WCRP is awarding annually, together with its two respective partners WWRP and GCOS, two prizes for notable achievements in model as well as data development. The “WCRP/WWRP International Prize for Model Development” has been awarded since 2014 for outstanding contributions to model development by WCRP and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP). In 2016, the “WCRP/GCOS International Data Prize 2018” has been established by WCRP and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), rewarding provision of climate or Earth system data that had a visible impact on the community.
Together, these two prizes for notable achievements in model and data development aim to honour, recognize, and foster research activities in their respective fields, as well as stress their mutual interdependence.
For the 2018 edition, nominations are now open, with a deadline of 1 October 2018. For details, see each respective announcement page:
For your information, the 2018 International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction, taking place in Boulder next week, will be live streamed via UCAR’s technical facilities:
The Conferences will bring together over 350 experts in the field and further bridge gaps between subseasonal, seasonal, and decadal predictions. They are convened by WCRP/WWRP at and in collaboration with NCAR and made possible through generous support by its sponsors, supporters and conference committee members:
Short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) – such as aerosols (and their precursors), HFCs, CH₄ and ozone precursors – have received increased attention during the recent years. They can have significant effects on climate change. It is a group of components with very different atmospheric and climate properties than CO₂, mainly related to lifetimes and sign of radiative forcing but also related to different sources and synergies and trade-offs in possible mitigation strategies. Another important characteristic of some SLCFs is that they are subject to relatively large uncertainties in estimates of their climate effects. The role of SLCFs in mitigation scenarios can be important. Firstly, they can have a strong influence on short-term climate change and air quality, and secondly, their contribution to climate change becomes also visible as impact on the calculated remaining carbon budgets for 1.5 and 2ºC global warming. As a result, the future development of SLCFs, their effects and the implications for mitigation strategies are relevant to all the IPCC Working Groups.
In this context, this session welcomes submissions on:
-What is the current understanding of radiative forcing from present day emissions of SLCF and their precursors, and what are the implications for future effects on (mean and extreme) temperatures and precipitation on global and regional scales
-How may the emissions of SLCFs develop in the future. In this context, we would especially be interested in future emissions and mitigation trajectories of SLCFs in relation to the timing of mitigation efforts and the possible trade-offs between CO₂ and non-CO₂ components
-What are the SLCF mitigation options and abatement costs in IAMs and scenarios, and new insights on advanced emission reductions options
-How can modelling of SLCFs be improved in IAMs given scientific developments from various MIPs
-New insights on the co-benefits of reducing SLCFs in scenarios, for instance, on air quality and effects on health and crops
Invited Speakers:
Bill Collins (Univ of Reading). Tentative title: “On the geophysical knowledge of SLCFs and their role in scenarios.”
Zig Klimont (IIASA): “Future development of Short-Lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs) and mitigation options”
4th Symposium of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR): Small Satellites for Sustainable Science and Development
“COSPAR 2019”
Date: 4 – 8 November 2019
Place: Herzliya, Israel
Contact: COSPAR Secretariat http://www.cospar2019.org/
Host Organization: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Scientific Program Chair: Professor Morris Podolak, Tel Aviv University, Dept. of Geosciences
Abstract Deadline: 15 April 2019
Topics:
– Satellite and nanosatellite observations of ground and underground soil
– Ground water, seas, and oceans
– Atmosphere and ionosphere
– Magnetosphere
– Solar system objects (planets, asteroids, interplanetary space)
– Extrasolar planets and the interstellar medium
– The Milky Way and intergalactic space
– Education for space engineering
– Space sciences
Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research and Life Sciences in Space Research, fully refereed journals with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.
43rd Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events
Scientific Program Chair: Prof. Iver Cairns, University of Sydney, School of Physics
Abstract Deadline: mid-February 2020
Topics:
Approximately 125 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC) and Panels:
– SC A: The Earth’s Surface, Meteorology and Climate
– SC B: The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
– SC C: The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
– SC D: Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
– SC E: Research in Astrophysics from Space
– SC F: Life Sciences as Related to Space
– SC G: Materials Sciences in Space
– SC H: Fundamental Physics in Space
– Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
– Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
– Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
– Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM)
– Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
– Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
– Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)
– Panel on Education (PE)
– Panel on Exploration (PEX)
– Panel on Interstellar Research (PIR)
– Special events: interdisciplinary lectures, round table, etc.
Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research and Life Sciences in Space Research, fully refereed journals with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.
