Goal: CliC grants aim at increasing the engagement of Early Career Scientists in CliC. The project strives for gender balance and geographical diversity so submissions from regions currently under represented in CliC, such as Asia and Africa, are particularly encouraged.

Objectives: Applications shall target CliC´s vision and mission as described in the Strategic Plan 2022-2031, as well as to address one or more of its five strategic areas, as follows: 

1. Engagement of a broad and diverse community in cryosphere research
2. Cryosphere ice loss- assessment and impacts
3. Projection of future ice loss and impacts
4. System description of the cryosphere regions
5. Knowledge syntheses and communication to stakeholders

Timeline: Activities must be completed within one year after the project´s acceptance unless otherwise outlined in the proposal.

Who can apply:

• Early Career Scientist: students enrolled in a PhD programme and scientists who have obtained a PhD within 7 years by 1 March 2023. The period excludes career breaks due to parental leave, health issues, etc.
• For research visits: the visiting institution must differ from the applicant´s country of origin and current country of residence.

Submission deadline: 1 March 2023 at 23:59 /11:59 pm UTC

Find more information ont he CliC webpage

A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

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NASA’s drifting climate satellites could find new life as wildfire and storm watchers. By P. Voosen in Science.

Australian wildfires depleted the ozone layer. By R.J. Salawitch and L.A. McBride in Science.

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Enhanced sulfur in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere in spring 2020. By L. Tomsche et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The evolution and dynamics of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai sulfate aerosol plume in the stratosphere. By B. Legras et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Extratropical Stratospheric Air Intrusions Over the Western North Pacific and the Genesis of Downstream Monsoon Low-Pressure Systems. By S. Vishnupriya, E. Suhas, and S. Sandeep in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Tropospheric Gravity Waves as Observed by the High-Resolution China Radiosonde Network and Their Potential Sources. By J. Zhang et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

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Discussion papers – open for comment:

The evolution of deep convective systems and their associated cirrus outflows. By G.A. Horner and E. Gryspeerdt in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

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Multidecadal increases in global tropospheric ozone derived from ozonesonde and surface site observations: can models reproduce ozone trends? By A. Christiansen et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Stratospheric Circulation Changes Associated With the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption. By L. Coy et al. in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Water vapour and ozone in the upper troposphere–lower stratosphere: global climatologies from three Canadian limb-viewing instruments. By P.S. Jeffery et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Assessing Responses and Impacts of Solar climate intervention on the Earth system with stratospheric aerosol injection (ARISE-SAI): protocol and initial results from the first simulations. By J.H. Richter et al. in Geoscientific Model Development.

Pathways of Influence between Northern Hemisphere Blocking and Stratospheric Polar Vortex Variability. By K. Yessimbet, T.G. Shepherd, A.C. Ossó, and A.K. Steiner in the Geophysical Research Letters.

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Discussion papers – open for comment:

Changes in global teleconnection patterns under global warming and stratospheric aerosol intervention scenarios. By A. Rezaei, K. Karami, S. Tilmes, and J.C. Moore in EGUshpere.

27 – 31 March 2023,

Oxford, UK

–– Find meeting webpage with latest updates

The workshop will consist of invited and submitted scientific talks and posters, plus open discussion in both plenary and smaller groups. It will also be an opportunity to present and discuss first results from new QBOi experiments on sensitivities to ENSO and QBO biases (QBOi nudging experiments).

Confirmed invited speakers:
Ewa Bednarz,
Martina Bramberger,
Mohamadou Diallo,
Rolando Garcia,
Marco Giorgetta,
Peter Hitchcock,
Kaoru Sato,
Adam Scaife,
Seok-Woo Son

The workshop is organised by the QBOi (Quasi-Biennial Oscillation initiative) SPARC activity in conjunction with the CCMI (Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative) and GW (Gravity Wave) SPARC activities.

You can register to the event, here (google docs).

Find more information in the meeting webpage

We anticipate some travel support for early-career scientists will be available, and remote participation will also be possible.

This workshop replaces the QBO@60+ workshop originally scheduled for July 2020 at the Met Office in Exeter, UK.

Scientific organising committee: James Anstey, Neal Butchart, Clara Orbe, Yoshio Kawatani, Scott Osprey, Yaga Richter, Corwin Wright.

RSVP HERE

The event will showcase a variety of clean air-focused organizations and initiatives working in non-profit, academic, and for-profit settings. You can learn about their missions and resources and opportunities they offer to the research community, and what they might need from researchers. And there will be plenty of time to network with the larger community passionate about working toward cleaner air. There will be complimentary appetizers and drinks.

See you there!

The Clean Air Happy Hour Organizing Team

A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

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Climate models fail to capture strengthening wintertime North Atlantic jet and impacts on Europe. By R. Blackport and J.C. Fyfe in Science Advances.

Stratospheric water vapour and ozone response to the quasi-biennial oscillation disruptions in 2016 and 2020. By M.A. Diallo et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

On the additivity of climate responses to the volcanic and solar forcing in the early 19th century. By S.-W. Fang et al. in Earth System Dynamics.

Change in Tropospheric Ozone in the Recent Decades and its Contribution to Global Total Ozone. By J. Liu et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Evaluation of the N2O Rate of Change to Understand the Stratospheric Brewer-Dobson Circulation in a Chemistry-Climate Model. By D. Minganti et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Reseach: Atmospheres.

Increasing temperature extremes in New Zealand and their connection to synoptic circulation features. By A. Thomas et al. in the International Journal of Climatology.

Two main temperature periodicities related to planetary and solar activity oscillations. By A. Ollila and M. Timonen in the International Journal of Climatology.

Sub-seasonal predictability of onset, duration, and intensity of European heat extremes. By M. Pyrina and D.I.V. Domeisen in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

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Discussion papers – open for comments:

On the magnitude and sensitivity of the QBO response to a tropical volcanic eruption. By F. Brown et al. in the EGUsphere.

Montreal Protocol’s impact on the ozone layer and climate. By T. Egorova et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Stratospheric Temperature Measurements from NanoSatellite Observations of Stellar Occultation Bending. By D.L. McGuffin et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

The 28th IUGG General Assembly will be held 11-20 July 2023 at the Messe Berlin – City Cube, Berlin, Germany. This is a special opportunity for participants from around the world to come together and share their science and culture. Join us for a host of scientific activities, including special public lectures, keynote Union lectures and a wide variety of themed sessions.

One of those sessions will focus ont eh middle atmosphere; organised by Bernd Funke (Spain), and Natalia Calvo (Spain). Details can be found here.

Abstract & Travel grant submission deadline : February 14th, 2023.

Find meeting webpage

A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

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Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets. By J. Bak et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Exploring the link between austral stratospheric polar vortex anomalies and surface climate in chemistry-climate models. By N. Bergner et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Effects of Arctic ozone on the stratospheric spring onset and its surface impact. By M. Friedel et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Observations of Inertia Gravity Waves in the Western Pacific and Their Characteristic in the 2015/2016 Quasi-biennial Oscillation Disruption. By Y. He et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Join the first session of this 4-part webinar series to share perspectives and approaches to do climate science, communication, and risk management, taking place on 8 November, 01:00-02:30 UTC.

Please register for the session here.

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will be holding two conferences int he coming two years:

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5th Symposium of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR):  Space Science with Small Satellites “COSPAR 2023”

Date: 16 – 21 April 2023
Place: Singapore
Contact: COSPAR Secretariat

https://www.cospar-assembly.org (scientific program, abstract submission)
https://www.cospar2023.org/ (registration, accommodation, etc.)

Host Organizations:
Nanyang Technical University and the Office for Space Technology and Industry, Singapore

Abstract Deadline: 31 December 2022

Topics:

• Space Science with Small Satellites
• Space Debris Monitoring and Mitigation Using Small Satellites
• Earth Observation and Environment Monitoring from Small Satellites
• Deep-Space Science and Exploration with Miniaturized Systems
• Capacity Building with Small Satellites – a COSPAR-INSPIRE Long Term Plan
• Enabling Technologies from Small Satellites
• Microsatellites for Space Weather and Radio Astronomy
• Establishing a Constellation of Small Satellites

Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research and Life Sciences in Space Research, fully refereed journals with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.

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45th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events “COSPAR 2024”

Date: 13 – 21 July 2024
Place: Busan, South Korea
Contact: COSPAR Secretariat

https://www.cospar-assembly.org (scientific program, abstract submission)
https://www.cospar2024.org/ (registration, accommodation, etc.)

Host Organizations:
Ministry of Science and ICT, Korean National Committee for COSPAR

Organizers:
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), The Korean Space Science Society

Abstract Deadline: mid-February 2024

Topics:
Approximately 140 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC), Panels, and Task Groups:

• SC A: The Earth’s Surface, Meteorology and Climate
• SC B: The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
• SC C: The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
• SC D: Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
• SC E: Research in Astrophysics from Space
• SC F: Life Sciences as Related to Space
• SC G: Materials Sciences in Space
• SC H: Fundamental Physics in Space
• Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
• Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
• Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
• Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM)
• Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
• Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
• Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)
• Panel on Education (PE)
• Panel on Exploration (PEX)
• Panel on Interstellar Research (PIR)
• Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS)
• Panel on Social Sciences and the Humanities (PSSH)
• Task Group on Establishing a Constellation of Small Satellites (TGCSS)
• Task Group on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program (TGIGSP)
• IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) Initiative Task Group (IITG)

Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research and Life Sciences in Space Research, fully refereed journals with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.