Registration and abstract submission are now open for the Polar Prediction Workshop 2017 (PPW 2017) and the 2 nd Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project Meeting (2nd SIMIP Meeting).
The workshops will be held at Deutsches S chiffahrtsmuseum in Bremerhaven, Germany from 27th to 30th March 2017. Both events are jointly organized by the Polar Climate Predictability Initi ative (WCRP-PCPI), the Polar Prediction Project (WWRP-PPP), the Sea Ice Pre diction Network (SIPN), and the Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project (SIMI P).
Polar Prediction Workshop 2017 (March, 27th morning - March, 29th noon)
The Polar Prediction Workshop 2017 (March, 27th morning - Marc h, 29th noon) will start with the public Alfred Wegener Lecture where every other year a distinguished climate scientist is invited to report on emerg ing fields of research for scientific exchange. This time, the lecture enti tled “A Decade of Sea Ice Prediction“ will be given by Cecilia Bitz (Atmosp heric Science Department, University of Washington) who is going to review rapid advances in predicting skills of Arctic sea ice conditions since The Sea Ice Outlook began collecting and reporting predictions in 2008.
T he focus of the subsequent Polar Prediction Workshop is on environmental pr ediction in the polar regions on subseasonal to interannual timescales, the reby helping to build a "seamless“ polar prediction community. As in previo us years, sea ice prediction will play a central role. Desired outcomes inc lude the compilation of recommendations for the 2017 Sea Ice Outlook season , as well as the stimulation of collaborations in the context of the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP; mi d-2017—mid-2019).
Confirmed keynote speakers are:
* Dirk No tz
* François Massonnet
* Leif Toudal Pedersen.
For the P olar Prediction Workshop 2017, we invite abstracts related to polar predict ion topics such as:
* Predictability,
* Modelling, data assimil ation, and forecasting,
* Observations,
* Verification, and
* User needs.
SIMIP workshop (March, 29th noon - March, 30th noon)
The SIMIP workshop (March, 29th noon - March, 30th noon) is devoted to discussions about the sea ice simulations from the upcoming CMIP6 experi ments (SIMIP), with three distinct aims:
1. To discuss and define bes
t practices for the evaluation of sea-ice simulations against observations<
br />2. To identify and define new remote sensing and in situ sea ice obser
vations that will allow for improved model evaluation and initialization
3. To discuss and coordinate the analysis of CMIP6 sea ice simulations f
or improved understanding of sea ice processes and improved sea ice project
ions.
The SIMIP workshop will primarily be a discussion meeting with a few invited presentations to set the scene. The SIMIP workshop is organiz ed by the WCRP-CliC Sea ice and Climate Modeling Forum.
Registration< /p>
To register and/or submit an abstract, please use this online for m for both workshops. Abstracts can be submitted only for the PPW 2017. Registration and abstract submission are open until the 30th of January.
There is some funding available to support early-career scientists. If you’d like to apply for early-career travel support, please indicate so in the online form< /a>.
Information on the venue and accomodation can be found here.
For any questions , please contact the PPP International Coordination Office at This email address is being protected f rom spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Best wishes,
The Workshop Organisers
Helge Goessling
Cecilia Bitz
Ed Blanchard-Wrigglesworth
Ed Hawkins
John Fyfe
Alexandra Jahn
Dirk Notz
Kirstin Werner
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