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Nov. 7, 2023

Climate Change Initiative colocation CMUG Integration meetings 2023

7-9 November 2023

  • Nov. 7, 2023 - Nov. 9, 2023
  • ECSAT, Harwell, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FD, UK (in-person event)
  • climate.office@esa.int

Europe’s leading climate researchers and modellers convened for the 13th annual ESA Climate Change Initiative colocation and CMUG integration meetings at the new ESA ECSAT conference centre, Harwell Oxfordshire, UK.

The meeting provided a programme-wide update, maintain scientific coherence across project teams, consolidate common approaches and mobilise the multi-disciplinary scientific expertise available within the various teams.

Meeting Summary

A summary document of the 13th CCI colocation and CMUG integration is available

Agenda (GMT)

Tuesday 7 November

09:00 - 09:30 Registration at ECSAT conference centre

09:30-12:30 Session One - Opening and Welcome

10:45 Coffee break 15'

12:45 - 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 - 17:30 Session 2 - Cross-ECVs

  • Feedback from Joint GCOS-WCRP cycles workshop (Han Dolman, NIOZ (remote)) 20’
  • Introduction to the ITT for cross-ECVs (Anna Maria Trofaier, ESA) 10’
  • Discussions on potential cross-ECV topics to be organised by science leaders (Darren Ghent, Leicester Uni)

15:30 Coffee break 15'

  • (cont..) Discussions on potential cross-ECV topics to be organised by science leaders (Darren Ghent, Leicester Uni)

17:30 Leave ECSAT for Welcome Drinks reception Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Note: transport and food provided

Wednesday 8 November

09:30 - 12:30 - Session 3: Emerging topics

10:45 Coffee break 15'

New topics under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement: adaptation

TRUTHS – overview and status (Andrea Marini, ESA (remote) and Nigel Fox, NPL) 30’

Copernicus Climate Change Service updates (Joaquin Munoz, ECMWF) 20'

12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch

13:30 - 17:30 - Session 4: Joint CCI/CMUG session: Observations/Model intercomparison

15:00 Coffee break 30'

17:30 - 20:30 - Poster session

(All projects are to present their latest scientific highlights)

Thursday 9 November

09:00-13:00 Session 5: CMUG Integration

11:00 Coffee break 30’

  • Second Session: Breakout rooms by science study for joint kick-offs (60')
    • Room 1 = WP5.3 Land cover (moon room)
    • Room 2 = WP5.6 Snow dynamics (mars room)
    • Room 3 = WP5.7 Ice sheets (ECSAT 243)
    • Room 4 = Drop in for ESMValTool demo

  • Concluding remarks and meeting close (30')


Agenda

Timezone: GMT

Nov. 7, 2023