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New WCRP Acting Director
Sea Level Conference in New York
A Short Introduction to Climate Models
WCRP NEWS: July 2017 (6)
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Welcome to the latest edition of WCRP News!
In this issue:
  • Opening message from Guy Brasseur, Chair of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee
  • We welcome Deon Terblanche as Acting Director of WCRP
  • Sea Level Conference in New York
  • New Video: A Short Introduction to Climate Models - CMIP & CMIP6
  • Science Highlights 
  • WCRP Core Project: GEWEX
  • News from the Core Projects
  • Model Development and Data Prizes 2017
  • New Guidelines for Polar Challenge 
  • Workshop Reports 
  • WCRP Meetings and Calendar
Guy Brasseur

Message from Guy Brasseur

Chair, WCRP Joint Scientific Committee

As you probably know, David Carlson retired from his position of Executive Director of WCRP on 30 June 2017. Deon Terblanche, Director of the WMO Atmospheric Research and Environment Branch, has agreed to lead the activities of the WCRP Joint Planning Staff for a period of about one year, and to work closely with the Joint Scientific Committee and the climate community towards the development of a new 10-year strategic plan. Read more about future WCRP plans here.

Guy Brasseur
Deon Terblanche

We welcome Deon Terblanche

At the beginning of July Deon Terblanche took over as Acting Director of WCRP. Deon is Director of Research at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and supports the WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences. He also oversees the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) and the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Programme.

We look forward to working with Deon to promote WCRP and bring about stronger relationships with our WMO sister programmes. 

Image: IISD Reporting Services, 2014

Sea Level Conference in New York

This week begins with the WCRP Regional Sea Level Changes and Coastal Impacts Conference in New York. The conference puts a spotlight on interactions between global warming, associated sea level rise, coastal impacts and options for adaptation. See the full press release (English) (French) (Spanish). We wish all conference participants a productive and inspiring conference, leading the way forward on this crucial research area. 

#sealevel2017

A Short Introduction to Climate Models - CMIP & CMIP6

Last week we released a video that gives insight into the world of climate modelling, with a focus on WCRP's Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) (see video below). The video, starring ex-Director David Carlson and Gaby Langendijk of the WCRP Joint Planning Staff, stresses the importance of sharing, comparing and analyzing the outcomes of global climate models to deliver high quality climate information. It accompanies an EGU Highlight article, also released last week, entitled 'WCRP’s Coupled Model Intercomparison Project: a remarkable contribution to climate science'. A shorter version of the video is available on the WCRP YouTube Channel.
A Short Introduction to Climate Models - CMIP & CMIP6

Science Highlights
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A selection of relatively recent WCRP-related papers:
Let us help you showcase your work. Tell us about your recent or upcoming WCRP-related science papers/articles and let us help you publicize them. Email: wcrp_papers@wcrp-climate.org
GEWEX

GEWEX: Global Energy and Water Cycle Exchanges  

The Global Energy and Water Cycle Exchanges (GEWEX) project is one of WCRP's four core projects. The global water cycle encompasses the continuous journey of water as it moves between the Earth’s surface, the atmosphere, and beneath the Earth’s surface. Find out more about GEWEX here!

Core Project News

News from CliC

See the latest CliC Newsletter.
@ClimateCryosphere
@CliC_WCRP

News from CLIVAR

More news on the CLIVAR website.
@clivar
@WCRP_CLIVAR

News from GEWEX

Keep up to date with the latest news on the GEWEX website.
GEWEX
@GEWEX_WCRP

News from SPARC

Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate (SPARC):
See the SPARC Newsletter for more news.
@WCRP_SPARC
@WCRP_SPARC
WCRP Core Projects

Model Development and Data Prizes 2017
WCRP/WWRP International Prize for Model Development 2017
WCRP/GCOS International Data Prize 2017

New Guidelines for Polar Challenge
New Guidelines for Polar Challenge

The Polar Challenge Committee has issued an update to the Challenge's guidelines - including relaxed mission and AUV requirements, opportunities for partial prize awards, late registration options and clarification on verification strategies. All prospective competitors are invited to review their participation options under the updated Polar Challenge Guidelines.

Workshop Reports
WGNE Systematic Error Workshop

WGNE Systematic Error Workshop


The 5th Working Group on Numerical Experimentataion (WGNE) "Workshop on systematic errors in weather and climate models" was held from 19-23 June 2017 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Find out more about the workshop, early career scientist activities and future plans here.
Frontiers in Ocean-atmosphere Exchange Workshop

Frontiers in Ocean-atmosphere Exchange Workshop


The workshop on "Frontiers in ocean-atmosphere exchange: Air sea interface and fluxes of mass and energy" was held from 15-18 May 2017 in Cargèse, Corsica, France. Read more about it here.

Upcoming WCRP Meetings
5th International Conference on Reanalysis
8th International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle
SPARC General Assembly 2018
IV International Conference on El Niño Southern Oscillation: ENSO in a warmer Climate

Community Calendar
★ Events of special interest to early career researchers
July 2017
10–14 Regional Sea-level Changes and Coastal Impacts
18–20 First Observed Composition Trends And Variability in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere (OCTAV-UTLS) Workshop
30–4 Aug WCRP Earth System Model Evaluation Workshop
August 2017
1–2 International Workshop on Cryosphere Change and Sustainable Development
21–25 10th International Carbon Dioxide Conference
27–1 Sep Good Hope for Earth Sciences, 2017 Joint IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA Assembly
28–1 Sep Fourth International Conference on Earth System Modelling (4ICESM)
September 2017
2–5 ★Training School on Statosphere-troposphere Interactions
6–8 Workshop on the Measurement of Stratospheric Aerosol
11–12 The CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate Session
11–15 Seventh International WMO Symposium on Data Assimilation
11–14 Earth System Model-Snow Model Intercomparison Project (ESM-SnowMIP) Workshop
11–14 Fifth iLEAPS Science Conference
12–13 Linkage between Arctic Climate Change and Mid-latitute Weather Extremes Meeting
18–22 ★NF-POGO-NUIG Ocean & Climate Scholars Programme II
18–22 ★Ocean-colour Data in Climate Studies Advanced Traning Course
18–22 3rd Symposium of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR): Small Satellites for Space Research 'COSPAR 2017'
24–29 ★Mathematics for Climate Change Detection and Attribution School
25–28 Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Meeting on Clouds, Precipitation, Circulation, and Climate Sensitivity
25 GCOS Science Day, 25th Steering Committee Meeting
26–29 GCOS Steering Committee Meeting
October 2017
2–6 IMBIZO 5: Marine biosphere research for a sustainable ocean: Linking ecosystems, future states and resource management
8–13 CODATA Conference: Global Challenges and Data-driven Science
9–11 Workshop on improved satellite retrievals of sea-ice concentration and sea-ice thickness for climate applications
9–12 2017 GEWEX Data and Assessments Panel Meeting
9–13 Pan-WCRP modelling meeting
9–14 Fine Scale Atmospheric Processes and Structures (FISAPS), Towards Improving the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in Global Climate Models (QBOi), and Stratospheric And Tropospheric Influences On Tropical Convective Systems (SATIO-TCS) Joint Workshop
13–15 Arctic Circle
16–27 Teleconnection Workshop
16–18 25th SPARC Scientific Steering Group Meeting
19–20 SPARC Local Workshop
17–19 GEWEX Hydroclimate Panel - Third Pole Environment (GHP-TPE) Workshop
18–20 ★Early Career Researchers (ECRs) Symposium and WCRP/SPARC Workshop on WCRP Grand Challenges and Regional Climate Change
18–20 Polar CORDEX Meeting
23–25 SPARC Reanalyses Intercomparison Project (S-RIP) Workshop
24–27 ★Forum for Arctic Modeling & Observational Synthesis (FAMOS) Workshop/School
25–26 7th GEWEX Water Vapor Assessment (G-VAP) Workshop
25–27 SPARC Data Assimilation Workshop
November 2017
8–9 HEPPA-SOLARIS Working Group Meeting
13–17 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5)
13–17 6th WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-VI)
29–1 Dec International Congress on Climate Change and its Impacts - ICCCI
December 2017
10 GlacierMIP meeting at AGU Fall Meeting
January 2018
22–31 The 2nd WCRP Summer School on Climate Model Development
February 2018
26–2 Mar 2nd Pan-Global Atmospheric System Studies (GASS) Conference
March 2018
13–16 21st Session of the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate
April 2018
17–27 ★Polar Prediction School 2018
24–4 May 8th International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle
June 2018
14–15 13th Session of Southern Ocean Region Panel (SORP-13)
15–17 BEPSII Annual Meeting
15–23 SCAR and IASC Open Science Conference 'Where the Poles meet'
July 2018
14–22 42nd Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events 'COSPAR 2018'
September 2018
17–21 Subseasonal to Interdecadal Conference
October 2018
1–5 SPARC General Assembly 2018
7–9 SPARC Scientific Steering Group Meeting
16–18 IV International Conference on El Niño Southern Oscillation: ENSO in a Warmer Climate
For more information see the WCRP Calendar
Organizing a WCRP-related meeting or event that is not listed here? Let us know!
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