CERESMIP Workshop

by | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized

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CERESMIP Workshop

2 – 4 December, 2026 Vancouver, BC

CERESMIP is a protocol for participating climate model groups to simulate the CERES period (2000 to 2024) with the goal of trying to match the observed trends and variability and diagnose the causes of the ongoing increase in the Earth’s Energy Imbalance. This protocol was proposed in 2023 and started in 2025 (as the appropriate input files were made available by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) community). The main goal was to close a gap between the historical simulations in CMIP6 (which went only to 2014) and present day observations, by updating climate drivers to the present (at least 2024) and target the CERES satellite observations of the long-wave (LW), short-wave (SW) and net energy imbalance trends at the top of the atmosphere. We propose here to accelerate the completion of the CERESMIP among the interested modeling groups, enhance the analysis of these simulations, and address what can be inferred with respect to future climate change and the rate of warming. 

To that end, this workshop will bring together an international set of motivated and experienced researchers on this topic to focus on these simulations and analysis, and to finalise efforts to write these results up, and have them submitted for publication in time to be assessed in the upcoming Seventh IPCC Assessment Report (AR7).

Registration

This workshop is a dedicated working space designed to accelerate the CERESMIP activity. We are gathering researchers who are actively ready to share results and advance critical publications in time to be assessed in the upcoming IPCC cycle.

 

Register to Attend:

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Location

Simon Fraser University

Harbour Centre
515 W. Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
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DVMOC_2025

by | Nov 6, 2025 | Uncategorized

3rd Annual

Dynamic Vegetation Modeling and Observations Conference 

Scaling Process-Based Understanding: From Principles to Practices
April 9-11, 2025

The Dynamic Vegetation Modeling and Observations Conference (DVMOC, formerly the Eastern Regional Dynamic Global Vegetation Modeling Conference, ER-DGVM-C), was established in 2023 to foster interchange among scientists, postdocs, and students who conduct research in modeling, lab and field studies, remote sensing, and data science related to understanding vegetation and land biophysical and biogeochemical dynamics from the molecular to global scales.  The conference focus is particularly on dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) that couple with surface hydrology and/or atmosphere models, and the data and process studies that are needed to inform model physics, parameters, and provide boundary conditions.  

This collegial, 2-day conference is held every spring in the retreat-like setting of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.  The DVMOC format promotes substantial time for discussion during talks, over meals, poster sessions, and evening mixers, with always an afternoon free for impromptu meetings and to enjoy the seaside ambiance of Woods Hole. The conference especially encourages early career scientists to gain valuable feedback on their work in a supportive environment.  It provides a forum for all to have the opportunity to connect with others with diverse expertise in the very multidisciplinary endeavor of understanding terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in the context of the Earth system.  While the venue is most convenient for those in the Eastern U.S., it is certainly open to any who wish to attend from outside the region.

We are excited to announce that the 3rd annual Dynamic Vegetation Modeling and Observations Conference (DVMOC), themed “Scaling Process-Based Understanding: From Principles to Practices,” will be held APRIL 9–11, 2025, at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. The 2025 co-chairs are Xiangtao Xu (Cornell University), Paul Moorcroft (Harvard University).

Thanks for attending!

Congratulations to the awardees of the best early career oral and poster presentations!

Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation

Characterizing Spatiotemporal Drivers of European Spongy Moth Defoliation Using a Novel Satellite-Based Algorithm. Cameron Scholl, Cornell University

Best Postdoc Oral Presentation 

Evapotranspiration modeling from Water-Energy-Carbon coupling: Synergistic use of thermal land surface temperature and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence from remote sensing. Jingyi Bu, University of New Hampshire

Best Graduate Student Poster

Environmental Drivers of Tropical Tree Growth: Model-Data Comparison at a Wet Tropical Forest. Yixin Ma, Cornell University

Best Postdoc Poster 

The Impacts of Wind Disturbances on the Amazon Carbon Sink through Data-Driven Synthesis. Yanlei Feng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Keynote Speakers

Kyla Dahlin

Michigan State University
Research Site

Evan Gora

Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies
Research Site

Yiqi Luo

Cornell University
Research Site

Kaighin McColl

Harvard University
Research Site

Jessica Needham

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Research Site

2025 Conference Program Booklet

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Questions? Contact us:

For any questions on 2025 conference format, scientific scope, organization, etc., please email:

Co-chairs
Xiangtao Xu, xx286*at* cornell.edu
Paul Moorcroft, paul_moorcroft *at* harvard.edu
Nancy Y. Kiang, Nancy.Y.Kiang *at* nasa.gov

For questions about the website and sponsorship,
please email:

Hannah Liddy, hl3147 *at* columbia.edu 

Sponsors:

Please contact aimes@futureearth.org if you would like to sponsor the 2025 conference. We will provide guidelines for sponsorship. 

Characterizing Historical and Paleoclimate Aerosol Radiative Effects

by | Jun 26, 2025 | Uncategorized

Workshop on:

Characterizing Historical and Paleoclimate Aerosol Radiative Effects

Dates

October 20-22, 2025

Location

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), 61 Route 9W, Palisades, New York

Planning committee

Natalie Mahowald (AIMES, Cornell University)
Gisela Winckler (PAGES, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University)
Jennifer Marlon (PAGES, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University)
Kostas Tsigaridis (IGAC, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University)
Hannah Liddy (AIMES, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University)

Workshop overview

Constraining uncertainty in past radiative effects for non-CO₂ components like dust and other aerosols play a critical role in understanding climate feedbacks and effective climate sensitivity (ECS), yet their contributions remain poorly quantified. Paleoclimate reconstructions reveal that natural aerosol emissions, including wildfire and dust, varied from the Last Glacial Maximum through the preindustrial era to today, and these variations are not captured in the latest CMIP6 simulations (Power et al., 2007; Marlon et al., 2008; Hamilton et al., 2018; Maher et al., 2010; Kok et al. 2024; Mahowald et al., 2024). This discrepancy between observations and model estimates of aerosol changes challenges the common assumption in many climate models that historical and paleoclimate aerosol preindustrial emissions are well-constrained. Consequently, current model-based estimates of aerosol radiative forcing and climate sensitivity likely underestimate uncertainty by neglecting the uncertainty in emissions. In this workshop, we seek to bring together experts in paleoclimate, aerosol radiative forcing, and climate sensitivity to develop coordinated strategies to assess observational and modeling constraints on past emissions and to characterize the resulting radiative forcing uncertainties.

Mahowald, N. M., Li, L., Albani, S., Hamilton, D. S., & Kok, J. F. (2024). Opinion: The importance of historical and paleoclimate aerosol radiative effects. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24(1), 533-551.

Workshop goals

  • Refine historical aerosol emission estimates
  • Characterize paleoclimate emission uncertainty and resulting radiative forcing uncertainty
  • Constrain preindustrial to present day aerosol radiative effects and their uncertainty
  • Scope a new model intercomparison project (AEROHISTMIP)
  • Inspire novel paleoclimate proxy development for aerosol concentrations

Agenda

View the agenda

Sponsors

We thank our sponsors for their generous support of this workshop: 

Logistics

Workshop Location

The workshop will be held at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO):

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
61 Route 9W
Palisades, New York 10964-1000 USA

The meeting will take place in the Comer Seminar Room, located at the rear of the first floor of the Comer Geochemistry Building (Building #15 on the LDEO campus map).

Hotel Accommodation

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at:

Tarrytown House Estate
49 E Sunnyside Lane,
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 591-8200

Traveling to Tarrytown House Estate:

From EWR (Newark Airport): take the Newark Airport Express bus to Grand Central Terminal.
From Grand Central: take the Metro-North Hudson Line (toward Poughkeepsie) to Tarrytown (express trains make it the second stop).
From Tarrytown Station: either the Bee-Line bus (to S Broadway @ Sunnyside Lane, ~9 min) or a rideshare can be used for the final leg.

Traveling to LDEO: 

From Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Newark Airport (EWR) is the most convenient airport for reaching both LDEO and the nearby hotel—approximately a 50-minute car ride. John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) is another option, though travel time and ground transportation costs are typically higher.

By Car or Rideshare

Taxis and rideshare services (Uber, Lyft) are readily available at all EWR terminals. Estimated travel time to LDEO or the hotel is about 50 minutes, depending on traffic. Car rental and taxi information can be found here: https://www.newarkairport.com/to-from-airport/taxi-car-and-van-service

By Public Transportation (from Newark Liberty International Airport – EWR or Port Authority)

For those arriving at EWR, public transportation to the area is possible but quite time-consuming (over 2.5 hours) and requires multiple transfers. From EWR, take the Coach USA Newark Airport Express to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan (approx. $23.50).

Whether you’re arriving directly at Port Authority or transferring there from EWR, take Coach USA’s Rockland Coaches to Rte 9W & Oak Tree Rd, Palisades, NY – about 0.9 miles from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. A short rideshare (Uber or Lyft) will then be needed to reach your destination.

2024 ER-DGVM-C

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized

2nd Annual
Eastern Regional Dynamic Global Vegetation Modeling Conference 

Predicting Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: Linking Models and Measurements
April 5-7, 2024

The next Eastern Regional Dynamic Global Vegetation Modeling Conference (ER-DGVM-C) will be held April 5-7, 2024 at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. The ER-DGVM-C was established in 2023 to foster interchange among scientists, postdocs, and students who conduct research in modeling, lab and field studies, remote sensing, and data science related to understanding vegetation and land biophysical and biogeochemical dynamics from the molecular to global scales.  The conference focus is particularly on dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) that couple with surface hydrology and/or atmosphere models, and the data and process studies that are needed to inform model physics, parameters, and provide boundary conditions.  

This collegial, 2-day conference is held every spring in the retreat-like setting of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.  The ER-DGVM-C format promotes substantial time for discussion during talks, over meals, poster sessions, and evening mixers, with always an afternoon free for impromptu meetings and to enjoy the seaside ambiance of Woods Hole. The conference especially encourages early career scientists to gain valuable feedback on their work in a supportive environment.  It provides a forum for all to have the opportunity to connect with others with diverse expertise in the very multidisciplinary endeavor of understanding terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in the context of the Earth system.  While the venue is most convenient for those in the Eastern U.S., it is certainly open to any who wish to attend from outside the region.

Thanks for attending!

Congratulations to the awardees of the best oral and poster presentations:

  • Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation: Phenologies: Defining seasons through different indicators in land-atmosphere interactions perspective. Rong-Yu Gu, Columbia University
  • Best Graduate Student Poster: Mapping bird-friendly coffee farms using remote sensing and machine learning. Francesca Lingo, CUNY Graduate Center
  • Best Postdoc Oral Presentation: Sustaining Savanna Stability: Browsing Herbivores and Functional Diversity as Keys to Resilience. Katja Irob, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Best Postdoc Poster: Rapid and accurate automatic segmentation of individual trees from terrestrial laser scanning point cloud. Tao Han, Cornell University

 

Keynote Speakers

Michael Dietze

Ecological Forecasting Lab
Boston University
Research Site

Lucy Hutyra

Terrestrial Carbon Lab
Boston University
Research Site

Dave Schimel

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Research Site

Ying Sun

School of Integrative Plant Science Soil and Crop Sciences
Cornell University
Research Site

Xiangtao Xu

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cornell University
Research Site

2024 Conference Program Booklet

Questions? Contact us:

For any questions on conference format, scientific scope, organization, etc., please email:

Co-chairs
Dr. Paul Moorcroft, paul_moorcroft *at* harvard.edu
Dr. Nancy Y. Kiang, Nancy.Y.Kiang *at* nasa.gov

For questions about the website and sponsorship,
please email:

Dr. Hannah Liddy, hl3147 *at* columbia.edu 

Join the ER-DGVM-C mailing list:

Join the ER-DGVM-C mailing list to be notified when registration and abstract submissions are open! Sign up below:

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Sponsors

Please contact aimes@futureearth.org if you would like to sponsor the 2024 conference. We will provide guidelines for sponsorship. 

NbS Logistics

by | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

Logistics

The workshop will take place at KIT-Campus Alpin, which is located in the southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and lies in the south of Bavaria and Germany, close to the Austrian border.

    Location

    Workshop address:

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
    Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research
    Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU)
    Kreuzeckbahnstraße 19
    82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
    Germany

    Hotel address:
    We have a block booking at the Biohotel Garmischer Hof for our event “AIMES Workshop, KIT Campus Alpin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen.”

    Biohotel & Restaurant Garmischer Hof
    Chamonixstraße 10
    82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
    Phone: +49 8821 9110
    Email: hotel@garmischer-hof.de

    Traveling to Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    (copied from https://www.imk-ifu.kit.edu/english/134.php)

      • by train via Munich (from north) or Innsbruck (from south) to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The local bus route No.2 (Direction “Kreuzeck – Alpspitzbahn”) will take you from the railway station directly to the Institute (leave at station “Hammersbacher Fußweg”). For more information, contact Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railways) or plan your trip with the DB Bahn route planner
      • by bus There is a bus directly from Munich Airport to Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Munich Central Bus Station (ZOB). It runs several times a day. (runned by FLIXBUS)
      • by car via A 95 and B 2 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In town follow the road sign to Fernpass/Reutte/Grainau, then turn left to “KIT-Campsu Alpin and “Kreuzeckbahn/Alpspitzbahn”. Plan your trip with this route planner.
      • by airplane via Munich Airport (“Franz-Josef-Strauß”), which has direct connections with most of national and international cities. Then take the ‘Airport bus’ or ‘S-Bahn’ to Munich Central Station. From there take the train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen (s. above).

    Getting to KIT IMK-IFU

      Instructions for walking or taking public transportation to KIT can be found below. Upon arriving at KIT, follow the signs to the large seminar room.

        • by bus (20 minutes) the bus station ‘Michael-Ende-Kurpark’ is 130 m from the entrance of the Biohotel Garmischer Hof. Take the “2” toward Kreuzeck/Alpspitzbahn, Garmisch-Partenkirchen for 11 stops and get off at the ‘Hammersbacherfußweg’ station. This station is located at the front gate of KIT.
        • by foot (45 minutes) the walk to KIT is a mostly flat, scenic walk that will take you through a well-maintained path for hikers and cyclists called the “WANDERWEG/Riessersee- Hausberg Skistadion”.

          Weather

          The IMK-IFU at the KIT-Campus Alpin in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located in the Bavarian Alps. In November, you can expect temperatures to typically range between 8°C to -2°C (46°C to 29°C). Precipitation as either rain or snow is possible. Rain protection and warm clothing that can be worn in layers are recommended.

          Miscellaneous

          • Currency: Euro
          • Outlets: There are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Germany operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.

          NbS Schedule

          by | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

          Schedule

          The workshop program can be found below. Each day will begin in the Seminar Room of the Main Building at KIT Campus Alpin – IMK-IFU.

          Wednesday, 8 November 2023 

          12:00 – 13:00
          		 Lunch
          13:00 – 15:30
          		  SETTING THE STAGE – SESSION I
          15:30 – 16:00
          		  Coffee Break
          16:00 – 18:00
          		  SETTING THE STAGE – SESSION II
          18:00 – 18:30
          		  PLENARY

          Thursday, 9 November 2023

          9:00 – 10:30
          		  SESSION I: EARTH SYSTEM INTERACTIONS
          10:30 – 11:00
          		 Coffee Break
          11:00 – 13:00  SESSION II: FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY
          13:00 – 14:00
          		  Lunch
          14:00 – 15:30
          		  SESSION III: IMPLEMENTATION
          15:30 – 16:00
          		  Coffee Break
          16:00 – 18:00
          		  SESSION IV: EMERGENT TOPICS
          18:00 – Evening
          		  Reception and Workshop Dinner

          Friday, 10 November 2023

          9:00 – 10:30  SESSION I: PAPER OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT
          10:30 – 11:00  Coffee Break
          11:00 – 12:00 SESSION II: PAPER OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED

          -Workshop End-

          Attendees

          Almut Arneth
          Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

          Luis Mundaca
          Lund University, Sweden
          Laurent Bopp
          French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France

          Precious Mongwe
          Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa

          Calum Brown
          Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

          		 Pedro Monteiro
          Stellenbosch University, South Africa

          Gabriela Marques Di Giulio
          University of São Paulo, Brazil

          		 Ol Perkins
          King’s College London, UK

          Kate Dooley
          School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne

          		 Patricia Pinho
          Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Brazil

          Matthias Garschagen
          Munich University (LMU), Germany

          		 Julia Pongratz
          Munich University, Germany

          Collins Handa
          Technical University of Kenya, Kenya

          		 Mark Rounsevell
          Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
          University of Edinburgh, UK
          Thomas Hickler
          BIK-F Frankfurt, Germany          		 Yuhan Rao
          North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, USA
          Jagdish Krishnaswamy
          Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India          		 Stephanie Roe
          World Wildlife Fund (WWF), USA
          David Lapola
          University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil          		 Alex Ruane
          NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), USA

          Peter Lawrence
          Terrestrial Sciences Section – Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory –
          The National Center for Atmospheric Research (TSS – CGD – NCAR)

          		 Cristina Schultz
          Northeastern University, USA

          Hannah Liddy
          Columbia University, USA

          		 Yunne Shin
          Research Institute for Development for Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), France
          Gaël Mariani
          MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, IRD, Montpellier, France          		 Devi Veytia
          Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB)
          Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB), France

          Natalie Mahowald
          Cornell University, USA

          		 Maria Virginia Vilariño
          Business Council for Sustainable Development, Argentina

          Maitreyee Sevekari
          Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

          		 Karina Winkler
          Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany