The
American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2016 Fall Meeting in San Francisco is quickly approaching and there are a number of events that early career scientists (ECS)–from students to postdocs to junior researchers–will not want to miss. Events including pop-up talks and a volunteer water quality monitoring outing are being organized by the Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) and supported by AGU. There's also a Student and Early Career Scientist Conference (SECC) scheduled for
Sunday, December 11th; be sure to register for the SECC when you register online for the 2016 Fall Meeting. For more up-to-date information on times and places for these events, Fall Meeting attendees can follow H3S on Twitter at @AGU_H3S or visit the AGU site at http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/students/.
The impact of aerosols on the atmosphere is
widely acknowledged as one of the most significant and uncertain aspects of climate change projections. At the request of the Intelligence Community, the National Academies held a classified workshop in September 2015 that brought together scientists from the civil and intelligence communities to determine the usefulness of classified observing systems to advance understanding of cloud and aerosol interactions. Workshop discussions highlighted several technical, scientific, and policy
challenges, the most significant of which is the difficulty in accessing the data due to their classification. Another major limitation is calibration accuracy, which is critical for data usability for environmental applications. Many workshop participants said that the best path forward is to bring together small groups of civilian scientists with the appropriate clearances with scientists from the IC to conduct pilot projects. Download the report
today.
In advance of the fourth National
Climate Assessment (NCA4), the U.S. Global Change Research Program is producing a Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) that will contribute to the content of NCA4. A new ad hoc Committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct an independent review of the CSSR, concurrent with the public comment period for the document, which will be available in late 2016 to early 2017.
The Academies are seeking individuals to serve on the Committee with
expertise in key areas addressed in the Special Report, including but not limited to: climate variability; observed climate change; climate sensitivity and feedback processes; radiative forcing; atmospheric chemistry; ocean acidification and biogeochemistry; climate intervention and mitigation; attribution of climate change; extreme weather events; and climate modeling and projections.
Dates: 18-21 April 2017 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 November 2016
The 3rd International A-Train Symposium will be an opportunity to exchange information and learn about A-Train scientific breakthroughs and to highlight how Earth science has benefitted from the long, continuous, multi-sensor data set. The
Symposium will emphasize science capabilities and advancements realized from 10+ years’ worth of data gathered by the A-Train’s multi-sensor system. Particular emphasis will be placed on analyses of climatic trends and inter-annual variability. Morning plenary sessions will include invited keynote talks, while afternoon sessions will include selected oral talks and posters aligned with the four theme areas: - Atmospheric composition and chemistry
- Aerosol particles, clouds,
radiation, and the hydrological cycle
- Oceanic, terrestrial, and atmospheric components of the carbon cycle
- Weather prediction and other operational applications
Dates: 25-28 September 2017 Location: University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Registration and Abstract Submission Opens 1 February 2017
The CFMIP Meeting on Clouds, Precipitation, Circulation, and Climate Sensitivity will be held from 25-28 September 2017 at the University of Tokyo's main campus
in Tokyo, Japan. This meeting is a continuation of the CFMIP/WCRP/ICTP conference in Trieste and will focus on the theme of the WCRP Grand Challenge on Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity, in addition to addressing other CFMIP science issues and ongoing activities. The four-day conference will contain oral and poster sessions on: - Modeling and observational constraints on cloud feedbacks, adjustments and climate sensitivity, including the role of moist convection in cloud
feedbacks
- Cloud/circulation/precipitation coupling and its variability in present and future climates, including hydrological extremes and ITCZ and storm track changes
- Process based evaluation of clouds and cloud controlling factors in climate models using fine scale models and observations, including satellite simulators
- How the interactions between clouds, greenhouse gases and aerosols affect temperature and precipitation in a changing
climate?
- How will the organization of cloud systems interact with climate change?
- Coordination of CFMIP and Grand Challenge activities with CMIP6
- Early outputs from analyses of the CMIP6/CFMIP3 experiments
Dates: 18-22 September 2017 Location: Jeju Island, South Korea Abstract Deadline: 31 March 2017
Mark COSPAR 2017 on your calendars for 18-22 September 2017. Symposium
topics range from new ideas for upper atmosphere research with micro- and nano-satellites to enabling technologies.
Dates: 14-22 July 2018 Location: Pasadena,
CA, USA Abstract Deadline: 9 February 2018
Save the date for COSPAR 2018, the 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, which will be held in Pasadena, California and will mark the 60th anniversary of the formation of COSPAR itself. Topics include the upper atmosphere of Earth, satellite dynamics, and more.
Application Deadline: 11 November 2016
Up to two Ph.D. scholarships will be
offered to study the physics of drought extremes in the 21st century at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC). The first will focus on the ocean-atmosphere dynamics regulating drought using models and observations, and the second will concentrate on the role of land-atmosphere interactions. Graduates with a strong
background in physics, mathematics, oceanography, atmospheric science, engineering, or similar quantitative sciences are particularly encouraged to apply, as are those who have experience working as a research scientist or assistant. Expressions of interest require (1) full copies of academic transcripts (2) a CV and (3) the names of up to three qualified referees.
Application Deadline: 7 November 2016
The Department of Water Resources at the University of Twente is now seeking a new Professor who will have a
leading role in initiating, coordinating, and executing research and education activities in quantitative earth observation of inland and coastal water systems, with a focus on spatial water quality and biogeochemical cycles and budgets. The successful appointee will focus on the development and application of novel scientific methods and approaches in quantitative earth observation of water quality (retrieval of aquatic bio-geophysical parameters – with emphasis on biogeochemical cycles and
budgets).
Senior Support Scientist for Earth Sciences
Application Deadline: Open until Filled
The role of the Sr. Support Scientist will be to conduct day-to-day management and/or support of the Citizen Science for Earth Systems (CSES) program in the Earth Science Division (ESD) of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. This role
supports the Earth Science Data Systems Program Executive in carrying out the CSES research program. CSES has solicited research proposals for both developing sensor technology for use in citizen science, and proposals for carrying out Earth science research using citizen science approaches. The Sr. Support Scientist will be the primary point of contact for the researchers awarded through the recent solicitation. For more information, go to http://www.asrcfederal.com/careers/Pages/jobs.aspx and enter 16001655 in the “Job Number” field and scroll down to click “Search for Jobs.”
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