The WCRP Grand Science Challenges represent major areas of scientific research, modelling, analysis and observations for WCRP and its affiliate projects in the ensuing decade.

More information.

The Executive Panel of SCOPE-CM is calling for letters of intent for SCOPE-CM (SCM) projects aiming at advancing the maturity of Climate Data REcords constructed from satellite data.

SCOPE-CM (“Sustained and coordinated processing of Environmental Satellite data for Climate Monitoring”) is a network of agencies and operators of environmental satellite systems and interfaces with WMO, WCRP, GCOS, CEOS and GEO. It offers its support to coordinate and facilitiate activities related to Climate Data Records constructed from multi-agency satellite data. Rather then supporting specific projects financially, SCOPE-CM provides coordination and the interaction into the participating agencies own programmes and activities.

If you need further information on SCOPE-CM and the 2013 call for proposals please contact the SCOPE-CM Secretariat: Lothar Schüller, SCOPE-CM Secretariat, EUMETSAT, . The call closes on 31 January 2013.

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Download WCRP e-zine No. 24

Please submit abstracts for the workshop on systematic errors in weather and climate models

Please submit abstracts for the workshop on systematic errors in weather and climate models to be held at the Met Office, Exeter, UK, on 15-19 April 2013, before 31 October.

Find information on the WGNE 2013 workshop.

Also check for approaching deadlines in advertised vacancies.

Amongst other announcements in its October Bulletin CLIVAR informs about a special issue of the newsletter Exchanges on Africa.

Frank Raes from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has published a leaflet with interviews on climate science and air pollution with experts including Sir John Houghton, Paul Crutzen, James Hansen and many more. The publication is entitled: Air & Climate: conversations about molecules and planets, with humans in between. Find publication.

Austrian athlete Felix Baumgartner made the highest and fastest jump in history after ascending by a helium ballon to an altitude of about 39 km (128,100 feet). He is the first human to sky dive from the stratosphere. Testing a new spacesuit Baumgartner demonstrated that man can survive in an extremely high altitude escape situation. This may pave the way for space tourism.

Find article in New York Times.

The IPCC Secretariat is inviting governments and experts to review the Second Order Draft of the Working Group I Contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.

Find invitation letter with further details, received through the WCRP Secretariat.

The latest GAW report on megacities’ impact on air pollution and climate is currently in the review process.

Find draft report.