World Climate Research Program in partnership with CCCR-IITM, START, ICTP, CSAG, SMHI and ICSU-ROAP: First announcement and call for application and registration for the:
CORDEX South Asia Training Workshop
17-20 October 2012
Pune, India
The Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) South Asia Training Workshop will focus on skill development in analysis and verification of results from the CORDEX climate models, compilation and writing of analytical results to be eventually submitted for publication in peer reviewed journal(s). The workshop will be augmented by focused mentoring from a team of experts from the climate modeling and VIA (vulnerability, impacts and adaptation) communities. Some competitive financial support is available to attend the meeting.
Themes of the workshop
- Analysis and interpretation of downscaled climate simulations over South Asia
- Understanding of current uncertainties in climate projections over the region
- Application of climate downscaling for VIA studies
Tentative Program
Day 1: Overview of CORDEX South Asia; interaction with participants; understanding user needs
Day 2: Interactive discussions for developing training modules for analysis, evaluation and application of climate downscaling over South Asia
Day 3: Hands on training on analysis, evaluation, interpretation and application of CORDEX model outputs
Day 4: Presentations by user groups; summarize the outcomes of the training workshop; discuss and develop strategies for publication
Important Dates
Application and registration starts online: 15 July 2012
Deadline for workshop application and registration: 15 August 2012
Communication to applicants: 31 August 2012
Online application and registration: Please visit http://cccr.tropmet.res.in/cccr/home/CORDEX/oct2012/index.html
About the Host
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), established in 1962, is a centre for excellence in basic and applied research in Meteorology and Climate Sciences. IITM is one of the few research institutes in the world dedicated to research on tropical meteorology with state-of-the-art and world-class infrastructure and facilities. The Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR), established by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India in the IITM campus aims to understand the Science of Climate Change over the tropics and the South Asian monsoon region to enable improved assessments of regional climate responses to global climate change.