Visitors work closely with a "host" research group working in a similar field of research - over 200 research groups in 7 countries are currently associated with the programme as "host" research groups (see webpage for more details).

Visits can last between 3 weeks and 3 months.

HPC-Europa pays travel and living costs and provides accommodation.

Following EC guidelines, applications are particularly encouraged from the new EU member countries and those who do not have access to similar computing facilities at their home institute.

The programme is open to researchers of all levels, from postgraduate students to the most senior professors.

The next closing date for applications is SUNDAY 28th FEBRUARY.

Closing dates are held every 3 months, and the HPC-Europa programme continues until December 2012.

Further information and the on-line application form can be found at www.hpc-europa.org/ta.html

Any questions not answered by the information on the webpage can be addressed to the HPC-Europa helpdesk at access@hpc-europa.org

Authors being scheduled for a poster presentation will then be informed
accordingly by their letter of schedule.

Through this synthesis of research findings and knowledge, WCRP will better inform assessments and prediction science practitioners on the state of climate science research, describe the challenges of the future, and chart pathways forward for WCRP.

Planned sessions:
Geophysical fluid dynamics
I - VolcanoesGeophysical fluid dynamics
II - Sub-surface and surface flowsGeophysical fluid dynamics
III - Atmosphere and ocean
Brittle deformation and computational seismology
Geodynamics and geomagnetism
Environmental systems and climate
Quantifying the uncertainty in Earth systems
Data assimilation and model validation
Computational geophysics: modern algorithms and applications

Special session in honor of Prof. Albert Tarantola (by invitation only):
Can our models only predict the irrelevant?

Important dates:
18 January 2010 - registration, abstract submission and hotel booking open
15 March 2010 - abstract submission deadline
15 April 2010 - conference program and schedule
30 April 2010 - online registration deadline
7-11 June 2010 - 28th CMG Conference

Symposium Topics:
Atmospheric Environment Monitoring
- Optical atmospheric environment monitoring
- Remote sensing of atmospheric environment
- Monitoring and modeling of trace air pollutants
- Real time characterization of atmospheric aerosol
- Radiative forcing of atmospheric aerosol
Environmental Biomonitoring
- Environmental Toxicity Monitoring
- Advanced Biosensors and Biochips for
   Environmental Monitoring
- BioDetection of Nanotoxicity and Residual
  Pharmaceutics and Drugs
- Omics for Environmental Biomonitoring
Contaminants Control Process Monitoring
- Biological wastewater process monitoring
- Monitoring of new emerging micro-pollutants
- Soil environment & remediation monitoring

The major focus of the Conference is on environment state and dynamics under Climate Change of Northern Eurasia, particularly Siberia. Being a region where climate variations are most pronounced and whose potential influences on the Earth System operation as a whole are of importance, this region has attracted recently attention of a number of research and funding organizations. To meet these challenges, a few years ago the Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI) and its regional mega project Siberian Integrated Regional study (SIRS) were formed. Nowadays NEESPI is an interdisciplinary program of internationally supported Earth systems science research that addresses large-scale and long-term manifestations of climate and environmental change in the region. NEESPI strives to understand how the land ecosystems and continental water dynamics in Northern Eurasia interact with and alter the climate system, the biosphere, the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere of the Earth. Its overarching Science Question is: How do we develop our predictive capability of terrestrial ecosystems dynamics over Northern Eurasia for the 21st century to support global projections as well as to inform decision making and numerous practical applications in the region?

The purpose of the summer school is to revisit the concepts and ideas of a previous workshop held almost 10 years ago, about Global Change and Protected Areas (september 1999 in L'Aquila), to assess progress that has been made in our scientific ability to generate detailed climate projections at the regional scale that are of use to impact modelers, stakeholders and decision-makers working in the context of protected natural areas. The main objective of the school are thus to provide the students with an insight into climate and impacts modeling techniques, as well as environmental monitoring and decision-making strategies for regions that are not always easily accessible and rich in data. There will be ample opportunity to sample interdisciplinary approaches to complex environmental problems and to exchange ideas and questions between the lecturers and the students.
Lecturers will be given on the following topics:
Introduction and relevance to protected areas
•    Global change and mountain regions
•    Climate system and impacts
Observing and modeling techniques for protected areas
•    Remote Sensing
•    Climate Modeling
•    Hydrological Modeling
•    Extreme Events
Projected climate impacts
•    Ecological systems
•    Forests
•    Aquatic systems
•    Wildlife

This brochure summarizes the long-term studies of the atmosphere within the framework of the international TROICA experiments (TRanscontinental Observations Into the Chemistry of the Atmosphere). The data presented in the brochure were obtained in the framework of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) projects which were carried out by a team of scientists and engineers of the A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, L.Ya. Karpov Research Institute of Physical Chemistry, Russian Research Institute of Railway Transport, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Earth System Research Laboratory NOAA, and other Russian, German, Finnish, and Austrian institutions. TROICA experiments made it possible to increase significantly the information on the atmospheric condition over northern Eurasia. The TROICA experiments and measurements continue to run on a regular basis, being an important tool of atmosphere monitoring in Russia.
Full text of the brochure is available on the web.

CALL FOR ABSTRACT IS NOW OPEN : deadline February 21st

For details please see the conference website.

Deadline to submit full papers for accepted abstracts: 20th of April 2010

Key international groups that have played a major role in furthering this research area include: COST 728 (Enhancing Mesoscale Meteorological Modelling Capabilities for Air Pollution and Dispersion Applications), WMO/GURME Programme on the GAW Urban Research Meteorology and Environment), MEGAPOLI (FP7 Project on Megacities), CITYZEN (FP7 project on Megacities), ACCENT (FP6 Network of Excellence), COST 602 (Towards a European Network on Chemical Weather Forecasting and Information Systems), COST 732 (Quality Assurance and Improvement of Micro-Scale Meteorological Models), AQMEII (Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative), FAIRMODE (Forum for AIR quality MODelling in Europe) and MACC (FP7 project on Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate). National groups such as MESOMAQ/MESO-NET (Mesoscale Modelling for Air Quality research) have also been instrumental in forwarding the uptake, coordination and development of mesoscale models.

ISARS was founded in 1981 as the International Society of Acoustic Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Oceans. ISARS organizes a symposium every two years on Remote Sensing and Associated Techniques of the Atmosphere and Oceans, with a particular focus on the Boundary Layer. In June 2010, the 15th ISARS Symposium will be hosted by Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 20th January 2010

The conference will bring together scientists from all over the world to discuss a wide range of current issues in chemistry and pollution that will greatly affect our planet in the future. Through keynote talks, presentations, posters and ongoing discussions, we hope that you will be informed, stimulated and encouraged as we participate in this most important activity.

Global nitrogen cycle represents one of the most important nutrient cycles that sustain life on earth. Today, humans add 1.5 times more nitrogen than the natural terrestrial processes combined together through a combination of agriculture and fossil fuel use, and unduly influence the global nitrogen cycle. The consequences are profound for the health of both ecosystems and humans. The challenge presented by changing nitrogen cycle remains under appreciated in both policy and scientific circles, but already observed impacts of such changes on biodiversity, climate and human health provide compelling reasons to exploit more fully options for nitrogen management and policies.
The complex problems of reactive N management in a sustainable manner cannot be tackled individually, but rather the solutions must engage a large community that encompasses a broad spectrum of professionals. For N2010, the main theme is "Reactive Nitrogen Management for Sustainable Development: Science, Technology and Policy”. We are inviting not only participants concerned with particular aspects of N cycling, from all the disciplines of natural and applied sciences and engineering but also participants from the policy, development, and social communities. The N2010 meeting is the perfect venue to discuss these issues and consolidate the beneficial role of reactive nitrogen and to find common ground to answers and solutions to alleviate world hunger with minimal environmental harm. N2010 will endure in furtherance of agenda for better management of nitrogen across the globe started in the previous four International Nitrogen Conferences organised since 1998.

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The latest analysis of observations from WMO's Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Programme shows that the globally averaged mixing ratios of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) have reached new highs in 2008 with CO₂ at 385.2 ppm, CH₄ at 1797 ppb and N₂O at 321.8 ppb: higher than those in pre-industrial times (before 1750) by 38%, 157% and 19%, respectively. Atmospheric growth rates of CO₂ and N₂O in 2008 are consistent with recent years. The increase in atmospheric CH₄ was 7 ppb from 2007 to 2008, similar to the increase of the year before. These are the largest increases since 1998. The NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) shows that from 1990 to 2008 the radiative forcing by all long-lived greenhouse gases has increased by 26.2%. The combined radiative forcing by halocarbons is nearly double that of N2O. Some halocarbons are decreasing slowly as a result of emission reductions under the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, whereas others are increasing rapidly.

In order to promote international activities of JpGU, we are organizing international sessions for which English is used for presentations. Anyone can propose an international session from anywhere in the world through webpage below.

International sessions of JpGU provides a perfect arena for presenting results of researches, discussing problems and exchanging information for the cutting edge subjects on earth and planetary sciences. In particular, JpGU is now seeking for a much stronger collaboration with EGU for promoting international scientific collaboration between Japanese and European scientists. For this purpose, we are proposing you to organize EGU-JpGU joint sessions in the above meeting. Upon mutual approval from JpGU and EGU council meetings, the session is classified as EGU-JpGU joint session for which the session is considered as an official session of both EGU and JpGU.

Please visit the webpage below and propose your session at the JpGU no later than October 30, 2009.

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