CATCH proudly announces the next science workshop to discuss atmospheric chemistry research, with a focus on natural processes specific to cold regions of the Earth.  Please register online here.

The workshop will host invited talks, social interactions, and contributed posters on CATCH related topics with the aim of fostering scientific interactive discussions between researchers on outstanding questions. This workshop addresses researchers at all stages of their careers and will provide ample opportunity for early career scientist to present and discuss their work.

Sessions and topics will include:

• Linking biogeochemistry to aerosol-cloud interactions in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic
• Ocean-ice-snow-atmosphere fluxes 
• Polar halogen chemistry and interlinked processes
• Cryospheric links to aerosol-cloud interactions 
• Coupling of ocean-ice-atmosphere processes: from sea-Ice biogeochemistry to aerosols and Clouds

The meeting format will be one topic per day split into 3 events about 2 hours each plus social time and poster sessions. The schedule will cover all time zones. We look forward to your participation.

As part of the monthly IAMAS webinars, we would like to announce that IAMAS will host a ICMA related webinar on Friday 25. March at 10am CET (9am UTC). It will be about sea-ice and the stratospheric polar vortex. The (Early-Career-Scientist) speaker will be Dr. Marlene Kretschmer from University of Reading. See the full announcement here.

The webinar will be on Zoom and you are all welcome to attend: please register to get the link. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded on the IAMAS youtube Channel.

We are very pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for the 2^nd Climate Observation Conference, taking place on 17-19 October 2022 in Darmstadt, Germany, is now open!

Abstracts can be submitted online through the conference website for either an oral or poster presentation. The abstract submission deadline is 1 June 2022.  

The participants can already register to the Conference using the online registration tool on the conference website. The registration deadline is 23 September 2022.

The Conference will be in person, even though hybrid options will be made available too. For more information, please visit our webpage: https://www.eventsforce.net/gcos-coc

Do not hesitate to circulate this email to any interested person.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

We are looking forward to welcoming you in October in Darmstadt!

This is a first call for Abstracts for the re-scheduled 3^rd international workshop on Stratospheric Sulfur and its Role in Climate (SSiRC), to be held 16^th May to 18^th May 2022.

The SSiRC workshop will be in-person at the University of Leeds, UK. The overarching aim is to foster collaboration among observational and modelling groups, for research to better understand the stratospheric aerosol layer, drivers for its observed variations and volcanic impacts on climate.

The Abstract deadline is 29^th March, with information on registration, Abstract submission and accommodation on the workshop website: https://eu.eventscloud.com/ehome/200197691/

SSiRC is an established SPARC (Stratosphere-Troposphere Processes and their role in Climate) activity, with SPARC being a core project within the World Climate Research Program (WCRP).

Limited funding is available for Early Career Researchers (ECRs), to partly cover travel expenses to attend the SSiRC workshop in Leeds, UK, with priority given to applications from the Global South.

Whilst the workshop is an in-person meeting, a limited number of participants will be able to connect remotely.

To apply for ECR travel funds or re: connecting remotely, please contact the meeting organizers. We hope that you’re interested to attend the SSiRC workshop, and look forward to receiving your Abstract, and meeting you in Leeds in May.

International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (iCACGP)

The international Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (iCACGP) is one of the Commissions in IAMAS (International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences) of the IUGG (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics) under the non-governmental ISC (International Science Council) family. iCACGP facilitates atmospheric chemistry research that contributes to solving the societal issues of air quality, human/ecosystem health, food production and water quality. This is achieved through an enhanced understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that control atmospheric composition, surface fluxes and the development of improved predictive capabilities.

Purpose of the prize

The “Paul J. Crutzen Award for Early Career Scientists of the International Commissions on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution” is granted for an outstanding research contribution in atmospheric sciences by an early career scientist. The purpose of the award is to promote scientific innovation in atmospheric sciences for the protection of the environment.

The person nominated for the Award should be the first author of at least one cited paper with significant innovation and impact. An early career scientist is defined for this award as a researcher within 7 years of completing a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. If parental leave falls into this period, up to one year may be added per child where appropriate. The nominee should meet the above criteria by the first of June of the year when the award is competed.

The deadline for submission of the full nomination package is June 17th, 2022. The decision will be announced early July 2022.

The Prize

The Award consists of a certificate, accompanied by a prize that will cover registration fees, airfare (economy class) and lodging fee of the winner to attend the joint 15th Quadrennial iCACGP Symposium and the 17th IGAC Science Conference in Manchester (UK). The award will be presented at the conference.

For more informations see here.

The SCOR Secretariat invites proposals for new working groups to commence activities in late 2022.

These projects are not directly related to SPARC activities but might be useful for atmosphere-ocean interaction projects and might also be of use to our community.

Deadline for submission: 30 April 2022. 

Click here for instructions, guidelines, and a template to help prepare the proposals.

The selection of the new SCOR working groups will take place at the 2022 SCOR Annual Meeting scheduled to take place in Busan, Korea, on the week of the 3-7 October 2022. For more information, read the full call.

The iCACGP-IGAC 2022 Conference Committee is excited to announce that abstract submission is open for the hybrid conference to be held September 10-15 in Manchester, UK and virtually globally. 

We understand that this is a difficult time for many. We are excited about coming together in-person as an international global atmospheric chemistry community (our first in-person conference since 2018!) but we will also have several modes of virtual participation, including a fully online poster session for all participants and full online availability of talks for those that can’t or do not wish to travel. 

Abstracts can be submitted here. The scientific program is outlined here and the conference fee structure is here.  Abstract submissions will be open until May 31. Final decisions will be made by July for oral presentations. 

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you in-person or virtually in September!!

A 3-hour on-line forum will be held to discuss ideas and present information on the development of an improved monitoring network to identify and quantify emissions of Montreal Protocol gases (ODSs and HFCs) from additional regions of the globe. In particular, the workshop is focused on:

• Understanding sources of emissions: past production and consumption, the evolution of banks, and accuracy of bottom-up emissions.
• The future evolution of ODSs, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and other compounds of importance to the Montreal Protocol.
• Observational systems and techniques including standards and the metrology of these measurement systems.
• Siting and development of new stations for improving regional coverage of Montreal Protocol gases (ODSs and HFCs).

When: 16 March 2022 – 21-24 UTC

To find out more about the virtual meeting and how to register, please download the pdf here.

The WCRP Sea Level 2022 conference will provide an opportunity to share the present status and future of climate-related sea-level research with a strong focus on the application of sea-level science for adaptation and stakeholder needs. Given the critical need for risk assessment and coastal adaptation, it will include direct participation by a global cross-section of both leading sea level researchers and adaptation practitioners. The conference will feature a robust conversation between these communities to inform efforts to bridge science and society at this critical moment, including consideration of the new structure of WCRP.

The conference will take place in Singapore from 12 to 16 July 2022 and abstract submission is now open until 15 March 2022. Early-bird registrations are open until 1 April 2022.

Find out more on the conference website here!

This is a Reminder: the registration for our ECRA General Assembly is open until 03 March!

The current draft of the Agenda can be found on the event website:

http://ecra-climate.eu/GA22

The Belgian COVID restrictions have recently been eased, so we are looking forward to seeing many of you here in Brussels!