18 March 2020, but is postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
This workshop seeks to better understand the uses and limitations of the newly released GEWEX Global, 1 degree, 3-hourly Integrated Water and Energy products for use in understanding land surface–atmosphere interactions. By examining the relationship between surface properties (including temperature, moisture, and albedo) with estimated surface fluxes, the boundary layer, convection and the movement of energy, the workshop seeks to both assess the overall consistency of the GEWEX integrated product, as well as identify additional parameters that should be included in the product going forward.
Talks are expected to address the consistency both from the global satellite perspective, as well as existing ground based measurement sites such as ARM that can shed additional light on critical processes at a local scale. Talks that highlight the benefit of adding particular datasets to the Integrated product for new process insight are also welcomed.
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The Earth Observations for Water Cycle Science 2020 meeting is an On-Line event!
The European Space Agency and GEWEX are organising the “Earth Observation for Water Cycle Science Conference 2020” in collaboration with the European Commission (DG-RTD), CNES, CNRS/IPSL, UNESCO and the University of Versailles.
This Conference aims at reviewing the latest advances in the use of EO technology for scientific questions related to the water cycle and its applications, exploring the potential offered by the coming EO as well as the main challenges and opportunities for the coming decade. The ultimate target of the event is to contribute to define a scientific agenda that may drive future scientific activities of ESA and other partners in the coming few years.
The Conference is open to EO scientists, water researchers and students, modellers, Earth system and climate scientists, industry, operational agencies, policy makers, representatives of local communities and other stakeholders interested in sharing their knowledge and experience and in contributing to drive the scientific agenda for advancing EO water research and applications.
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This second ET workshop will focus on process understanding, with a strong observational component aided by process modelling studies. The meeting will be scheduled based along the 5 lines defined at the end of the 1st workshop:
| I) | open-water evaporation, |
| II) | interception, |
| III) | soil evaporation, |
| IV) | transpiration and |
| V) | landscape ET. |
The aim of this workshop is to define working groups and have a proposition on the organization within the GEWEX framework. The initiative may explore becoming:
a PROES action, which has the goal to advance process understanding and process representation in models through new efforts and in collaboration with already existing key groups, or,
a GHP Cross-Cut scheme, if the goal is to address the ET scientific topic relevant to many regions, propagate knowledge from one region to another, and synthesize results at the global scale
This workshop seeks to better understand the uses and limitations of the newly released GEWEX Global, 1 degree, 3-hourly Integrated Water and Energy products for use in understanding land surface–atmosphere interactions. By examining the relationship between surface properties (including temperature, moisture, and albedo) with estimated surface fluxes, the boundary layer, convection and the movement of energy, the workshop seeks to both assess the overall consistency of the GEWEX integrated product, as well as identify additional parameters that should be included in the product going forward.
Talks are expected to address the consistency both from the global satellite perspective, as well as existing ground based measurement sites such as ARM that can shed additional light on critical processes at a local scale. Talks that highlight the benefit of adding particular datasets to the Integrated product for new process insight are also welcomed.
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The annual HyMeX International Workshop will be largely devoted to the review of the program’s major results since its launch in 2010 and its legacy in terms of knowledge advances, scientific dynamics, and challenges for the years to come. Besides the 10-year review sessions, the workshop program will consist of plenary and parallel sessions to present and discuss recent scientific progresses in the understanding of the Mediterranean water cycle and associated hydrometeorological extremes, with an open call for contributions, as well as meetings on future works.
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INARCH is a network of scientists studying alpine research catchment hydrology aroundthe world and has the overall objective to better understand alpine coldregions hydrological processes, improve their prediction, and find consistentmeasurement strategies.
Thefifth annual workshop will address activities,progress, and plans towards its overall objective and its research questionsrelating to alpine hydrology and will follow on from 2019 WMO High Mountain Summit.
The workshop willinvolve a scoping of activities in various parts of the world:
- What is the state of observations including remote sensing advances and what is new near or on the ground?
- What is the state of and prospects for coupling atmospheric, cryospheric and hydrological models?
- How close are we to integrated OPsystems in mountain regions around the world and what are the steps to getthere?
INARCH will havereached the end of its initial 5-year term as a GEWEX GHP cross-cut project,and so this workshop will provide the chance to wrap up and summarize outcomesand plan for the future.
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Due to COVID-19, the summer school is postponed to 2021. Please check the website for future announcement.The Dynamical Core Model Intercomparison Project (DCMIP) and its joint World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Summer School highlights the newest modeling techniques for global climate and weather models.
Topics:
- Introduction to Earth System Modeling
- Numerical methods
- Computational performance + challenges
- Physics parameterizations
- Diffusion, filters and fixers
- Physics-dynamics couplingInvariant conservation
- Tracer transport
- Model verification and validation
The 2020 Global Water Futures (GWF) Third Annual Open Science Meeting will bring together the broader GWF community (researchers, affiliates, partners, collaborators, and stakeholders) to share and celebrate our achievements, examine and learn from our progress, inform and deliver end user solutions, and plan and build on momentum for the next phase of GWF.
Objectives
Highlight state-of-the-art GWF water research, catalyze synergies, and continue shaping Canada’s water future.
- Explore evidence-based options and solutions for responding to water challenges and risks in a changing climate.
- Facilitate knowledge mobilization and dialogue across sectors and stakeholders by strengthening relationships between GWF researchers and end users.
- Build bridges between different knowledge systems and advance research co-creation with Indigenous projects.
- Support career development of young water researchers.
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This symposium will celebrate the scientific contributions of Kevin Trenberth, who served as GEWEX SSG Chair, on the occasion of his retirement from NCAR. Scientific talks will cover a range of topics that Kevin has contributed to, including Earth’s energy budget, modes of internal climate variability, the character of precipitation, attribution of climate extremes, and the realities of a changing climate.
Invited and contributed talks will fill the morning and early afternoon sessions. A lecture given by Kevin will begin at 4pm, followed by a reception in his honor (5:30-8 pm) with an open mic for sharing reminiscences and well-wishes.
Symposium attendance is free of charge, but please register early as registration is capped. Please note that registrations will close on 25 February 2020.
