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The format will consist of a mix of presentations, demonstrations and hands-on exercises, breakout discussion groups, and writing sessions. Most time will be devoted to breakout-group and whole-group discussions. +
The format will consist of a mix of presentations, demonstrations and hands-on exercises, breakout discussion groups, and writing sessions. Most time will be devoted to breakout-group and whole-group discussions. +
The general goal of this conference is to articulate the ideas that are the foundation for a holistic understanding of sediment dispersal from land origins to marine accumulation, and to explore the theoretical and observational studies that support them.
This Chapman Conference will substantially expand the results of individual source-to-sink research projects by contrasting diverse dispersal systems. An attempt will be made to resolve fundamental differences in the operation of processes that transfer mass across the Earth surface. This effort will develop a global perspective with studies from around the world, and will facilitate the synthesis and integration of S2S research as part of an inclusive international conference, a digital text, and classroom materials. +
The goal of the The Big Data and Earth Sciences: Grand Challenges Workshop is to bring thought leaders in Big Data and Earth Sciences together for a three day, intensive workshop to discuss what is needed to advance our understanding and predictability of the Earth systems and to highlight key technological advances and methods that are readily available (or will be soon) to assist this advancement. With the ever growing quantity and quality of hyper-dimensional earth science data (satellite and ground based observations and cutting–edge Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models), the advancements in machine learning (e.g. supervised, unsupervised and semi-supervised learning techniques), and the progress made in the application of Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) and GPU clusters, we now have an unprecedented opportunity and challenge to engage these computational advances to improve our understanding of the complex nature of the interactions between various earth science events, their variables and their impacts on society (flooding, drought, agriculture, etc.). +
The goal of the proposed meeting is to focus on the following tasks: (1) determine the time
scales on which the CSM models will operate, and how models aimed at different time scales
will be coupled; (2) map the environments and associated process sets for each time scale, and
evaluate the state of knowledge for each of these; (3) decide on protocols for program
architecture, languages, data structures, interfaces, and standards for process subroutines and
modules; and (4) decide on the best strategy for making CSM results and computational
methods available for education.
The CSM project is ambitious with models in three-dimensions, with allowance for
simplification to two dimensions when appropriate. The models will couple suites of processes
and environments to represent dispersal systems holistically. They will span time scales
ranging from individual events (seconds to years) through geologic time (i.e. the life span of
an orogen or sedimentary basin, tens to hundreds of millions of years). The models will
address both basic science and applied problems such as risks associated with landslides and
storm- and flood-related sedimentation (on the short-term end) and controls on geometry of
commercial water and hydrocarbon reservoirs (on the long-term end). Nothing approaching
the CSM project in scope or level of cross-disciplinary integration has ever been attempted in
the sediment-dynamics community. Teams will work up short ‘white papers’ to collectively
produce a science plan addressing the four basic issues listed above by the end of 2001. +
The goal of this mini-workshop is to discuss the availability and performance of community modeling codes for coupling geodynamics and surface processes. The workshop is motivated by the recent formation of the Geodynamics Focus Research Group within the Community Surface Dynamic Modeling System (CSDMS), which is co-sponsored by GeoPRISMS. The Geodynamics FRG was formed with the aim of understanding the interplay between climatic, geomorphic, and geological/tectonic processes in governing Earth surface processes and landscape evolution. A primary goal of the Geodynamics FRG is to move toward an integrated-coupled modeling suite that has the capability to account for paleo-topography, geology, substrate lithology, crustal deformation, climate, vegetation, runoff production, and ensuing sediment transport and storage.
Preliminary agenda
(last update 09/19/2013):
6:00 PM Refreshments and Posters<br>
6:45-7:15PM Upton and Behn: Introduction to the CSDMS Geodynamics Focus Research Group<br>
7:15-8:00PM Three speakers, 15 mins each (10 minutes of speaking + questions)<br>
8:00-9:00PM Discussion led by Upton/Behn/Jaeger addressing the implementation plan<br>
9:00PM Adjourn<br> +
The increasing demand for fresh water and the impacts of climate change on water availability and extreme events highlight why water is a current major global concern and is “Trending Now.” The 7th International Scientific Conference on the Global Water and Energy Cycle will celebrate 25 years of GEWEX research and set the stage for the next phase of research addressing the World Climate Research Programme Grand Challenges on water resources, extremes, and climate sensitivity through observations and data sets; their analyses; process studies; model development and exploitation; applications, technology transfer to operational results, and research capacity development; and training for the next generation of scientists. Papers will be invited for all the topics of the Conference, which include: (1) the climate system; (2) land; and (3) atmosphere. +
The joint CSDMS - SEN'''<sup>*</sup>''' 2016 annual meeting will focus on “advances in simulating the imprint of climate change on the land and seascapes, including the processes that influence them”. We would like presentations to either focus on the impacts of present and future climate change, or how climate change has impacted the earth in the past. Topics of interests also include modeling research that integrate different disciplines, different scales, and the synergy between models and experimental data. As in past meetings, keynote speakers are by invitation only, and poster presentations are the general media.
The meeting will include:
# ''State-of-the art keynote presentations'' in earth-surface dynamics and modeling
# ''Hands-on clinics'' related to community models, tools and approaches
# ''Transformative software products and approaches'' designed to be accessible, easy to use, and relevant
# ''Breakout sessions for Working, Focus Research Groups and the Initiatives''
# ''Poster Sessions''
and more!<br><br>
CSDMS will host a Pre-conference one-day Software Carpentry bootcamp on Monday May 16th, 2016. The objective is to teach basic programming skills that will be useful for scientific computing and model development. This is an intensive, hands-on workshop, during which certified instructors will cover basic elements of:
#the Unix bash shell,
#Python programming and NumPy, and
#Github for version control.
Our instructors are earth scientists and have familiarity with the CSDMS framework, such that lessons and examples will be targeted toward relevant problems in your field. The bootcamp intentionally precedes the CSDMS meeting, so the skills participants develop should be useful in the clinics during the meeting.
Information of this and the joint CSDMS-SEN meeting will be posted at:
https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form:CSDMS_annual_meeting +
The main objective of the Cargèse Summer School is to provide an overview of the fundamental processes and recent theoretical and methodological advances on the flows, solute and energy transport, and biogeochemical reactions in porous media. fractured.
For this edition, we will explore more specifically the role of these processes in the critical zone, in collaboration with the research infrastructure OZCAR (observatories network of the French critical zone) and the project equipex CRITEX ( https: // www.critex.fr ). It will also present the state of the art of current applications, such as global water management, hydro-ecology, geothermal energy, sequestration of carbon dioxide, induced seismicity problems, the intrusion of saline waters, remediation of contaminated soils and risk assessment of underground storage of radioactive waste and exploitation of shale gas.
The content of the school has been designed to allow participants from various communities to acquire the basic knowledge in this field and to know the latest scientific advances at the frontier of current research. The daily program will consist of two one-hour fundamental courses on fundamental processes and three 45-minute specialized courses dedicated to the latest developments in research. TPs will also be organized on i) numerical methods, ii) laboratory imaging, iii) innovative ground measurements in hydrogeophysics. Each participant will have the opportunity to present their research work during a poster session. The Cargèse site is particularly favorable to informal interactions between participants and speakers. +
The meeting is aimed to cover the entire spectrum of subjects in sedimentology and sedimentary geology. Facies and sedimentary environment, transport and sedimentation, carbonates, chemical and biochemical deposits, diagenesis, sequence stratigraphy, external and internal geometries of sedimentary bodies, oil exploration concepts and models, and the entire range of subjects will be considered. Some frontier arguments will be discussed as well, such as geomicrobiology and sediments, planetary sedimentary geology, outcrop and 3D imaging. The oral presentations and posters will be accommodated in Meeting Sessions and Special Sessions. +
The meeting is dedicated to all aspects of high-latitude Earth science and environmental research. The Arctic Workshop is an informal meeting space for scientists at all career stages working in fields encompassing high-latitude, hydrology, glaciology, oceanography, ecology, archaeology, solid Earth processes and hazards in past, present and future environments.
'''The meeting takes place in the Geoscience building, Stockholm University'''
* Evening of April 3rd: icebreaker
* April 4th and 5th: talks and posters
* Evening April 5th: conference dinner
'''Abstract and early-bird deadline:''' 28th Feb, 2019; late registration: 15th March.
We have reduced student fees - encourage your students to attend and participate!
Hotel offer (15% off) if booked before 5th March at Elite Hotel Arcadia, one subway
station (or a 30 min walk) from the venue!
Booking code 4842707 via reservation.arcadia@elite.se
The Arcc Workshop takes place immediately prior to EGU, so come to Stockholm
if you’re planning to attend EGU! +
The meeting will bring together CSDMS members to present scientific insights in the modeling of surface dynamics and environmental change; new advances in cyber-infrastructure (CSDMS Model-coupling Tool, HPC techniques); development and use of CSDMS models in education clinics on EKT products); and allow CSDMS Working and Focus Research Groups to strategize on the direction of CSDMS for the next 5 years (i.e., the CSDMS Strategic Plan and Renewal.) +
The need to understand the complex interactions of geomorphic, biotic and human processes on beaches and dunes is growing in importance due to predictions of increases in relative sea level rise, storm activity and population density. These stressors will likely have dramatic effect on the resilience of coastal systems and the ultimate success of future adaptive management strategies to cope with place-based community hazards. Advances in research within biology and earth sciences have increased our understanding of the interactions between coastal flora and fauna and geomorphic changes in nearshore, beach and dune environments, but there is a need for a synthesis approach that will more fully describe development, feedback, and maintenance of coastal systems over space and through time. Knowledge of geomorphic-biotic interactions on coasts that have been artificially restored or urbanized is still rudimentary, despite the efforts of many investigators from the physical, natural and social sciences who study coastal ecosystems across broad spatial and temporal scales. The three-day symposium is designed to present current knowledge and provide the opportunity to discuss future research directions on coastal systems, including models of system change and adaptive management. +
The next meeting of the CSDMS Cyberinformatics and Numerics Working Group will be held March 3rd at the University of California in Santa Barbara, CA. There will be several presentations by CSDMS staff and HPC experts, and hands-on demonstrations of the CSDMS model-coupling tools, as well as examples of how to use OpenMP and MPI.
The C-N Working Group is tasked with assisting the CSDMS Integration Facility and other working groups with regard to computational approaches, infrastructure and training. We recently added a "CSDMS Handbook" for code contributors that provides an overview of the tools and methods that are being used for the CSDMS project.
A key goal of the CSDMS project is to provide our modeling community with access to, and a migration pathway toward high-performance computing. We have acquired a 512-core supercomputer from SGI (Intel quad-core 3GHz processors), with 2GB of RAM per core, for a total of 1 TB RAM. This computer will be running Red Hat Linux and will be freely available for use by CSDMS members. In order to make best use of this computer our goal is for CSDMS members who already do HPC modeling to begin using it as soon as possible and to encourage them to share their knowledge with other CSDMS members who want to learn more. We also want to begin to make use of existing toolkits and HPC components such as PETSc. To this end we have invited several people to speak on HPC topics, including Boyana Norris (CCA/HPC/PETSc expert), Eckart Meiburg (CFD modeler and host) and Terry Smith (landscape evolution modeler). In addition to these confirmed speakers we have also invited several other HPC experts (updates to follow).
Key questions to be addressed at this meeting are:
# How can we best assist our community with the migration to HPC (e.g. tutorials, workshops, online resources)?
# What sorts of solver and mesh libraries are available and what is involved in order to incorporate them into existing models?
# Is the OpenMI modeling interface sufficient for HPC applications?
# What types of surface dynamics models are most likely to benefit from HPC?
# What types of HPC projects should CSDMS prioritize in the next year?
# What topics should we add to the online CSDMS Handbook?
The objective of the Global Flood Partnership is the development of flood observational and modelling infrastructure, leveraging on existing initiatives for better predicting and managing flood disaster impacts and flood risk globally. It brings together all relevant communities (from scientific, government, humanitarian, and private stakeholders) to provide operational, globally-applicable flood forecasting, monitoring and risk evaluation tools and services to complement and provide added value to national capabilities.
This year’s theme is “From hazards to impacts” and participants will have the opportunity to showcase their latest relevant research and activities. As usual, we will review the advances and success stories of the Partnership and discuss the next steps to further strengthen the GFP.
As in the past meetings there will be various opportunities for participants to present their work, exchange ideas, and turn it into a lively and successful meeting. This includes a "Marketplace of Ideas" session, "Ignite" talks, Problem-solving session, workshops, poster pitch session and breakout groups.
There is no registration fee. Note: the number of participants is limited based on available resources. If the number of participants registering for the GFP Conference 2017 surpasses the limit set by the venue capacity (around 100 people) the steering committee will make a selection, based on the proposed contributions to the agenda of the meeting. +
The organising committee of the 10th ICFS is privileged to welcome you to Leeds from 14-19 July 2013. The 10th ICFS will debate fluvial processes and deposits across the full range of spatial and temporal scales and highlight research that uses theoretical, experimental, field and numerical techniques. The conference will have six broad themes each with a series of specific sessions offered and chaired by individuals. +
The organising committee of the 11th ICFS is excited to invite you to Calgary from July 17‑21, 2017. The 11th ICFS will bring together a diverse group of researchers interested in the processes and deposits across all scales of fluvial systems.
The ICFS will provide a collegial forum for discussion on emerging trends and the latest research in fluvial sedimentology. The meeting will include a mix of oral and poster sessions as well as field trips before, during and after the conference.
In 1977 the fluvial sedimentology community gathered for the first meeting in what would become the seminal International Conference of Fluvial Sedimentology series. We are honoured to build upon that legacy at the 11th ICFS once again in Calgary.
The goal of the conference is to provide a forum to share recent developments and future directions in fluvial sedimentology. The entire range of subjects from the initiation of sediment transport to depositional basins will be covered. +
The overall aim of the winter school is that the participants will learn about the opportunities and challenges of implementing theories of human behavior in agent-based models. Participants will engage intensely with a few behavioral models, reach a deeper understanding of various theories in the social science, and develop the ability to formalize more abstract notions in a specific programming language.
'''Content of Course'''<br>
The winter school has two main components: 1) lectures and 2) project work. In addition, there is open space in the evening to allow participants to present their own work in speed talks. Lectures will introduce participants to different behavioral models and theories and how they have been implemented in natural resource management agent-based models. The participants will also be introduced to different stylized agent-based models (e.g., range land, irrigation, and fishery models). The participants will chose one of the stylized models and adapt, expand, and analyze the model to better understand the impact of a particular decision model on the overall outcome of the social-ecological system. The models are written in NetLogo. Therefore, participants must be able to read and write NetLogo programming code. +
The overall theme, Unearthing our Past and Future – Resourcing Tomorrow, reflects the crucial roles the geosciences play in meeting the needs of societies while sustaining the Earth.
A broad scientific program based on 37 Themes has been developed by the Scientific Program Committee and the Scientific Theme Coordinators, with input from International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) affiliated groups and individual scientists. We have tried to accommodate all suggestions, but in cases where multiple proposals were received on a particular topic we have had to make decisions on who would be responsible for developing these. Further, with a view to ensuring a manageable program, we have had to include suggestions for coverage of specific topics and regions in broad-ranging Symposia. +
The physical and chemical breakdown of continental crust into sediments by solid Earth tectonic and climatically modulated forces are key steps in many global geochemical cycles. These processes control the compositional evolution of the continental crust, and ultimately the recycling of material back into the upper mantle via subduction zones. The products of erosion and weathering are supplied to sedimentary basins within continents and to continental margins where they may be preserved, allowing reconstruction of tectonic and environmental histories of adjacent landmasses through the application of suitable proxies. Although tectonic forces are known to be a strong primary control on the generation of sediment, this meeting focuses on assessing the dynamic role of global and regional climate in controlling the production, transport, and deposition of sediments to basins over millennial to million-year timescales. How does climate mediate the sedimentary record and under what conditions can paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic change be unambiguously deconvolved from the erosional signals preserved in the rock record?
There is no doubt that accelerated rock uplift can drive faster erosion rates of bedrock source terrains. What remains less clear, however, is how erosion and transport efficiency can be governed by climatic and earth surface processes independent of tectonics, especially when changes in these processes often occur as a consequence of tectonic forcing. Although it has typically been argued that stronger precipitation results in faster bedrock erosion, this relationship can be much more complex in many systems. This is because the simple model ignores factors such as seasonality and intensity/duration of precipitation, degree of soil and vegetation development, and/or topographic steepness among many others. Often, understanding of several critical processes, their relative rates, and distributions is required to define any relationship between climatic change and sediments produced as a result from that change. Yet, many equations for fundamental relationships in sediment transport and erosion still remain in the earliest stages of development. Furthermore, whether the same rules and conditions observed between climate, erosion, and sediment transport can be applied across different time scales is a source of considerable contemporary debate.
We solicit talks that aid in understanding how climate can drive erosion and exhumation of source terranes, as well as the earth surface processes that transport and deposit sediments in basins. Global Cenozoic climate, fluctuating sea level, and largescale glaciation have pivotally affected our planet, from the physical evolution of mountain belts to the chemical breakdown of sediments distributed across margins. How do longer- and shorter-term climatic phenomena dictate rates of sediment supply and records of provenance? Sediments are rarely transferred immediately from bedrock to the deep sea because of intermittent storage and release. To what extent and over what timescales do environmental conditions mediate the periodic storage and transport of sediments between sources and final depocenters? Climatic control over sediment transport certainly extends to the offshore, so how do earth surface processes dictate the supply, loading, and stratigraphic architecture along margins and into the deep sea? When, where, how is it possible to isolate the erosional signals produced by tectonic forcing from those linked to climatic processes? And, under what conditions and timescales can precise and accurate climatic records be reconstructed from sediments?
This conference seeks to discuss these challenging questions. We particularly solicit contributions addressing erosion and/or environmental change from all earth surface process disciplines that permit robust correlation between changes in climate, erosion, and sediment transport. Separating drivers and processes continues to be difficult but are much improved in recent years as field studies are coupled with novel spatial and temporal control and further tested with dynamic landscape and stratigraphic models. This transdisciplinary meeting is intended bring together sedimentologists, geomorphologists, landscape and stratigraphic modellers, as well as paleoclimatologists to showcase the current state of research, demonstrate contemporary evidence and methods from studies worldwide, and underline the research concerns remaining in our community.
