The CODATA 2019 Conference will be held on 19-20 September 2019 in Beijing, China.

This year’s conference theme is: Towards next-generation data-driven science: policies, practices and platforms.

The conference will follow a high-level workshop, 17-18 September 2019, on ‘Implementing Open Research Data Policy and Practice’ that will examine such challenges in China and elsewhere in the light of the emergence of data policies and in particular the China State Council’s Notice on ‘Measures for Managing Scientific Data’.

Towards next-generation data-driven science: policies, practices and platforms

Science globally is being transformed by new digital technologies.  At the same time addressing the major global challenges of the age requires the analysis of vast quantities of heterogeneous data from multiple sources.  In response, many countries, regions and scientific domains have developed Research Infrastructures to assist with the management, stewardship and analysis.  These developments have been stimulated by Open Science policies and practices, both those developed by funders and those that have emerged from communities.  The FAIR principles and supporting practices seek to accelerate this process and unlock the potential of analysis at scale with machines.  This conference provides a significant opportunity to survey and examine these developments from a global perspective.

The convening organisations are pleased to invite you to contribute to the program by proposing presentations and posters.  The deadline for proposals for presentations and posters is 8 July 2019: https://conference.codata.org/CODATA_2019/submit/

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A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

On the Sensitivity of Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves to the Quasi Biennial Oscillation. By S. Abhik, H.H. Hendon, and M.C. Wheeler in the Journal of the Climate.

Geographical distribution of thermometers gives the appearance of lower historical global warming. By R.E. Benestad et al. in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Interannual Relationship between the Boreal Spring Arctic Oscillation and the Northern Hemisphere Hadley Circulation Extent. By D. Hu et al. in the Journal of the Climate.

Tropospheric mixing and parametrization of unresolved convective updrafts as implemented in the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS v2.0). By P. Konopka et al. in Geoscientific Model Development.

Disconnect Between Hadley Cell and Subtropical Jet Variability and Response to Increased CO2. By M.E. Menzel, D. Waugh, and K. Grise in the Geophysical research Letters.

Multi‐century trends to wetter winters and drier summers in the England and Wales precipitation series explained by observational and sampling bias in early records. By C. Murphy et al. in the International Journal of Climatology.

Separating and quantifying the distinct impacts of El Niño and sudden stratospheric warmings on North Atlantic and Eurasian wintertime climate. By J. Oehrlein, G. Chiodo, and L.M. Polvani in the Atmospheric Science Letters.

Deriving tropospheric ozone from assimilated profiles. By J.C.A. van Peet and R.J. van der A in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Diagnosing observed stratospheric water vapor relationships to the cold point tropical tropopause. By W. Randel and M. Park in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Discussion papers – open for comment:

Future trends in stratosphere-to-troposphere transport in CCMI models. By M. Abalos et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Technical note: Reanalysis of Aura MLS Chemical Observations. By Q. Errera et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The summer school will be held
9-13 September in Beijing, China

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Organised by the LASG/IAP, the second GOTHAM Summer School will train young scientists on a unique combination of interdisciplinary scientific topics and tools relevant for understanding teleconnections and their role in causing extreme weather events. The school comprises lectures as well as tutorial sessions by some of the world’s leading experts in this field.

Specific topics include:

• Fundamental dynamics in the teleconnections
• Global consequences of extreme El Niños
• Mid-latitude weather extremes and the role of tropical extratropical and Arctic drivers
• Stratosphere dynamics and stratosphere-troposphere interactions
• Internal variability and external drivers of South and East Asian systems
• Interactions between global teleconnection patterns.

Participation

The Summer School is intended to host 30-40 young researchers woeking in relevant topical areas, both frim GOTHAm partners and external institutes. Registration is free-of-charge and accommodation expenses will be covered for all arrendees. Participation is applied through website http://project.lasg.ac.cn/gotham.

Organisers:

Bo Wu (IAP)

the workshop will be held at ECMWF in Reading on 18-21 November 2019

This workshop will bring together experts to discuss and propose ways forward in representing the stratosphere in current and future numerical weather prediction models (1-50 km resolution, forecast lead times from medium-range to seasonal), and pathways by which better treatment of the stratosphere can improve predictive skill in the troposphere.

For further information and to register, please visit: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/learning/workshops/workshop-stratospheric-predictability-impact-troposphere

If you wish to attend this workshop, please complete the registration form before 31 July 2019.