CMG TRAINING: Summer School on Geophysical Turbulent Phenomena

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Due to its inherent multidisciplinary nature, and its reliance onmodern observational and experimental techniques, theory, andcomputation, the field of geophysical turbulence is difficult forgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers to master. Advancementin the field, by-and-large, requires a collaborative effort involvingscientists with diverse backgrounds having an understanding of themethodologies utilized and an appreciation of all the component parts.Young researchers are thus often required to be proficient inobserving, applied mathematics, advanced scientific computing, anddata analysis. In recognition of this fact, the University of Coloradoand the Institute for Mathematics Applied to the Geosciences at theNational Center for Atmospheric Research will host a three week summerschool on Geophysical Turbulent Phenomena. The school will attract25-30 of the most competitive students in three important synergisticfocus areas associated with Geophysical Turbulent phenomena:(a) Observation and Experimentation;(b) Theoretical Methodology for and Modeling of Geophysical Phenomena;(c) Computation Methods, Scientific Computing and Visualization.The students will come from a wide array of disciplines includingapplied mathematics, computational science, atmospheric and oceanicscience, and applied and fundamental physics.Geophysical turbulent phenomena are the foundation for a broad rangeof poorly understood processes that are critical to the climatesystem. Advances in these areas require collaborative research betweenmathematicians, computational scientists, and geoscientists. Theproposed three-week summer school will devote one week to each ofthree crucial areas of the field: 1) observations and experimentation,2) theoretical and modeling issues, and 3) computational methods,scientific computing and visualization. Students will attend lecturesby principal lecturers and research lecturers in each of the threeareas. In addition, significant time will be devoted to practicalexercises in geophysical turbulence, were the students will work insmall multidisciplinary collaborative groups. The skills andexperiences students gain in the school will have a direct andsignificant impact on their current and future research, enhancingtheir ability to achieve important results in their thesis research.The school will be co-sponsored by the National Center for AtmosphericResearch, which will share half the costs. By providing youngscientists with a solid foundation in this fundamental area ofatmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, the school will serve tocontribute to future excellence in the field. A diverse group ofstudents and lecturers will be recruited, broadening diversity in thescientific community. Students will receive interdisciplinarytraining, and practice working in an interdisciplinary collaborativesetting. Students will be trained in important areas of activeresearch. The cross-disciplinary relationships built in this schoolwill enhance the students' careers and improve their ability to becomesuccessful researchers.