STORMICANA "Storms & Cyclones in the Anthropocene"

 3 weeks program : 

·        What are the characteristics of hybrid cyclones? Can we study them using already existing tools , or do we need to develop specific methodologies

·        Which factors drive the interannual variability in cyclonic activity in different parts of the world? How predictable is their activity

·        Which specific hazards do these storms bring? What do industries need in order to better protect populations?

Organizational philosophyof the programme

·        Presentations

·        2 keynote lectures per week on Monday afternoon

·        Talks by ECS every morning(1h)

·        Posters displayed all week long

·        Centered on collaboration

o   Ample free time for discussion/collaboration

o   Provision of a collection of datas etsthat participants can work together on («hackathon» style)

·        Training sessions on a suite of essential tools

·        2 “industry days” for the energy& insurance sectors

Confirmed speakers:

Main program conferences: 

§  Kim Wood (U. Arizona)

§  Juan-Jesus Gonzales Aleman (AEMET)

§  Deahyun Kim (Seoul National University)

§  Jennifer Catto (U. Exeter)

§  Dan Chavas (Purdue)

§  Nadia Bloemendaal (VU Amsterdam)

Energy Day:

§  Ning Lin (Princeton)

§  Paula Gonzales (UK MetOffice)

Insurance Day: 

§  Adam Sobel (Columbia University)

Training sessions

• Track analysis: HuracanPy (Leo Saffin)

• Feature tracking: SyCLoPS (Yushan Han) and PyTRACK (Abel Shibu)

• Synthetic Track Generation: CHAZ (Chia-Ying Lee) & MIT-Open (Jonathan Lin)

Local comittee:

·        Stella Bourdin (LMD-Ecole Polytechnique)

·        Davide Faranda(LSCE-CNRS)

·        Sébastien Fromang(LSCE-CEA)

 Main Programme comittee:

• Suzana Camargo (Columbia University)
• Chia-Ying Lee (Columbia University)
• Mireia Ginesta (Oxford University)

Energy day committee:

• Joan Delort-Ylla (LMD-IPSL & E4C)
• Peter Tankov (CREST & E4C)
• Marco Zanchi (LSCE-IPSL)

      Insurance Day Committee :

• Laura Hasbini (LSCE-IPSL & Generalli)
• Suzana Camargo (Columbia University)

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