Meetings

All meetings organized by (AC)³ are listed below.

2024

27 – 29 May 2024: Kick off meeting phase III

The Kick-off meeting for phase III of (AC)³ tooks place from May 27th to 30th, 2024 at relexa hotels in Braunlage, Harz (Germany).

The meeting had the occasion to get to know each other and to start collaborations within projects, between research areas and with the international guests.

The kick off agenda dan be found here.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

Group picture Kick off meeting phase III (photo: Tilo Arnold, TROPOS)
Group picture Kick off meeting phase III (photo: Tilo Arnold, TROPOS)

2023

5 – 7 December: (AC)³ GA in Leipzig

The (AC)³ General Assembly (GA) meeting took place in Leipzig, IOM Building, from December 5 – 7, 2023.

The (AC)³ community presented their specific publication plans and discussed on ongoing paper projects within the consortium.

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Evaluation of (AC)³ phase III

The evaluation of (AC)³ which is essential for the decision of phase III will take place in Cologne from 27 – 28 June 2023.

Each member of (AC)³ is expected to be present.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

2022

21 – 25 November 2022: GA + Planning Meeting Bremerhaven

We will have our (AC)³ General Assembly at Klimahaus Bremerhaven on 21 – 23 November, 2022.

Directly afterwards, we will have 2 different meetings in parallel focusing on different objectives at Klimahaus Bremerhaven on 23 – 25 November 2022.

  • PI +Postdocs Planning Meeting Phase III: We will present the proposed project ideas for our third phase proposal
  • PhD science communication + career planning workshop

Meeting agenda and further information can be found here.

Abstracts of talks and posters can be found here for your information.

Child care would be coverd by (AC)³ Gender funds.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

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Registration

Registrations are closed for this event

11 – 13 May 2022: (AC)³ General Assembly

The annual (AC)³ General Assembly (AC)³ meeting will take place at Seminaris Hotel Bad Honnef from May 11 – 13, 2022.

The (AC)³ community will present their project work & collaborators and introduce their plans for the upcoming year. During breakout group discussions, the (AC)³ participants will discuss on ongoing CCA within the consortium.

MEETING VENUE:

Seminaris Hotel Bad Honnef
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Straße 20
53604 Bad Honnef
Deutschland, Germany
https://www.seminaris.de/hotels/tagungshotel-bad-honnef

Meeting agenda can be found here.

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All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

24, 26 & 28 January 2022: Equal Opportunity Activity – Online Workshop for female* PhDs/Postdocs “Self-presentation & networking”

NEW DATE:

Monday, 24.1.2022: Online Webinar 13.00 – 15.30
Wednesday, 26.1.2022: Online Webinar 13.00 – 15.30
Friday, 28.1.2022: Online Webinar 13.00 – 15.30

During the online webinars participants will work at an online learning platform together with the trainer.

Trainer: Karin Bodewits from NaturalScience.careers

Online Workshop via Zoom (link will be distributed)

Do you find yourself at conferences drinking coffee alone? Do you seem to miss every chance to network? Or do you have the feeling you can’t keep the conversation going or can’t even start it in the first place? No matter if you answer one of those questions with a clear “ or you simply have the feeling that you could perfect your self presentation skills, then this seminar might be just right for you! From the first impression you leave, the conversation that follows to a friendly follow up on and offline all of this will be covered during this seminar.
This is an interactive workshop with a lot of exercises and real life examples. There is a special emphasis on communication, networking and media usage. The participants will be asked to prepare and debrief each session, submit written and recorded work to the trainer and also provide peer to peer feedback to other participants.

The workhsop is limited to 12 participants.

For (AC)³ members: Participation fee of 50 EUR per person will be covered by (AC)³ Gender funds.

Registrations are closed for this event

2021

25 – 27 October 2021: 3rd (AC)³ Science Conference on Arctic Amplification

The conference will summarize the scientific results obtained within the Transregional Collaborative Research Center TR 172 on Arctic Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms (AC)³, and discuss them in context with the international research community. Distinguished guest speakers will talk about recent highlights and current hypotheses in the field of Arctic climate research accompanied by talks from our early career scientists in three sessions. Posters will be presented in six sessions corresponding to the (AC)³ clusters. The conference is supposed to promote scientific exchange and identify key tasks to be addressed in near-future Arctic climate research. It is open to scientists presenting (AC)³ relevant topics, also beyond the framework of (AC)³.

The Call for Abstracts is now open until 06 September 2021. Further information can be found here.

Please submit your abstracts via email to admin@ac3-tr.de.

Child care would be coverd by (AC)³ Gender funds.

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Registration

Registrations are closed for this event

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8 – 9 March 2021: (AC)³ General Assembly

The annual (AC)³ General Assembly (AC)³ meeting will take place online via Zoom and Gather.town from March 8 – 9, 2021.

The (AC)³ community will present their project work & collaborators and introduce their plans for the upcoming year. During breakout group discussions, the (AC)³ participants will discuss on ongoing CCA within the consortium.

There will be additional and supplementary meetings and breakout groups on the following date via Gather.town:

Meeting agenda and additional information ( PDF ).

Impressions from the poster session via Gather.town
Impressions from the poster session via Gather.town
Virtual meeting venue via Gather.town
Virtual meeting venue via Gather.town

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

2020

3 – 4 December 2020: Online-Data meeting ACLOUD/AFLUX/MOSAiC-ACA

Online ACLOUD/AFLUX/ACA airborne data meeting on 3-4 December 2020

Meeting agenda and further information can be found here.

After we obtained new airborne measurements in Arctic summer during MOSAiC-ACA, it’s time to discuss again about the results of the previous campaigns ACLOUD and AFLUX and have an outlook on the potential of the ACA data set.

We therefore will make an online meeting on two days (3-4 Dec 2020). Meeting link will follow.

The detailed time schedule will depend on number of presentations. All kind of related studies are welcome:
– observations of ACLOUD / AFLUX / ACA
– comparison of ACLOUD / AFLUX
– modelling studies
– potential ideas of new studies

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

 

7 & 9 October 2020: (AC)³ IRTG Welcome

(AC)³ IRTG Welcome – Team-Building Workshop by Ben Hartwig & Get-together

Location: Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, Pohligstraße 3, 50969 Cologne, lecture hall (4th floor)

The workshop consists of two groups (Online & On-Site). The workshop agenda can be found here.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

 

8 October 2020: (AC)³ Kick-off meeting phase II

The Kick-off meeting phase II of (AC)³ tooks place on 8 October 2020 online via Zoom due to the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting had the occasion to get to know each other and to start collaborations within projects, between research areas and with the international guests.

The program of the Kick-off meeting and additional information is available here.

The program of the IRTG Kick-off meeting can be found .

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

2019

Evaluation of (AC)³ phase II

The evaluation of (AC)³ which is essential for the decision of phase II will take place in Leipzig from 11 – 12 September 2019.

Each member of (AC)³ is expected to be present.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

3 – 5 June 2019: Workshop on Airborne Activities in the Arctic: Science and Prospects

Location: Maritim – Hotel & Congress Centrum Bremen

After the first “Workshop on Airborne Activities in the Arctic: Science and Prospects” performed in Leipzig, 5-6 October 2017, we would like to invite you to a follow-up meeting. There are two focus objectives of this workshop: to generally review the current status of plans for airborne campaigns in the Arctic for the years to come (including collaborations), and to more specifically plan airborne efforts related to MOSAiC and (AC)³.

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PhD workshop on “What to do with a PhD – Professional Orientation for PhD students”

A workshop on possible career paths after doing a PhD will be held in Leipzig from 16 to 17 May 2019.

At the end of the workshop, information and instructions for the (AC)³ evaluation in September 2019 will be given to the PhD students.

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instructions for the evaluation

A lot of flipcharts were used to illustrate and show possible further career opportunites (Photo: Tobias Donth).
A lot of flipcharts were used to illustrate and show possible further career opportunites (Photo: Tobias Donth).
PI Planning meeting phase II and General Assembly

The PI planning meeting for discussion about the second phase of (AC)³ will take place in Bremen from January 15 – 17, 2019.

The agenda can be found here.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

2018

12 – 14 November: 2nd (AC)³ Science Conference on Arctic Amplification

The conference will summarize the scientific results obtained during the first three years of the Transregional Collaborative Research Center TR 172 on Arctic Amplification (AC)³, and will discuss them in context with the international research community. Distinguished guest speakers will talk about recent highlights and current hypotheses in the field of Arctic climate research. Talks and posters will be presented in five sessions corresponding to the five (AC)³ clusters. The (AC)³ “Best Poster Prize” will be awarded to Early Career Scientists. The conference is supposed to promote scientific exchange and identify key tasks to be addressed in near-future Arctic climate research. It is open to scientists presenting (AC)³ relevant topics, also beyond the framework of (AC)³.

The Call for Abstracts is now open until 01 October 2018. Further information can be found here.

Please send your abstracts by email to admin[at]ac3-tr.de.

Poster Templates

Conference Agenda

Conference Flyer

Abstract templates (LaTeX, MS-Word and sample PDF)

Registrations are closed for this event

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All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

PI Planning meeting phase II

The PI planning meeting for discussion about the second phase of (AC)³ will take place in Leipzig from July 3 -4, 2018.

Further information will follow.

Halo-(AC)³ planning workshop

For the second phase of (AC)³ we are planning an airborne campaign using Halo for looking at Langrangian airmass transformations during moist-air intrusions and cold-air outbreaks.

A first Halo-(AC)³ planning workshop will take place in Berlin, 28 June 2018.

A description how to get to the Helmholtz Head Office can be found here.

The meeting agenda can be found here.

Advancing MOSAiC Science Workshop

The “Advancing MOSAiC Science” workshop will take place at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam from May 28 – June 01, 2018.

The aim of the workshop is to continue strengthening the links between MOSAiC science objectives and the specific plans for observing, modeling, and synthesis activities. Participation from MOSAiC participants, partners, and stakeholders is invited.

Further information can be found here.

 

6 – 8 March: GA Meeting

The 1st annual (AC)³ General Assembly (GA) meeting will take place in Leipzig, TROPOS, from March 6 – 8, 2018.

The (AC)³ community will present their specific publication plans for the upcoming year. During breakout group discussions, the (AC)³ participants will discuss on ongoing paper projects within the consortium.

There will be additional and supplementary meetings and breakout groups on the following dates:

  • ACLOUD meeting: 5  March 2018 @ Prager Str. 34, LIM, 13-18 pm
  • Xcutting breakout groups: 6 March 2018 @ TROPOS seminar room, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, 9-11:30 am

Meeting agenda and additional information ( PDF ).

Group photo GA March 2018, Leipzig.
Photo by Tilo Arnhold
Group photo GA March 2018, Leipzig. Photo by Tilo Arnhold

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

2017

29 – 30 November: PhD Workshop

Location: Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology (IGM), Cologne

Trainer: Ben Hartwig, Neuroplay (website)

Title:  Improvisation instead of irritation

Workshop agenda (PDF).

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(AC)³ PhD students at workshop in Cologne November 2017
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27 – 28 November: GA Meeting

The 2nd annual (AC)³ General Assembly (GA) meeting will take place in Cologne from November 27 – 28, 2017.

The (AC)³ community will present their scientific highlights from 2017. During breakout group discussion, the (AC)³ participants will report and discuss on onging collaborations with other Cluster groups and upcoming campaigns.

Meeting agenda and additional information ( PDF ).

Group photo GA November 2017, Cologne.
Group photo GA November 2017, Cologne.
Winner of the "<span style="font-family: 'Segoe Script', serif; font-weight: bold; color: #993300;">(AC)³</span> Early Career Science Prize 2017": Sandro Dahlke, AWI-P.
Winner of the "(AC)³ Early Career Science Prize 2017": Sandro Dahlke, AWI-P.
Winner of the "<span style="font-family: 'Segoe Script', serif; font-weight: bold; color: #993300;">(AC)³</span> Early Career Science Prize 2017": Linlu Mei, Uni-Bremen.
Winner of the "(AC)³ Early Career Science Prize 2017": Linlu Mei, Uni-Bremen.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

20 – 21 November: Crosscutting Activity Workshop: Modelling – Observation data from ACLOUD/PASCAL

Location: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Permoser Str. 15, Leipzig

In order to fully exploit the (AC)³ observations – here with a focus on the first field campaign results from the ACLOUD and PASCAL campaigns, but open for additional ideas – we are planning a dedicated workshop to bring together ACLOUD/PASCAL scientists (observations side) and modellers (from high-resolved / LES modelling to global climate modelling scale), as well as other interested (AC)³ scientists.
A preliminary workshop 14 October 2016 in Leipzig with participants just from different groups from Universität Leipzig and TROPOS underlined the potential of, and the interest in, such activities.
We offer a first exploratory workshop on this topic a few months after the ACLOUD/PASCAL campaigns but early enough to still steer the work of (AC)³ PhD candidates in both, modelling and observations fields, and early enough to accomplish meaningful science in the sense of joint publications across institutes.
We will call for participation from colleagues who really intend to collaborate on specific model-data synergy projects (in the sense of a workshop, not a conference).

The workshop is scheduled for two days. On Monday, 20 November, we will have 3 seperate topical meetings at different locations:

On Tuesday, 21 November, we will have a joint meeting at TROPOS.

Workshop agenda (continuosely updated)

On Monday evening we will have a joint dinner at Moritzbastei Leipzig from 7 pm to start lively discussions between all groups.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

4 October: ATM “Polar Mid-Latitude Linkages Caused by Arctic Amplification”

Location: Bibliotheca Albertina, Beethovenstr. 6, 04107 Leipzig

8th Advanced Training Module (ATM) of Leipzig Graduate School on Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation (LGS-CAR). We have invited 3 international keynote speakers giving lectures on Polar Mid-Latitude Linkages Caused by Arctic Amplification.

ATM Agenda (continuously updated)

6 – 8 November: Workshop “Arctic snow and sea ice properties and interaction with atmosphere”

Location: Bremerhaven, Glashaus, building F (Bussestraße 24)

Snow and sea ice albedo are essential to quantify the Arctic energy budget. Only small changes in surface albedo can trigger feedback mechanisms, which enhance the Arctic sea ice loss. However, the snow and sea ice albedo are influenced by a multitude of parameters, such as snow grain size, black carbon concentration, surface roughness, the presence of leads and melt ponds, snow and sea ice thickness and the presence of clouds. Therefore, the local optical and physical properties of snow and sea ice have to be well characterized. Especially, aerosol particles including black carbon may alter the snow optical properties but still raise scientific questions like: What are the most relevant sources of aerosol particles contribution to the reduction of snow albedo? How are aerosol particles transported into the Arctic and deposited to the surface? How aerosol particles interact with the cloudy atmosphere and are scavenged or modified along the transport path? These questions can be answered only by a collaborative effort of different types of measurements and modeling activities that together will capture the full picture of snow-atmosphere interactions.

Workshop agenda (continuously updated)

Further information on logistic can be found here.

5 – 6 October: Workshop “Airborne Activities in the Arctic: Science and Prospects”

Location: Bibliotheca Albertina, Beethovenstr. 6, 04107 Leipzig

This workshop on airborne activities in the Arctic consists of the presentation of scientific needs for airborne research in the Arctic as well as the discussion of specific plans for airborne campaigns in the future. Furthermore, we want to discuss the coordination of those planned campaigns with the international aircraft measurement community.

Workshop agenda (continuously updated)

Further information as well as web conference link can be found here:

Workshop Info

26 – 28 March: 1st (AC)³ Science Conference on Arctic Amplification

The conference had the occasion to summarize the scientific results obtained during the first year of the
Transregional Collaborative Research Center TR 172 on Arctic Amplification (AC)³, and discussed them in context with the international research community. Distinguished guest speakers have talked about recent highlights and current hypotheses in the field of Arctic climate research. Talks and posters were presented in five sessions. The “(AC)³ Young Investigators Awards“ were awarded to 5 Early Career Scientists. The conference is supposed to promote scientific exchange and identify key tasks to be addressed in near-future Arctic climate research.

 A conference flyer can be downloaded here ( outside / inside ).

The final conference agenda is available here.

Further information can be found in the intranet.

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All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

19 – 25 March: Winter School on the Observation and Modeling of High-latitute and Arctic Clouds

The winter school is an advanced course intended for graduate students and researchers who want to receive
up-to-date knowledge on the observation and modeling of clouds and precipitation, with a specific focus on
Arctic and high-latitude clouds. The course is structured around a combination of lectures and hands-on
experience using data from research-grade radars (US DOE ARM and ACTRIS), in situ sensors and state-ofthe-
art models. The course topics include: cloud and precipitation observations (cloud radars, lidars, solar
and microwave radiometers, in situ sensors), cloud modeling, precipitation formation, boundary layer
modeling.

Some expressions from the winter school:

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2016

1 – 2 December: GA Meeting

The 2nd annual (AC)³ General Assembly (GA) meeting will take place from December 1st to 2nd, 2016 in Potsdam (Germany).

The Early Career Scientist and PIs will present their scientific highlights from the first year. During breakout group discussion, the (AC)³ participants will report and discuss on onging collaborations with other Cluster groups and upcoming campaigns.

Meeting Agenda and additional information (PDF).

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All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

21 – 22 November: ACLOUD Workshop

The ACLOUD workshop took place from 21st to 22nd of November, 2016 in Bremen (Germany).

The ACLOUD campaign will take place from May 22nd to June 28th, 2017. The AWI Polar 5 and Polar 6 research aircrafts will be deployed in Ny-Ålesund.

In order to prepare this measurement campaign, about 30 researchers from Germany (University of Leipzig, University of Köln, University of Bremen, University of Mainz, AWI, TROPOS), and France (OPGC University) took part in the workshop. Most of the participants are key international ACLOUD PIs, aircraft instrument scientists and (AC)³ researchers who will all actively take part in the ACLOUD campaign or use the data for their research.

The following items have been discussed during the workshop:

  • presentation of science questions and discussion of case studies
  • refining flight strategies
  • discussion about the ACLOUD procedures, the work plan and the interface between the different groups (instruments, flight facility, flight planning)
  • presenting the local infrastructure in Ny-Ålesund
  • discussion about a common visualization domain and a common projection

The many lively discussions between theoretical meteorologists, instrument scientists, pilots and students taking part in the campaign made this workshop a successful meeting.

ACLOUD workshop agenda and time schedule (PDF).

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

18 – 19 October: PAMARCMiP Kick-off Meeting

The PAMARCMiP kick-off meeting of (AC)³ took place from October 18th to October 19th, 2016 in Bremen (Germany).

Among the participants were 3 PIs, 6 Postdocs, 2 PhDs and 6 scientist from the participating (AC)³ institutes and partners from the Department of Environmental Science (ATPRO), University of Tokio (EPS), Niiggata University, and the University of Mainz (IPA).

The meeting has been the occasion to get to plan the aircraft campaign PAMARCMIP in spring or early summer 2018 from Station Nord, and to start collaborations within projects, between research areas and with the external partners.

PAMARCMiP Agenda and time schedule (PDF).

Further information can be found in the intranet.

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

14 – 17 July: Linux/Unix PhD Workshop

PhD Workshop: An Introduction into Linux/Unix and Programming with FORTRAN 14. – 17.07.16 in Leipzig

When interacting with a server or computing cluster, the use of the command line (e.g. the Lunix terminal) is essential. Many of these servers are using a Linux system, or a system that can be handled in a similar way and are not accessible with a graphical user interface (GUI). The knowledge about the functions ot the terminal will make it a powerful tool for everyda work, not only when interacting with computing centres but also with peronal Linux/Unix machines.

FORTRAN is still one of the most commonly used programming languages in the field of meteorology/climatology. Its performance makes it useful for modelling as well as for data handling and analysis.

This workshop will give a short introduction into theses fields through exercises and coaching. It will be held by PhD students who are experienced users.

The workshop is capped at 14 participants for room capacity reasons.

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1 – 2 June: PhD Kick-off Meeting

The Kick-off PhD meeting of (AC)³ tooks place from June 1st to June 2nd, 2016 at Kloster Nimbschen, Grimma (Germany).

This meeting is for the (AC)³ PhDs to organize themselves and to improve their collaboration and productivity between the different locations.

The program of the PhD Kick-off meeting and additional information is available here. (PDF)

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30 May – 1 June: Kick-off Meeting

The Kick-off meeting of (AC)³ tooks place from May 30th to June 1st, 2016 at Kloster Nimbschen, Grimma (Germany).

The meeting had the occasion to get to know each other and to start collaborations within projects, between research areas and with the international guests.

The program of the Kick-off meeting and additional information is available here.

Further information can be found in the intranet.

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All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.

16 – 17 February: ACLOUD Meeting

The ACLOUD meeting of (AC)³ took place from February 16th to February 17th, 2016 in Leipzig (Germany).

Among the participants were 6 PIs, 3 PhDs and 13 scientist from the participating (AC)³ institutes and partners from the University of Mainz (IPA), Max-Planck-Institute Mainz (MPI), and the Karlsruher Institute for Technology (KIT).

The meeting has been the occasion to get to plan the aircraft campaign ACLOUD from 22 May – 28 June 2017 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and to start collaborations within projects, between research areas and with the external partners.

ACLOUD Agenda and time schedule (PDF).

All meeting pdfs can be found in the (AC)³ cloud.