Welcome to the 4th ACCC Impact Week

The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) is organizing the 4th ACCC Impact Week during 22-25 April 2025 at the Sofia Cultural Center in Vuosaari (Helsinki, Finland). During the week, we organize various seminars, workshops and panel discussions related to different ACCC Impact Program topics. The event is free of charge, and you can register for … Continue reading Welcome to the 4th ACCC Impact Week

AASCO Summit in Monaco Advances International Collaboration on Critical Arctic Research and Data Sharing

With climate change accelerating, the Arctic is a focal point of international scientific inquiry. Leading scientists convened at the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO) to address critical climate change challenges and pressing Arctic research questions. Leading scientists convened at the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science … Continue reading AASCO Summit in Monaco Advances International Collaboration on Critical Arctic Research and Data Sharing

11th Baltic Earth Summer School

The 11th Baltic Earth Summer School on “Climate of the Baltic Sea region” will take place during 18-25 August 2025 on Askö, Sweden, which is situated 80 km south of Stockholm in the Swedish archipelago. Students from the entire Baltic Sea region are invited. Students will have a week of learning all about the Baltic … Continue reading 11th Baltic Earth Summer School

2nd International Conference on “Climate Services – Science and Education”

The 2nd International Conference on “Climate Service – Science and Education” is planned for 16–18 April 2025 at the Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University (ONU; Odesa, Ukraine) in a hybrid format. The Conference aims to bring together experts, researchers, and educators to discuss the latest advancements in climate services. Topics: (1) Issues of climate services … Continue reading 2nd International Conference on “Climate Services – Science and Education”

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS the 4th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award

Sergej Zilitinkevich was an extraordinarily creative scientist. His main research area was boundary layer dynamics and turbulence. He utilized his knowledge widely in different scientific disciplines. The following organizations have jointly decided to establish the Sergej Zilitinkevich memorial award:  World Meteorological Organization (WMO)European Meteorological Society (EMS)Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC)Institute for Atmospheric and Earth … Continue reading CALL FOR NOMINATIONS the 4th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award

Arctic Yearbook 2024 now available online

The Arctic Yearbook 2024 is now (18 Nov) accessible online at arcticyearbook.com. This year’s edition features an article by Lappalainen et al. titled: “Advancing the Understanding and Quantification of Arctic Climate Feedbacks to Improve Climate Models and Inform Decision-Making: Insights from the AASCO Project (2020-2022).” The article synthesizes insights from the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations … Continue reading Arctic Yearbook 2024 now available online

ACCC+FASN Conference – sumup

The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) – Finnish Atmospheric Sciences Network (FASN) Conference (https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/accc-fasn2024) took place onsite during 11-12 Nov 2024 (Helsinki, Finland). It has been jointly organized by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. More than 200 participants attended the conference. On Monday, 11 Nov 2024, the conference included two … Continue reading ACCC+FASN Conference – sumup

Sumup about 1st CLUVEX Virtual Exchange Week

The 1st Virtual Exchange (VE) Week took place online 14-18 October 2024. In total, 429 students had registered on DigiCampus for the first CLUVEX Virtual Exchange week. Out of all registered students, 247 students actively participated in the whole week’s program. The work was done online (3 hour per day). More than 200 participants attended … Continue reading Sumup about 1st CLUVEX Virtual Exchange Week

3rd Science Meeting of Horizon-2020 RI-URBANS Project

The 2nd Science Meeting of the EC Horizon-2020 RI-URBANS project (https://riurbans.eu) took place in a hybrid mode (onsite/online) during 25-26 September 2024 in Helsinki, Finland on premises of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. This event attended almost 50 participants onsite and almost 80 persons online. The Science Meeting focused on the key topics of the RI-URBANS … Continue reading 3rd Science Meeting of Horizon-2020 RI-URBANS Project

CLUVEX – Trainings for Moderators & 1st Call for Virtual Exchange for Students

The Erasmus+ CLUVEX project (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026; https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/cluvex) continues steps for organization and carrying out the Virtual Exchanges (VE) or so-called the VE Weeks for students from the CLUVEX Partners’ Universities (Yerevan State University, Armenia; Odessa State Environmental University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine; University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and University … Continue reading CLUVEX – Trainings for Moderators & 1st Call for Virtual Exchange for Students

Summary of PEEX session at Air Quality Conference

The PEEX special session on “Contribution on air quality in Mega and Gigacities” was held during the 14th International Conference on Air Quality (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/air-quality-2024; Helsinki, Finland, 13-17 May 2024). The Conference (organized and hosted by the University of Helsinki and Finnish Meteorological Institute) has focused on sharing latest advancements and research findings among research and … Continue reading Summary of PEEX session at Air Quality Conference

Upcoming Science Meetings on Research Projects with PEEX involvement

The Horizon-2020 RI-URBANS (https://riurbans.eu; Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS) project 3rd Science Meeting will take place in a hybrid (onsite/ online) mode on 25-26 September 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. The scope of this meeting is in the following major topics of the project: 1) Summary of … Continue reading Upcoming Science Meetings on Research Projects with PEEX involvement

ClimEd training on Developing Learning Courses in Climate Services Considering Needs of Different Users

The ClimEd 4th Training on “Learning courses’ development in climate services considering needs of different users” took place in a hybrid mode during 6-10 May 2024. The ClimEd project trainings are focused on training the faculty/ teaching/ research staff and postgraduates at the ClimEd partner institutions and collaborating organizations in advanced educational and information-and-communication technologies … Continue reading ClimEd training on Developing Learning Courses in Climate Services Considering Needs of Different Users

S. Zilitinkevich Award 2024 for Prof. Aijun Ding

The Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award Nomination Committee is pleased to announce that Aijun Ding of the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, China, has been selected to receive the S. Zilitinkevich Memorial Award 2024 Aijun Ding has made extraordinary contributions to the understanding of the aerosol-planetary boundary layer (PBL) interaction and its application in air … Continue reading S. Zilitinkevich Award 2024 for Prof. Aijun Ding

International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks

The International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks is scheduled to take place at the Fudan University (Shanghai, China) from 21 July to 8 August 2024. This Summer School Program is a collaborative effort between the Fudan University (FDU), the World Meteorological Organization/ Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (WMO/GAW), the Monitoring, Analysis, and … Continue reading International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks