CTSM Tutorial 2019

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is offering a week-long tutorial on the Community Terrestrial Systems Model (CTSM) on 4-8 February 2019 (note that the CESM Land Model Working Group meeting will take place the following week, 11-14 February). CTSM is a unified land model with application-dependent configurations for climate, weather, hydrology, and ecology. The Community Land Model (CLM5) is one instantiation of CTSM intended for climate applications. Configurations for weather prediction, hydrology, and ecology (CLM-FATES) research applications are in development and are likely to be available by the tutorial. This tutorial will use a combination of lectures and practical sessions to provide an introduction to the CTSM, including new features such as FATES, representative hillslopes, and anthropogenic land and water management practices.

Learning objectives include:

• Understanding ecological, biogeochemical, biogeophysical, and hydrologic theory underpinning the CTSM
• Running and modifying components of the CTSM
• Features, benefits and costs of CTSM configurations
• Analyzing CTSM output

The tutorial will be taught primarily by the staff of the Terrestrial Sciences Section and the Research and Applications Laboratory at NCAR and is intended for graduate students and postdocs in ecology, hydrology, environmental sciences, weather prediction, climate or related fields. Early career research scientists and faculty are also encouraged to apply, though if space is limited, preference will be given to graduate students and postdocs.

The tutorial will be held at NCAR's Mesa Lab in Boulder, CO. Participants should plan to be in Boulder during the entire tutorial and devote their full time to this tutorial. There is no registration fee. Partial funding may be available for lodging, per diem, and local travel, though airfare cannot be supported.

For inquiries about the content and format of the tutorial, please contact Danica Lombardozzi ([email protected]). For further logistical information about the tutorial, contact Marlene DiMarco ([email protected]).

The deadline for applications is Friday, November 2, 2018. The tutorial is limited to ~50 students. Applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been accepted by the end of November. To apply, please fill out the Google form: https://goo.gl/forms/fw7SRxR8OOWutlKq1