31 August – 5 September 2008, Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ticino, Switzerland The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading climate researchers in a scenic southern Swiss Alpine setting for keynote lectures, workshops and poster sessions on the occasion of the seventh NCCR Climate Summer School 2008. Scope of the summer school. The topics covered at the NCCR Climate Summer School 2008 will include: * pertinent aspects of climate physics * climate phenomena and processes from seasonal to centennial time ranges * assessment of predictability, and approaches to prediction and operational tools * associated impacts of climate change on society and economy's vulnerability
The European Space Agency (ESA) organizes a series of summer schools on Monitoring and Modelling of the Earth System to promote the exploitation of Earth Observation (EO) data across disciplines, with a specific focus on their assimilation into Earth System models. The school is open to young researchers (i.e. Ph.D. students, young post- doctoral scientists) who are specialised in a variety of Earth Science disciplines and wish to expand and improve their knowledge and skills. Participation is limited to a maximum of 60 students and is highly competitive. There is no fee for the school but students are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation cost (unfortunately, financial support is not available). All students will be hosted at the Villa Tuscolana at special ESA rate. Dead line - 15 February, 2008
The GEWEX Cloud System Study (GCSS) investigates cloud systems, their role in the climate system and their representation in models with a view to improving our capability to predict weather and climate using state-of the-art modeling and data assimilation systems. GCSS will hold a meeting to review and discuss “Advances in Modeling and observing Clouds and Convection” from June 2-6 2008 at Meteo-France, Toulouse, France.
The outstanding junior scientists will be trained and prepared in the interdisciplinary field toward a doctoral degree. The main activity is to study past, present and future changes of the climate system, and the central idea is to combine data (observations and paleoclimate data) and climate modeling. The School, as a joint initiative of Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven (AWI), University of Bremen (Uni-HB), and Jacobs University Bremen (International UniversityBremen) offers world-class educational possibilities. In a three-year term, a number of basic and expert scientific courses and soft skill training modules provide a broad knowledge in the field of Earth System Sciences.
Welcome to the 19th installment of the Ocean Optics Conference. From the inception, the Ocean Optics Conference series has attracted a diverse audience of professionals and students addressing virtually every facet of optical oceanography including basic research, technological development, environmental management, and policy. Over the course of the 40 year history of the series, the conference has increased in scope and attendance and has become spiced with topics of local interest as the venues have become more varied and representative of the international oceanographic community. In this tradition, Ocean Optics XIX will convene in Tuscany, Italy, 6-10 October, 2008 and is expected to attract a diverse international audience and focus on many science issues of interest within the research community.
TerraSAR-X acquires oil slicks in the Black Sea - Nov 16 2007: The StripMap image acquired 5 days after an oil tanker broke into two pieces shows massive oil slicks drifting on the surface. 3m resolution / dual polarisation.
A ten-week expedition to the Lazarev Sea and the eastern part of the Weddell Sea opens this year's Antarctic research season of the German research vessel Polarstern. On the evening of November 28, just some two hours after an official ceremony at the Berlin Museum of Natural History honouring Polarstern's 25th anniversary of service, the research vessel will begin its 24th scientific voyage to the Southern Ocean from Cape Town.
The 53 scientists from eight nations aboard Polarstern will focus much of their work on climate-related research as part of the International Polar Year. In addition, Polarstern will also supply the German Neumayer Station during the first leg of the trip, and accompany the freighter 'Naja Arctica' which will deliver construction materials for the new research station Neumayer III to the Antarctic. On February 4, 2008, Polarstern is expected to return to Cape Town.
The European Space Agency (ESA) organizes a series of summer schools on Monitoring and Modelling of the Earth System to promote the exploitation of Earth Observation (EO) data across disciplines, with a specific focus on their assimilation into Earth System models.
Welcome to the 19th installment of the Ocean Optics Conference. From the inception, the Ocean Optics Conference series has attracted a diverse audience of professionals and students addressing virtually every facet of optical oceanography including basic research, technological development, environmental management, and policy.
A ten-week expedition to the Lazarev Sea and the eastern part of the Weddell Sea opens this year's Antarctic research season of the German research vessel Polarstern. On the evening of November 28, just some two hours after an official ceremony at the Berlin Museum of Natural History honouring Polarstern's 25th anniversary of service, the research vessel will begin its 24th scientific voyage to the Southern Ocean from Cape Town.
The 53 scientists from eight nations aboard Polarstern will focus much of their work on climate-related research as part of the International Polar Year. In addition, Polarstern will also supply the German Neumayer Station during the first leg of the trip, and accompany the freighter 'Naja Arctica' which will deliver construction materials for the new research station Neumayer III to the Antarctic. On February 4, 2008, Polarstern is expected to return to Cape Town.