Deadline for Letter of Intent: 10 February 2022

 

The  Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) are seeking collaborative research applications through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program. Proposed research should investigate aerosol processes or aerosol-cloud interactions toward improved Earth system models.

• The S2S prediction of hydrological land surface variables such as soil moisture, groundwater, evapotranspiration, surface runoff/river discharge, and snowpack, or
• To understand the role of hydrology in S2S prediction/predictability, such as how initialization of soil moisture, groundwater and/or snowpack lead to improved S2S prediction.

Submission Deadline: 5 April 2022

 

The U.S. Department of Energy is now accepting preliminary proposals from scientists worldwide to use components of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility for field campaigns. Preproposals are being sought for the deployment of an ARM Mobile Facility (AMF). Campaign proposals to augment an ARM atmospheric observatory also will be considered. Proposals that coordinate with other BER community capabilities (e.g., Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, AmeriFlux Network, Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments in the Arctic and Tropics, Energy Exascale Earth System Model) or that support the goals of the Global Energy and Water cycle Exchanges (GEWEX) project are encouraged.

Dates: 9–12 May 2022
Location: Reading, United Kingdom
Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 January 2022

 

This workshop will be an opportunity to share recent advances in the field of model uncertainties, to identify common interests and open research questions. While acknowledging the diversity of approaches that has emerged over the past two decades, the workshop will primarily focus on stochastic representations of model uncertainties and the following five main themes:

Dates: 3–8 April 2022
Location: Vienna, Austria

Abstract Submission Deadline: 12 January 2022

 

The EGU General Assembly 2022 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world for one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career scientists, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. Find a selection of sessions organized by GEWEX community members below, with a full list including session descriptions at https://www.gewex.org/resources/calls-for-papers/#EGU. Email us at gewex@gewex.org if you would like to have your session added to the list.

Dates: 15–17 March 2022
Location: Virtual (Zoom), three 3-hours online sessions from 14:00–17:00 EST (19:00–22:00 UTC)
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 January 2022

 

The S2S Water Workshop 2022 will provide a forum for cross-community dialog and sharing of the latest research results and work on integrating science with services. It will highlight recent advances in short-term climate predictions of conditions concerning water availability (e.g., precipitation, snowpack, drought) over the western U.S. to better inform water resource managers, and on translating climate forecasts into products to directly inform water management decisions. While the workshop topics will include the subseasonal range, emphasis and priorities for presentations and discussion will be on 1) seasonal to interannual lead-times, 2) seamless prediction systems across time scales, and then 3) subseasonal lead-times.

Dates: 20–22 June 2022

 

Myriad activities are extending and applying the framework for integrated climate change scenarios. Researchers are using Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), and other scenario approaches to characterize future societal and environmental conditions to investigate global change issues. The Scenarios Forum 2022 aims to bring together a diverse set of communities who are using or developing scenarios for use in climate change and sustainability analysis to:

• exchange experiences, ideas, and lessons learned;
• identify opportunities for synergies and collaboration; and
• identify knowledge gaps for future research.

The Scenarios Forum is open to anyone using, developing, or interested in scenarios to carry out research or policy analysis related to climate change and sustainability.

Deadline: 31 May 2022

 

Earth's surface and its biological organisms exchange heat, momentum, carbon, and water with the overlying atmosphere at a multitude of scales. However, capturing those interactions across scales remains a challenge for observing systems and Earth system models. Here, the editors solicit papers highlighting recent investigations from land-atmosphere field campaigns, including observational analyses, tests of theoretical approaches to scaling or modeling these processes, and model-based evaluation and diagnostic studies.

 

Papers can be submitted to JGR: Biogeosciences, JGR: Atmospheres, Earth and Space Sciences, or Journal of Advances in Modeling of Earth Systems (JAMES). The latter two are gold open-access and the first two have open-access options. 

• Land–atmosphere interactions and the hydrological cycle;
• Atmospheric boundary layer processes, cloud physics, and precipitation;
• Atmospheric moisture transport and tracking;
• Impact of human activities on the hydrological cycle;
• Aerosol–cloud–climate interactions.

Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 28 February 2022

 

This Special Issue will publish contributions from research, operational products, and data assimilation capabilities of microwave satellites used in support of the investigation of severe storms. Studies that address connections with essential climate variables are particularly welcome. Contributions from CubeSat applications and theoretical studies with new microwave sensors onboard future satellite missions are also strongly encouraged.

Dates: April 2022

Location: Hybrid event

 

This workshop, which will be held both in person and online, aims to review capabilities of existing technology and the capacity for their use in surface monitoring, data assimilation, and modeling applications. This in turn should be used to provide expert recommendations and coordination guidance for surface observations. The International Surface Working Group (ISWG) will:

• Update recommendations to further the coordination and exploitation of Earth Observation data of terrestrial surfaces and land-atmosphere interactions;
• Update recommendations consistent with the evolution of existing satellite systems and how to fill potential gaps in future observations; and
• Maintain a record of the state-of-the science of Earth surface assimilation and prediction, and guide and focus research directions to identified gaps in understanding.

Dates: 29 May–3 June 2022

Application Deadline: 12 January 2022

 

The University of East Anglia (UEA) invites applications for a 2.75 year-long postdoctoral position in climate data science. The position aims to produce high-impact research on the role of Earth’s cloud cover in climate change, using interpretable machine learning approaches. The work will involve learning observed sensitivities of clouds to meteorological variables from NASA satellite data and reanalysis data, paired with the analysis of climate model output (e.g., from the CMIP5/CMIP6 archives).

Application Deadline: 21 January 2022

 

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Directorate seeks a consultant team to develop training materials on science diplomacy and science related to global environmental change (GEC) in the Americas. These training materials should aim to enhance the capacity of professionals and institutions across the Americas to better understand and practice science diplomacy concepts, tools, and processes, and to contribute to the development of more effective public policies, and science-policy international collaborations.

Application Deadline: Open until filled
Starting Date: March 2022

 

Dr. Craig Ferguson, Research Associate at Atmospheric Sciences Research Center of the State University of New York at Albany, is recruiting a postdoctoral associate to conduct research on mesoscale land-atmosphere interactions. By merging ground- and satellite-based observations of the planetary boundary layer, the successful candidate will improve understanding of the role that vegetation drought stress response plays in local climate and its predictability. Hypotheses informed by observational analyses will be tested using regional or global climate model experiments.

The ideal candidate will be ambitious, with great communication skills, and a strong background in synoptic meteorology, planetary boundary layer processes, and climate variability. Skills in data assimilation, hydrologic and/or climate modeling, big data processing, and machine learning are desirable. Applicants must hold a recent (since 2019) Ph.D. in atmospheric science, engineering or related subject. If interested, email a CV and cover letter with contact information for three references to Dr. Craig Ferguson (crferguson@albany.edu).