When

Oct 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026
(Europe/Berlin / UTC100)

Where

ICTP, Trieste, Italy

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The workshop will address the following questions:
  • What are the current gaps in our understanding of tropical multi-scale organised convection, the MJO and its global impact?
  • What are the major barriers to advancing predictions of tropical multi-scale organised convection, the MJO and its global impact?
  • What would be the most effective and efficient ways to integrate often siloed efforts of observations and modeling in the study of tropical multi-scale organised convection, the MJO and its global impact?
  • What would be the optimal ways to use the modern technologies of observations, AI/ML, and HPC to advance information gathering, understanding, and model improvement of tropical multi-scale organised convection, the MJO and its global impact?
The workshop will cover the following topics:
  • Observation of the Madden Julian Oscillation and field campaigns
  • Modeling the Madden-Julian Oscillation (simple theoretical models, comprehensive Earth system models, and AI/ML models)
  • MJO prediction and predictability from days to years, including interaction with other modes of variability
  • MJO’s global and regional impacts 

Speakers:

  • Boualen Khouider, University of Victoria
  • Franco Molteni, Italia Meteo
  • Mitchell Moncrieff, NCAR (retired)
  • Andrew Robertson, Columbia University
  • Kunio Yoneyama, JAMSTEC
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
Organizing committee:
  • Kim Daehyun (SNU, Republic of Korea)
  • Vitart Frederic, Pol, Volusien (European Centre for medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
  • Aida Diongue-Niang (Agence Nationale de l'Aviation, Senegal)
  • Alice Grimm (Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR), Brazil)
  • Kim Hyemi (EWU, Republic of Korea)
  • Joseph Mani Neena (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India)
  • Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  • Da Yang (University of Chicago, USA)
  • Zhang Chidong (PMEL)

Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP)