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We hope that this edition of the e-news finds you well in the midst of these uncertain times. While many of us settle into new ways of living and working, we wish all of you good health and safety.
Please reach out to us at gewex@gewex.org if you need help arranging conference calls or online meetings. Our Panels are encouraged to hold bimonthly or quarterly calls to keep lines of communication open, and we would be happy to set those up for the Panel Chairs.
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Preproposal Deadline: 10 April 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy is 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 the first ARM Mobile Facility (AMF1). Campaign proposals to augment an ARM atmospheric observatory also will be considered. Please note that ARM Aerial Facility deployments will not be available for this call.
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The NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center has released several datasets:
- GEOS-Carb CASA-GFED3 Land Carbon Flux Products
The Carnegie-Ames-Stanford-Approach – Global Fire Emissions Database Version 3 (CASA-GFED3) model uses remote sensing data to estimate monthly net primary production (NPP) and heterotrophic respiration (Rh) carbon fluxes globally at ~0.5 degree resolution.
- Aqua Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) L1C Version 6.7
The AIRS Level 1C product consists of calibrated and corrected radiances which have been processed beyond Level 1B to correct for select AIRS instrument characteristics.
- OMPS NM V2.0 Cloud Pressure Data Product
This product consists of orbital files containing cloud pressure and effective cloud fraction values for 50 km x 50 km pixels derived from rotational Raman scattering measurements of UV spectral lines.
- OCO-2 Version 10, Forward Processing
This is Version 10 (from algorithm Build 10) of the forward processing data product, containing estimates of the column averaged dry air mole fraction (XCO2) and other geophysical quantities retrieved from OCO-2 observations.
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The steering committee of ANDEX, the prospective Regional Hydroclimate Project (RHP) studying the Andes, has published the first in a series of review papers. Read "Hydroclimate of the Andes Part I: Main climatic features" at https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00064. |
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An overview of Calls for Papers can be found on GEWEX.org.
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Location: Toulouse, France
Dates: 15–19 June 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 April 2020
Organizers have postponed the abstract deadline to 15 April 2020 and paused registration. Currently anyone can submit an abstract without registering for the conference. A decision on whether to cancel or shift the conference online will be made around the 15th of April.
The goal of this workshop is to discuss and share the latest improvements of atmospheric parameterizations for the representation of clouds with a focus on turbulence, convection, cloud microphysics, and radiation. This concerns any type of models, including regional or global models with numerical weather prediction or climate applications. One focus of the workshop will be on the use of LES for the advancement of the representation of clouds.
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Dates: 25–28 August 2020
Location: Shangri-La, Yunnan, China
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 April 2020
The theme of the International Conference on the Tibetan Plateau and High Mountains Energy and Water Exchanges: Climate Impact and Adaptation (TEWEX-CLIMA) is improving understanding of land-air coupling over the Asian Highlands for better climate prediction and better service to society. Sessions include
land-air coupling process and troposphere-stratospheric interaction; climate/weather impact and adaptation; changing (Asian) water tower and its impact; and observation, modeling and data assimilation.
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Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Dates: 7-11 September 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 May 2020
The EMS Council will make a decision on whether to go ahead with the conference as planned, have a combined on-site/on-line meeting, or hold the meeting entirely online by 15 May 2020 and will inform the community on how it will proceed with EMS2020.
The Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society aims to foster exchange and cross-fertilization of ideas in the meteorological, climatological, and related communities. Facilitating interactions, integration, and engagement of science, applications, and actors are the core meeting objectives. An additional focus of the 2020 Annual Meeting will be on droughts and drought-related challenges: Europe and droughts: Hydrometeorological processes, forecasting and preparedness.
Session of interest to the GEWEX community are listed below.
- UP2.7. European Regional Hydroclimate Projects helping understand water cycle processes and drivers.
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Dates: 15–17 September 2020
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Abstract and Registration Deadline: 1 July 2020
The aim of the International Surface Working Group (ISWG) is to gather requirements specific to surface observations to enhance both our understanding and ability to monitor the components of the Earth system including land, vegetation, snow, ice, and coastal and open waters. The foci of the workshop include use of Earth Observation (EO)-data for cryosphere and biosphere modeling applications, use of EO-data for parameter optimization, Land Data Assimilation Systems
(LDASs), radiative transfer and emissivity/reflectivity model development, retrievals of surface parameters, and other relevant topics.
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Paper Submission Deadline: 30 September 2020
The goal of this Research Topic is to showcase work that will lead to improved estimation and understanding of the fluxes that couple the atmosphere with the ocean, land, and ice. It will cover observational, theoretical, and modeling aspects of fluxes of energy (heat and momentum), water, and carbon dioxide at the Earth’s surface, including at the air-sea, air-land and air-ice interfaces.
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Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 December 2020
The journal Remote Sensing will feature a Special Issue (SI) on “Remote Sensing of Water Cycle Essential Climate Variables and their Applications” (ISSN 2072-4292, IF 4.118). The main topics of the SI are related to:
- New water cycle Climate Data Records (CDRs): development and generation procedures;
- Validation, capability assessment, and intercomparisons of water cycle CDRs;
- CDR exploitation in long-term analyses: regional climatology, variability and trends, extreme event projections;
- Droughts and floods: climatology and climatic driver identification;
- Capability of CDRs to capture extremes;
- Water cycle CDR exploitation in climate services for societal benefits;
- Exploratory studies of the connections among the water cycle, agriculture and food, public health, and energy
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A list of meetings related to GEWEX that have been cancelled, postponed, or changed to an online format is below:
Please check the meeting websites for more information.
Dates: 3–7 August 2020
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
The ICCP commission is evaluating the COVID-19 situation and will make a decision soon; please refer to the website for updates.
The goal of this conference is to provide a venue for the presentation of scientific research in the area of clouds and precipitation and to encourage the exchange of ideas within the international community on clouds and precipitation research.
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Dates: 24–28 August 2020
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
The objective of Eurosoil 2020 is to bring together leading research scientists working on soil-related topics and stakeholders dealing with issues of public concern, such as soil degradation and consequences of climatic changes. The important bridging role of soil practitioners to translate scientific knowledge into practice will be emphasized during Eurosoil 2020. The call for abstracts will open on 2 December 2019.
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Rescheduled Dates: 10–12 February 2021
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
By Invitation Only
The 2nd Evapotranspiration Workshop has been rescheduled from 26–28 August 2020 to 10–12 February 2021. This workshop will focus on process understanding, with a strong observational component aided by process modeling studies, along the five lines defined in the first workshop: i) open-water evaporation, ii) interception, iii) soil evaporation, iv) transpiration, and v) landscape ET.
The sessions will be devoted to organized discussion after an introductory talk summarizing the state-of-the art of the subject of the session. The attendees will have the opportunity to discuss their ET related activities in poster sessions.
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To advertise a career or training opportunity, please send us an email.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) seeks to hire a mid-career scientist with expertise relevant to coordinating water cycle science. The successful candidate will lead the United States Global Energy and Water Cycle EXchanges (U.S. GEWEX) Program Office and coordinate implementation of USGCRP’s water cycle related priorities.
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Application Deadline: 3 April 2020
NASA's SMD seeks a Senior Program Executive for Scientific Data and Computing, advising on and coordinating SMD data and computing requirements, initiatives, investment strategies, and business strategies; representing SMD data and computing across NASA and to external educational institutions, industry, and foreign space agencies; and advocating advanced data and computing development and application by and for SMD.
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Application Deadline: Review begins 15 February 2020, but position is open until filled
The Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) of the University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks to hire a tenure-track Professor of Empire Innovation with an emphasis on the area of High Resolution Atmospheric Modeling. The ideal candidate will have expertise in meteorological as well as air quality and photochemical modeling, be interested in urban environments and land-sea interaction, be fluent in modern computational methods, and have a firm understanding of
boundary-layer meteorology.
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Application Deadline: 10 April 2020
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences has an opening for a tenure-track faculty member (open-rank) in the area of Boundary Layer Meteorology. The ideal candidate will have expertise in modern observational tools applied to understanding wind flows in complex environments, turbulent mixing and energy balance, boundary layer processes and dynamics and modeling in urban and coastal environments, with a track record of maintaining a robust extramurally-funded research program.
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Dates: 24–31 August 2020
Location: Trosa, Sweden
Application Deadline: 1 May 2020
The 6th International Baltic Earth Summer School, "Climate of the Baltic Sea Region," will focus on past and future changes in climate of the Baltic Sea region. Students will be introduced to fundamental processes of the atmosphere, ocean, sea-ice, and land surface and their relevance to the climate system. The school is open to undergraduate and graduate students in marine sciences and associated fields.
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Dates: 6–10 July 2020
Location: Vienna, Austria
Application Deadline: 31 May 2020
This Summer School is devoted to runoff prediction in ungauged basins (PUB), i.e., predicting water runoff at locations where no runoff data are available. This course will provide hydrologists with the theory and methods to address this critical challenge. Masters and Ph.D. students researching catchment hydrology and practicing hydrologists who are challenged by making predictions in the absence of runoff data are encouraged to attend.
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Dates: 10–14 August 2020
Location: Boulder, CO, USA
A decision will be made on April 17th on whether or not to hold the Summer School and open registration.
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. It will emphasize "physics-dynamics coupling" as an overarching theme.
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