The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) Panel is seeking applications from enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join :
- The Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint Task Team. This Task Team will evaluate the energy consumption and carbon footprint of CMIP, develop appropriate target setting and monitoring procedures, and identify potential actions for reducing the environmental impact.
Find out more and apply to join this Task Team. Application deadline: 09:00 UTC, 28 February 2025
- The Responsible Data Use Task Team. Given the well-established role of CMIP data, and derived products, to inform decisions at the regional scale, this task team seeks to reduce data misuse by developing recommendations for better means of documenting the limitations of CMIP model outputs for various key applications.
Find out more and apply to join this Task Team. Application deadline: 17:00 UTC, 1 March 2025
The WCRP Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project is pleased to announce the launch of the open call for new members of the Working Group on Observations for Researching Climate (WGORC), a newly established working group dedicated to bridging the gap between climate modeling and observational data. ESMO is seeking experts in climate science with a focus on observational data and its integration into modeling efforts. Ideal candidates will have:
- A strong understanding of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) and their role in climate monitoring
- Familiarity with obs4MIPs, CMIP7, and other international initiatives
- Experience in data policy, FAIR data principles, or data processing techniques such as homogenization, bias correction, and uncertainty quantification
For more details and to apply, please visit ESMO website. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2025 at 23:59 CEST.
The World Climate Research Programme Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) has formally endorsed during its 45b session the process and scenarios proposed by ScenarioMIP as part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) suite of experiments. The proposed scenarios have been established through internal consultation, in close collaboration with the CMIP community and endorsed by the WCRP Earth System Modelling & Observations (ESMO) Core project’s Working Group on Coupled Modelling (WGCM) . Download the endorsement here.
The WCRP Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project is launching an Africa Task Team for researchers living and working in Africa to define and address their regionally-specific challenges on climate information for society. The Task Team will become a body of the RIfS representing the regional interests of Africa. It will facilitate and steer this work in Africa, and be a model for how RIfS might organize similar activities in other regions of the world.
For more information and to nominate someone (including self-nomination), deadline 15 March 2025 - 17:00 UTC, please visit the RIfs Africa Task Team web page.
RIfS is also looking for a Science Officer, based in Africa, to coordinate activities with regional foci in Africa. This key coordination role requires someone with a working knowledge about physical climate science, and comfortable with engaging a wide range of disciplines, individuals, projects, and organizations across the continent already active in relevant work. The goal of the Science Officer is to serve as the connecting glue for various communities of practice that touch on producing robust information for decisions in the face of climate change.
For more information and to apply, deadline 31 March 2025 17:00 UTC, please visit the application web page.
The 2024 edition of the WGNE Blue Book 2024 is available through the open repository Zenodo. This publication fosters collaboration and the early exchange of ideas among scientists at the forefront of numerical model development. These models are critical for advancing Earth system simulations and forecasts across various timescales, from short-to-medium range, from subseasonal to seasonal and beyond.
The WGNE Blue Book continues to be an invaluable resource for the modelling community, showcasing innovative approaches and facilitating the exchange of ideas that drive the science forward.
Read the WGNE Blue Book 2024, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14753296