School Programme (daily schedule)

Week 1: 14th –19th September

Day 1: Tuesday 15th

Water vapour 1: Role of water vapour in the atmosphere - introduction (B. Legras)
Water vapour 2: Radiative role of water vapour (R. Roca)
Convection 1: Introduction (S. Sherwood)
Observations 1: Operational observations of water vapour (W. Bell)
Observations 2: Research satellite observations of water vapour (W.A. Lahoz)

Day 2: Wednesday 16th

Convection 2: Observations (S. Sherwood)
Climate Change I: 21st century climate change as assessed in AR4 (R. Somerville)
Climate Change II: New developments in climate change science since AR4 (R. Somerville)
Water vapour 3: Distribution of water vapour in the troposphere and radiative impact (R. Roca)
Water vapour 4: The Tropical Tropopause Layer (S. Fueglistaler)
Model 3: Climate models – introduction (R. Allan)

Day 3: Thursday 17th

Water vapour 5 : Distribution of water vapour in the stratosphere (K. Rosenlof)
Model 4: Climate models, application and evaluation - I (R. Allan)
Model 5: Climate models, application and evaluation –II (R. Allan)
Obs 3 – Obs 4: Data assimilation of water vapour at operational centres (W. Bell)
Convection 3: Theory (S. Sherwood)

Day 4: Friday 18th

Micro 1 – Micro 2: Microphysics, introduction and experiment (T. Peter)
Clouds 1: Introduction (C. Schiller)
Model 6: Climate models, modelling future evolution of water vapour in the climate system (R. Allan)
Observations 5: In situ observations of water vapour (L. Moyer)
Water vapour 6: Water vapour – stratospheric variability - I (K. Rosenlof)

Day 5: Saturday 19th

Water vapour 7: Water vapour – stratospheric variability - II (K. Rosenlof)
Water vapour 8: Water vapour and clouds (R. Roca)

Week 2: 21th –25th September

Day 6: Monday 21th

Clouds 2 – Clouds 3: Theory and models of cloud formation (C. Schiller)
Micro 3 – Micro 4: Observations and models of microphysics (T. Peter)
Convection 4 – convection 5: Models of convection (H. Tost)

Day 7: Tuesday 22nd

Obs 6 – Obs 7: Observations of water vapour in the UTLS region (L. Moyer)
Model 7: Transport models - introduction (F. Fierli)
Obs 8: Aircraft observations of water vapour - MOZAIC (J.P. Cammas)
Model 8: Transport models - simulation of water vapour, dynamics and chemistry (F. Fierli)
Water Vapour 9: Stratosphere-troposphere exchange - I (S. Fueglislater)

Day 8: Wednesday 23rd

Water Vapour 10: Strat-trop exchange - II (S. Fueglislater)
Obs 9: Data assimilation of research satellite data (W.A. Lahoz)
Obs 10: Observations of water vapour isotopes (L. Moyer)
Water vapour 11: Lagrangian transport, theory and models (B. Legras)
Water vapour 12: Modelling water vapour distribution (S. Fueglistaler)
Obs 11: Water vapour, circulation and transport in the Asian monsoon anticyclone (W. Randel)

Day 9: Thursday 24th

Extra 1: Liz Moyer
Obs 12 : Trends in stratospheric water vapor (W. Randel)
Obs 13 : Variability and trends in tropospheric water vapour (W. Randel)
Model 9: Water vapour in GCMs (H. Tost)
Water vapour 13: Future evolution of water vapour (K. Rosenlof)

Day 10: Friday 25th

Extra 2: Free time
Water vapour 14: Theoretical developments in water vapour transport (B. Legras)
Obs 14: Planning the future observing system for water vapour (W.A. Lahoz)

Lecture slots:

Bernard Legras: 3
Remy Roca: 3
Liz Moyer: 4+1
Bill Bell: 3
William Lahoz: 3
Steve Sherwood: 3
Karen Rosenlof: 4
Stefan Fueglistaler: 4
Federico Fierli: 2
Thomas Peter: 4
Cornelius Schiller: 3
Holger Tost: 3
Richard Allan: 4
Jean-Pierre Cammas: 1
Bill Randel: 3
Richard Somerville: 2