GEWEX E-News Update - 14 August 2015

Published: Fri, 08/14/15


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  • Results from the First Decade of Integrated NASA Energy and Water Cycle Studies
  • New GEWEX Soils and Water Initiative
  • Reconciling spatial and temporal perspectives in soil moisture-precipitation coupling
  • 10 Years of NEESPI Accomplishments in Northern Eurasia
  • GABLS-4 Intercomparison Results Presented at Workshop

Nomination Deadline: 14 September 2015

NOAA seeks nominations for members of the new Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment. The Committee will provide advice on sustained assessment activities and products, including engagement of stakeholders, and will have fifteen (15) non-Federal members. Members will include a balanced representation of experts in physical and social sciences, communication, education, and other topics reflecting the full scope of issues relevant to the sustained National Climate Assessment process. Interested persons may submit nominations for themselves or third parties at contribute.globalchange.gov through Monday, September 14. More information about the Committee and about how to submit nominations is available below and at http://www.globalchange.gov/what-we-do/assessment/FAC.


Deadline: 1 September 2015

Outline proposals are invited for a new funding opportunity as part of the Science for Humanitarian Emergencies & Resilience (SHEAR) research program. This call is for Research Consortium Grant outline proposals on SHEAR’s two main themes:
  • World-leading research into hydrological controls on landslide hazard in South Asia as part of multi-hazard risk assessment and building towards early warning systems.
  • Flood and drought risk assessment, modeling, and forecasting in Sub-Saharan Africa; including better understanding the multifaceted and complex drivers of risk and building toward more risk-based monitoring and warning systems.
Proposals are invited for funding of up to £2m full economic cost (FEC) per consortium. Proposals will be funded for a maximum duration of four years with an expected start date of May 2016. For more details, see the Call for Outline Proposals.

Abstract and Registration Deadline: 30 September 2015
Dates: 9-11 November 2015
Location: University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

This workshop will examine the potential for initiating a GEWEX Regional Hydroclimate Project (RHP) over the Pannonian basin – PannEx. GEWEX invites any interested parties to register and submit an abstract by 30 September 2015. The sessions will discuss relevant issues, such as atmospheric processes, water resources, or vegetation-soil-atmosphere interactions, together with existing structures, consortia, and databases.

Application Deadline: 15 August 2015

A consultant is sought for a 30 day period to work on the Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (MESA) project. The project’s ultimate objective is to increase climate information management within African continent by enhancing capacity of African institutions through better access to data, improved climate services, enhanced collaboration, strengthened policy frameworks and capacity building.


Application Deadline: 28 August 2015

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is recruiting up to three postdoctoral research associates to work on projects related to high-resolution global Climate and Earth System models. PNNL is particularly interested in features pertaining to the Earth’s water cycle, aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, and interactions between Earth’s atmosphere and surface components that are often influenced by natural and anthropogenic gaseous and aerosol emissions.