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In this edition of GEWEX Quarterly, you can find the following features:
- AmeriFlux’s regional surface flux measurements can contribute to the science and observations of a GEWEX U.S. Regional Hydroclimate Project (RHP)
- AsiaPEX RHP follows MAHASRI in studying Asian precipitation
- GEWEX Data and Analysis Panel (GDAP) reviews advances made in 2019
- GEWEX Scientific Steering Group (SSG) sees progress in 2019, looks ahead to Phase IV of GEWEX
- Aerosols-Clouds-Precipitation-and-Climate (ACPC) initiative meeting looks at aerosol influences on shallow marine and deep convective clouds
- GEWEX and IGPO move to George Mason University
- A tribute to Dr. Kenneth Mooney
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A new paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth and Environment uses the Frequent Rainfall Observations on GridS (FROGS) data set to show that organized convective systems lasting 24 hours or longer account for a large proportion of days with extreme precipitation in the tropics.
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A new dataset ( https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-00657-1) collected from a site in the eastern Tibetan Plateau contains measurements of L-band brightness temperature, profile soil moisture and soil temperature, CO2/H2O fluxes,
and meteorological data as well as auxiliary vegetation and soil texture information. This dataset helps to illuminate the complexities of the Tibetan Plateau and can be used to validate satellite brightness temperature observations and retrievals, verify radiative transfer model assumptions and validate land surface model and reanalysis outputs, retrieve soil properties, as well as to quantify land-atmosphere exchanges of energy, water and carbon. |
The European Union is preparing to launch Destination Earth, a "digital twin" of the planet simulating the atmosphere, ocean, ice, and land at 1 km resolution. It will also attempt to include anthropogenic impacts, enabling leaders to weigh the effects of different climate policies.
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An overview of Calls for Papers can be found on GEWEX.org.
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Dates: 12–16 April 2021
Location: Toulouse, France
Abstract Deadline: 31 January 2021
Organizers have postponed the meeting to 12–16 April 2021. Abstracts already submitted will be retained, and authors will be able to modify them. The abstract submission and registration site will remain open through the end of the January 2021.
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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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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Manuscript submission deadline: 31 December 2020
The aim of this special issue is to address different approaches and methodologies in analyzing climate extremes in the Pannonian Basin, which is the focus area of the Pannonian Basin Experiment (PannEx), a Regional Hydroclimate Project of the Global Energy and Water Exchanges Project of the World Meteorological Organization (GEWEX). This special issue intends to cover topics to support our ability to understand and predict climate extremes on both continental and local scales by improving
the knowledge of environmental water and energy exchanges on a regional scale related to:
- the analysis of observation data;
- synoptic and seasonal conditions generating climate extremes and their impact on a local scale;
- changes detected in the historical records or estimated based on the modeled data;
- the social, economic, and environmental impacts of climate extremes;
- perception, public policies and strategies to be implemented at urban, local and/or regional levels.
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Extended Paper Submission Deadline: 31 March 2021
Due to COVID-19-related delays, the submission deadline for this special issue has been extended from the end of September 2020 to 31 March 2021. 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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Paper Submission Deadline: 31 April 2021
The journal Water (IF: 2.544, ISSN 2073-4441) will feature a Special Issue on "Hydrological Extremes in a Warming Climate: Nonstationarity, Uncertainties and Impacts". The topics covered by this special issue will include but not limited to the following:
- Analysis of historical variability and trends in streamflow extremes (e.g., peak flow, low flow, timing) and teleconnections to hydroclimatic drivers
- Model based studies on future changes in hydrologic extremes and the role of internal variability and anthropogenic forcings
- Development and application of nonstationary methods for the evaluation of hydrologic extreme events
- Evaluation of uncertainties of extreme value projections
- Methods to quantify flood and drought risks
- Implications of changes in hydrologic extreme events on water resources management
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Paper Submission Deadline: 31 May 2021
This special issue will showcase recent and ongoing research progress in (1) cloud observation techniques and remote sensing inversion algorithm development for cloud properties, and (2) cloud–aerosol–radiation–precipitation interactions and their potential underlying mechanisms. The compilation of research papers in this special issue is expected to improve our understanding of cloud properties and cloud-process-associated issues, as well as assist with the development of cloud-associated
parameterization in weather and climate models.
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For an extensive list of GEWEX-related meetings that have been cancelled, postponed, or changed to an online format, see our webpage at https://www.gewex.org/events/.
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Dates: 16–18 November 2020
Location: Virtual meeting
The Earth Observation for Water Cycle Science 2020 conference will take place entirely online, during the originally scheduled dates of 16–18 November 2020.
A new event concept will feature discussion sessions focused on major science challenges in water research where EO may provide a major contribution in the next few years. Participants are invited to submit proposals for discussion session topics, which should aim at defining major scientific activities, initiatives, and experiments that will require an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach to science involving advances in Earth Observation satellite data, in-situ
observations, modeling, interdisciplinary research, and the use of novel technologies in a coordinated manner. The submission deadline for both abstracts and discussion session proposals is 21 September 2020. More details can be found on the event website. |
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Dates: 16–18 November 2020
Location: Virtual meeting
The WMO Data Conference aims to develop a common understanding among entities from all sectors of society of the roles, requirements and arrangements for international exchange of observations and other data for monitoring and prediction of the Earth System environment, including weather, climate and water. The Conference is expected to formulate recommendations to WMO and its partner organizations and stakeholders regarding current needs and modalities for data exchange and specifically
regarding the ongoing WMO review of its data policies. For information, registration, or to submit an abstract, please contact: DataConference@wmo.int. |
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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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Rescheduled Dates: 16–18 March 2021
Location: Toledo, Spain
Organizers have rescheduled the workshop for one year from its original date with the same location, times, and format, and they plan to save previously-submitted abstracts. The goal of the workshop is 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. 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.
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Dates: 12–14 October 2021
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), along with the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and supported by EUMETSAT, will be holding a conference that aims to assess how well the current global climate observing system supports current and near-term user needs for climate information. In particular, the meeting will examine how well observations of the global Earth cycles (the global energy balance, global water and carbon cycles, and explaining changing conditions of the
biosphere) support users’ needs for climate data.
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To advertise a career or training opportunity, please send us an email.
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Dates: 4 Nov–11 December 2020
Location: Virtual
Application Deadline: 15 October 2020
In November and December 2020, the Infrastructure for the European Network for Earth System Modelling (IS-ENES3) consortium will hold an autumn school on Climate Data Use for Impact Assessments. The course will explain the developments in the European climate model infrastructure and update participants on the availability of data products and assessment tools. It will also provide insights into do’s and don’ts of impact studies,
and discuss the information needs of the participants. It will be organized as a virtual course with two online sessions during six weeks, combined with self-study and case studies in small groups. There is no fee for participation.
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Dates: 18–24 January 2021
Location: Online Event
Extended Application Deadline: 31 October 2020
The goal of this summer school is to provide a holistic concept of anthropogenic climate change, including its impacts on socio-ecological systems and the role that both local and global governance play in mitigation and adaptation. The summer school has a basis in Earth sciences, and in 2021 will focus on a particular subject: water scarcity.
Dedicated lectures will examine the changing frequency of drought with anthropogenic forcing, drought propagation to continental hydrology, and interplay with social systems. Experts will lead groups of students in tackling a specific research question over the course of the school.
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Application Deadline: 15 October 2020
The Department of Physical Oceanography and Instrumentation of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) is seeking a highly-motivated research scientist working on the analysis and modeling of the climate in the Baltic Sea region. A regional climate system model for the Baltic Sea region will be developed and applied for long-term simulations in close collaboration with other scientists and scientific programmers at the department. The objective is to examine how the
physical and biogeochemical processes have changed in coastal and marginal seas like the Baltic Sea over the course of decades to millennia.
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Application Deadline: 25 October 2020
This is a new, full-time, 1-year term position at the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR) facilities that involves conducting research on understanding land-atmosphere interactions and developing land-surface and hydrology models. This research will involve scientific investigations of impacts of fine-scale hydrology-land-atmosphere interactions on regional weather and hydroclimate, and vice versa, development of the community land-surface Noah-MP model, and
enhancements to other related models.
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Application Deadline: Position open until filled
The postdoctoral scientist chosen for this position will contribute to research on understanding the mechanisms for high-intensity precipitation in the Western U.S. during winter storms with particular focus on frontally-forced convection and orographic convection. The candidate’s primary responsibility will be evaluating the performance of research and operational numerical weather prediction systems in representing these mechanisms and their ability to provide actionable information on related
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