4th Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Atlantic Variability and Tropical Basin Interactions at Interannual to Multi-Decadal Time Scales
Submitted by Jing Li on Tue, 2023-02-07 08:53
Monday, July 31, 2023 to Friday, August 11, 2023
Event City:
Trieste
Italy
Event Description:
4th Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Atlantic Variability and Tropical Basin Interactions at Interannual to Multi-Decadal Time Scales
31 Jul 2023 - 11 Aug 2023
Hybrid, ICTP, Trieste, Italy
Hybrid, ICTP, Trieste, Italy
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The programme of the Summer School is available here.
The activity will combine a graduate-level summer school on state-of-the-science knowledge in Atlantic multi-decadal variability and tropical basin interactions, followed by a workshop on current research topics in the field.
Tropical ocean basins influence each other on seasonal and longer timescales. Variations in the Atlantic multi-decadal variability (AMV) can drive changes in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans via atmospheric teleconnections, even modulating global warming.
Tropical ocean basins influence each other on seasonal and longer timescales. Variations in the Atlantic multi-decadal variability (AMV) can drive changes in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans via atmospheric teleconnections, even modulating global warming.
The first week of the summer school will be devoted to:
(i) current theories for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) variability and stability, governing mechanisms of AMV and role in TBIs
(ii) mechanisms underlying tropical mean climate, ocean-atmosphere interactions at interannual to decadal timescales.
The second week will be centered on current research topics, such as the potential factors driving and modulating TBIs, the relative role of AMV and AMOC, as well as historical and future changes.
Hands-on training will be aimed at introducing participants to a hierarchy of climate models for simulating AMV and TBIs.
(ii) mechanisms underlying tropical mean climate, ocean-atmosphere interactions at interannual to decadal timescales.
The second week will be centered on current research topics, such as the potential factors driving and modulating TBIs, the relative role of AMV and AMOC, as well as historical and future changes.
Hands-on training will be aimed at introducing participants to a hierarchy of climate models for simulating AMV and TBIs.
Topics:
- The relative role of AMOC in setting AMV spatial patterns and timescale;
- Factors controlling tropical basins interactions (TBIs) at different timescales and their modulation;
- How climate models simulate the AMV/AMOC interaction and TBIs
- How do AMV/AMOC and TBIs evolve in a warming climate
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
Organizer(s):
Natalie BURLS (George Mason University, USA), Aixue HU (NCAR, USA), Sarah KANG (UNIST, South Korea), Noel Sebastian KEENLYSIDE (University of Bergen, Norway), Fred KUCHARSKI (ICTP, Italy), Yuko M OKUMURA (University of Texas, USA), Rhys PARFITT (FSU, USA), Ingo RICHTER (JAMSTEC, Japan), Adrian TOMPKINS (ICTP, Italy), Local Organiser: Riccardo Farneti (ICTP)
Cosponsor(s):
- World Climate Research Programme, Climate and Ocean - Variability, Predictability, and Change, US Climate Variability and Predictability Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation
- Secretary
- Monica Petronela Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto
