Course on e-science tools for climate research “Climate ...

Courseone-sciencetoolsforclimateresearch

“Climatescienceathighlatitudes:Modelingandmodelevaluation”

Location:AndøyaSpaceCenter,Andøya,Norway

Time:22October–2November2018

Coordination:MichaelSchulz(UiO/MetNo),PaulZieger(SU)andAnttiLauri(UHEL),

withNAROM/AndøyaSpaceCenterContext:ThiscourseaimstoteachinaNordicframeworkthenextgenerationofscientiststointegratedifferenteSciencetoolsandinfrastructurestoachieveamoreholisticinterpretationoftheclimatesystemanditscomponentsthroughmodelanddataanalysis.ThefocusofthecourseisontheapplicationofeSciencetools,butappliedtoclimateandairqualityresearchathighnorthernlatitudes.Itisthesecondpartofaseriesofthreetwo-weekgraduatecourses,opentoNordicgraduatestudentsandearlycareerscientists,developedoriginallywithintheeducationprogramoftheNordicCentreofExcellenceeSTICC(eScienceToolsforInvestigatingClimateChangeatHighNorthernLatitudes).ThecourseissupportedbyNordforsk(NordiceScienceGlobalisationInitiative;NeGI),theUniversityofOslo(courseGEO4990),eSTICC,BolinCentreforClimateResearchandtheCHESSResearchSchool.CourseContentThecoursein2018willintroduceearthsystemanalysisaswellasdataanalysiswithpracticalexercises.ThecoursewillmakeuseofexistingeSTICCrelatedinfrastructures,suchasclimatemodels(e.g.,NorESM,EC-EARTH),modeldatabases(e.g.AeroCom,CMIP5),modeldataevaluationportals(AeroCom),andatmosphericdatabases(forexampleEBAS).Practicalworkisinitiatedandaccompaniedtoapplymodernvisualization,dataanalysisandstatisticaltools(Jupyternotebooks,AeroComtools,ESMValTool,cistool).Subjectsforpracticalworkwillbesuggesteddependingonstudent’sbackground.IntroductionswillbegivenontheArcticclimate,theroleofaerosolsandclouds,observationaltechniques,climateforcingandclimatemodelevaluation.Thecourseinvolvesasetofrelevantlecturesandtutorials,withthemainemphasisplacedonintensivegroupworkandafinalreportthatwillbewrittenduringandafterthecoursebyeachstudent.Beforethecourse,theselectedstudentswillbeaskedtopracticethetoolstobeusedonthecoursebysolvingapre-exercise.ThecourseisprimarilyaimedatPhDstudentsinatmosphericandbiosphericsciencesinNordicuniversities(alsoadvancedMScstudentsarewelcometoapply).Duringthecoursethestudentscaneitherusetheirowndataorutilizeprovidedmodeldatatogetherwithlong-termaerosol,air,ion,trace

gas,meteorologicaldatameasuredatfieldstations.

Background:ThecourseseriesispartofNordiceScienceGlobalisationInitiative(NeGI)partiallyfundedbyNordforsk.Withintheproject”Appliedmethodologiesforimprovedexchangebetweenatmospherice-scienceInfrastructuresathighlatitudes”thecourseshavebeendesignedandlaunchedinacollaborationbetweenStockholmUniversity(SU),UniversityofHelsinki(UHEL),NorwegianMeteorologicalInstitute(MetNo)andtheFinishITcenterforScience(CSC).ThefirstcourseshasbeenheldinHyytiälä,Finland,inOctober2017on”Climatescienceathighlatitudes:Onlinedatastorageandvisualizationtools”.Itbroughttogetherteachers,assistantsand10studentsfromallthreecountriesandinstitutionsinvolved.Novele-teachingandreportingwasperformedintheformofJupyter–Pythonnotebooks,somethingthesecondcourseshallbuildon(seealsopreviouscoursereporthttp://www.aces.su.se/report-from-the-first-nordic-workshop-on-e-science-tools-for-climate-research/andwebsite:http://www.atm.helsinki.fi/ABS/courses/2017negi.htm).TheoutcomeofthefirstcourseisaseriesofJupyternotebookswithexemplarydataanalysisandwillbeavailablefortheparticipantsforinspirationandfurtherelaboration.ThethirdcourseintheserieswillbeheldinAbisko,Sweden,1-12April2019.Detailedcoursecontent:Introductorylectureson:ArcticclimateAerosolsandCloudsClimateforcingClimatemodelevaluationClimatemodeldiagnosticsObservationalmethods(in-situandremotesensingtechniques)ModelanalysistoolintroductionsAeroCom,cistool,ESMvalToolModeldatabasestructuresAeroComandCMIP5PythonandJupyternotebooksPracticalwork:Studentsareaskedtocooperateinsmallgroups(2-3)withanassistantonindividualsubjectsofinterestintherealmofclimatemodelevaluationandanalysis.Jupyternotebooksshallbecompiledtodocumenttheworkandresults.TwoPresentationsareexpectedduringthecoursetoreportonprogress.Thelearningoutcomes:Intheendofthecoursethestudentwillhave

• skillstosetupsmallpythonbaseddataanalysisprojects;• knowledgeaboutexistingonlinedatabasescontainingatmosphericand

ecosystemdata;• theabilitytounderstandandevaluatemodeloutput;• increasedskillstovisualizedata;

Someofthetransferableskillsthecoursestrivestoimprove:

• statisticalanalysisofmodelandfieldmeasurements;

• multidisciplinaryapproach;• projectmanagement;and• collaborativelearning.

Prerequisites:Theparticipantsareexpectedtobeabletowritescriptsusingastructuralprogramminglanguage(e.g.Python,RorMATLAB).Basicdataanalysisskillsarealsoexpected.ThemainprogramminglanguagetobeusedonthecoursewillbePython.ThemaintoolforvisualizationandonlinepublishingwillbeJupyterNotebook.

CourseFees:Thecoursefeeis1200EUR.

FordoctoralstudentsenrolledinanyuniversityinNordiccountries(Denmark,Finland,Iceland,Norway,Sweden),thefeeiscoveredbytheNeGIprojectAppliedmethodologiesforimprovedexchangebetweenatmospherice-scienceInfrastructuresathighlatitudes.UiOstudentsparticipatinginthecourseontheEarthSystemGEO4990willbecoveredbytheUniversityofOslo.Thisfeecovers:

• allacademicandsocialprogrammeduringthecourse• accesstotheelectronicallyprovidedcoursematerial• accommodationandlogisduringthecourse• transportationonAndøya(fromairporttocenter,othersmallexcursions)

Thefeedoesnotcover:

• travelexpensestoandfromAndøya• personalhealthandcivilliabilityinsurance• personalexpensessuchasdrinks,telephone,photocopies,laundryetc.during

thecourseMaximumnumberofparticipants:20Applicationdeadline:7thSeptember2018SuccessfulapplicantswillbenotifiedbySeptember15th.Howtoapply?Registervia:https://goo.gl/forms/it1Q1Zc1lXtC5N8k2 SendeventuallyemailtoMichael.schulz@geo.uio.notobeinformedaboutfurtherupdates.