Invitation to the C3SAR Summer School

The research unit C3SAR (Cloud 3D Structure And Radiation) aims for a better understanding of the role of 3d structure and variability of clouds on their radiative effects and remote sensing. The summer school we are organizing falls within this field of research. It covers in-situ measurements, remote sensing, and modelling of cloud macrophysical, microphysical, and radiative properties. The program consists of a combination of lectures and hands-on practical exercises, which will be held by internationally renowned scientists.

We have 30 places available for participants. Thereby, we aim primarily at PhD students. The participant’s field of research/ study should be related to physics of the atmosphere. Basic programming skills are expected.

The summer school takes place at the Lindenberg Meteorological Observatory (Richard Assmann Observatory) of DWD in Lindenberg (Tauche). Thereby, it will be possible to get insights to the C3SAR field campaign, which runs in parallel to the summer school.

Travel costs must be covered by the participants. Cottages at the nearby Ferienpark Wendisch Rietz are available at the participants’ own expense. Each cottage has two bedrooms and is therefore occupied by two participants by default. The price per person in standard occupancy is between €94 and €98 per night. As each bedroom contains two beds, it is possible to share a bedroom in order to reduce accommodation costs. If desired, please indicate this at your registration. We charge no participation fee for the summer school. Coffee breaks and lunches during the classes will be provided free of charge. Scheduled free-time activities are included as well.

The following lecturers will contribute to the summer school:

Lecturer	Affiliation	Title of Lecture
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schmidt	University of Colorado Boulder	Flying through the Clouds – The Education and Research 3D Radiative Transfer Toolbox (EaR3T)
Dr. Kerstin Ebell	University of Cologne	tba
Dr. Stefan Kneifel	LMU Munich	tba
Prof. Dr. Christine Chiu	Colorado State University	Seeing Clouds in 3D: From Synergistic Retrievals to Machine Learning Emulation of 3D Radiative Transfer
Prof. Dr. Philip Stier	University of Oxford	tba
Dr. Konstantinos Doulgeris	Finnish Meteorological Institute	In-situ Observations of Clouds: From Ground-Based to UAV Measurements
Prof. Dr. Gunther Seckmeyer	Leibniz University Hannover	Techniques for the spectral measurement of radiative quantities
Prof. Dr. Andreas Macke	Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research	The role of cloud microphysics on 3D cloud radiative transfer
Dr. Fabian Senf	Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research	Introduction into Modelling of Cloud Microphysical Processes
Dr. Anja Hünerbein	Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research	EarthCARE Closure Study and Its Significance for 3D Cloud Effects
Dr. Hartwig Deneke	Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research	Characterizing the small-scale variability in solar radiation in ground-based and satellite observations
Dr. Martin Stengel	German Weather Service	Clouds as seen by passive satellite imagers
Dr. Vera Schemann	University of Cologne	Hectometer / cloud resolving simulations
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Mayer	LMU Munich	(Why) do we need 3D radiative transfer?

For the registration to the C3SAR summer school please send a letter of motivation and your CV to joerg.schmidt [at] @tropos.de Questions regarding the summer school can also be addressed towards this email address.