DWD Academic ICON Course @DKRZ

The course is designed for experienced scientists and PhD students seeking advanced knowledge in the field.

This is a Numerical Model Training Course designed to equip newcomers with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively use the ICON model. There will be theoretical and practical parts with extensive hands-on sessions about the atmospheric component of the ICON modelling framework and the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) physics package. The lectures, including but not limited to topics like dynamics, microphysics, radiation, turbulent transfer, soil and external parameters, and aerosols and reactive trace gases, will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of weather prediction modeling.

The workshop will be organized by DWD in collaboration with the natESM project @DKRZ.

The course will contain lectures and practical exercises on:

• Getting Started with ICON-NWP
  
• Dynamics
• Advection
• Physics Overview: Microphysics, Clouds & Convection, Turbulence, Lake & Sea Ice, Soil...

Application

The application will start in spring 2025. Please note that the number of participants is limited to 30. After the application phase is closed, you will receive an e-mail informing you whether you can take part in the workshop and which requirements you need to fulfill. 

In case of questions, please contact project assistant Maria Rompe (rompe@dkrz.de).

Agenda

Please find the preliminary agenda here soon.

Requirements

Please bring your own laptop. Practical sessions will take place on the LEVANTE supercomputer @DKRZ. If you are not a DKRZ HPC account holder, please contact us to obtain access.

Venue

DKRZ, Seminar room #034, Bundesstraße 45a , 20146 Hamburg

How to get to the venue from Hamburg main station

• on foot: 40 min. walk
• by public transport: transport: 18 min. ride
• by bike: 15 min. ride

Green hotel recommendations near the venue

• Mercure Hotel Hamburg Mitte

• Hotel Boritzka