PhD course on "Downscaling climate projections"

This PhD course will provide an introduction to diffent statistical downscaling methods and state-of-the-art software. After completion of the course the participants should be able to extract data from global and regional climate model projections, apply statistical and “space-for-time” downscaling methods using dedicated software and discuss pros and cons of different downscaling methods.

The course is arranged by the Centre for Regional Change in the Earth System in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark.

The target group for the course is PhD students working with downscaling, climate modelling or impacts research in relation to climate change. In addition, young researchers and professionals with interest in the topic may also benefit from following the course.

Where and when

October 24 2011 - October 29 2011 at the Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.

Lecturers and instructors

• Stephen Blenkinsop, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
• Gavin Simpson, University College of London, United Kingdom
• Kean Foster, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute and Lund University, Sweden
• Erik Jeppesen, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Ole Bøssing Christensen, Danish Meteorological Institute, Denmark
• Jens Christian Refsgaard, GEUS, Denmark
• Henrik Madsen, DHI, Denmark
• Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, DTU Environment, Denmark 

 Organizers

• Henrik Madsen (email: hem (at) dhigroup.com)
• Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen (email: karn (at) env.dtu.dk)

Course participants

The course is limited to 25 participants. In selecting course participants from the applicants, first priority will be given to PhD students, and second priorities to post docs. If not filled by these two groups, professionals working in the subject area will be free to participate.

Deadline

The deadline for applications is September 1st, 2011 (closed).

Course material

Lecture notes will be supplied on-line prior to the course, while lecture powerpoints and assignments will be distributed during the course. Lecture notes will be scientific papers, book chapters and notes, in total 200 – 400 pages.

ECTS

The course will give 5 ECTS credits. This assumes that students have read some material beforehand (see above). In addition, students are required to prepare a report/scientific paper after the course to be evaluated for "pass or fail". Students will present preliminary findings on the last days of the course.