Lifestreaming of Rio+20 is available at webtv.un.org

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Session organizers are Troy Thornberry, Andrew Rollins and Holger Voemel. The AGU Fall meeting will be held on 3-7 December in San Francisco. Abstracts are due by 8 August.

A078: Water Vapour in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere (UT/LS)

Water vapor in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UT/LS) plays a significant role in Earth’s climate. Systematic disagreements among H2O measurements in the UT/LS indicate there are unrecognized uncertainties with in situ and/or satellite measurements that may impact our understanding of transport mechanisms, radiative balance and ice nucleation microphysics in the tropopause region. We invite contributions related to UT/LS H2O measurements and their implications for the understanding of UT/LS processes. Specific topics include: H2O measurement and measurement-model comparisons; measurement and model results describing the distribution and trends in UT/LS H2O; tropopause region transport and dehydration processes.

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Science Highlights in the June issue of WCRP e-zine include: special issue of Climate Dynamics on decadal prediction; latest results from GeoMIP; paleoclimate modelling contribution to CMIP5; and priorities for reanalysis research.

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Applications are invited for one or two postdoctoral position(s) in tropical meteorology, climate dynamics and modeling at JIFRESSE/UCLA, the Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The successful candidate will join a team from JIFRESSE/UCLA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and California Institute of Technology to investigate key processes, predictability, and modeling of tropical atmospheric variability with emphases on multi-scale interactions and the intraseasonal time scale, e.g., the Madden-Julian Oscillation.

Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in atmospheric or ocean sciences, or a closely related field. They should have a strong background in tropical meteorology, climate dynamics, and extensive experience in processing large datasets. Experience with climate modeling and with the application of reanalysis and satellite datasets to model evaluation is desirable. The appointments are contingent upon completion of the Ph.D., and are awarded initially for a one-year period with possible renewal in one-year increments for a maximum of two additional years.Interested applicants should send a statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Duane Waliser () and Dr. Xianan Jiang ().

UCLA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

The transatlantic Helmholtz Research School for Ocean System Science and Technology (HOSST) aims to train the next generation of researchers in the key scientific areas critical for responsible resource utilization and management of the ocean with special emphasis on their "local ocean" – the North Atlantic.

HOSST pools the complementary expertise of the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR), the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, the Dalhousie University and the Halifax Marine Research Institute (HMRI) and is organized around three themes which encompass key sensitivities of the North Atlantic to external forcing and resource exploitation: 4D Ocean Dynamics, Ecosystem Hotspots, and Seafloor Structures. Interactions within and between these themes regulate how the ocean system responds to both anthropogenic and natural change.

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The IASCLiP experimental forecast is prepared by the IASCLiP modelling working group with voluntary contributions from COAPS/FSU, RSMAS/UM, APCC, IRI, NMME and NOAA EMC & CPC.

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Outlining WMO’s new strategy, including the proposed Global Framework for Climate Services, Jeremiah Lengoasa, WMO Deputy Secretary General, highlights their efforts in risk management and adaptation to climate change.

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After a long battle with illness, Dieter Perner died on 31 May 2012.

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Two WCRP/SPARC workshops will be held in November 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in conjunction with the SPARC Scientific Steering Group meeting: (1) Regional SPARC workshop with focus on the Southern Hemisphere and South America, 26-27 November; (2) WCRP workshop on climatic effects of ozone depletion in the Southern Hemisphere, 3-7 December. Note that limited funding is available for young scientists/students.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a secondment with the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) for the position of Director of the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO), located at NOC’s Southampton headquarters.

Apply before 14 June 2012.

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