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Climate Application Scientist
2020-10-06 13:12:14| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary This is an opportunity for an experienced Climate Application Scientist with a background in atmospheric science, emissions and greenhouse gases to work onsite at ECSAT for Telespazio VEGA UK. Objective The objective is to give expert support to the ESA Climate Office for its activities developing the use of EO in monitoring atmospheric greenhouse gases GHGs and associated trace gas species, their inversion to emission fluxes, and use of this information by scientific, industrial and policy making users. Responsibilities Duties The successful candidate will have the opportunity to Provide expert analysis of the current state of the art in climate science, with a focus on atmospheric science. Liaise with user communities, partly being unfamiliar with the potential of Earth Observation EO, identifying opportunities for new RD activities, supporting the definition of new research and application development and demonstration projects, and communicating the results to the wider scientific, public and policy making audiences. Contributing to the overall response of the ESA Climate Office to the needs of ESAs Member States in maximising the benefits of EO for responding to the requirements of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Supporting the dialogue with specialised user communities, analysing their needs for satellitebased observations of the climate system, and assessing their feedback on available EObased information, Deriving technical specifications for EO based data products and services responding to user needs, based on Essential Climate Variables, chiefly based on ESA EO Missions, with specific regard to longterm stability, consistency, completeness, availability, errorcharacterisation, reducing uncertainties, and compatibility with climate observations from other space and nonspace sources, Assisting the ESA Climate Office staff in establishing, running and evaluating industrial contracts RD projects and other EO exploitation activities to respond to the needs for EObased information for use in climate research and climate services, including for reanalysis, modelling, attribution, projection, prediction, trends assessment, and data assimilation, Ensuring the results of such developments are tested and verified with the corresponding climate user communities in the context of national and international climate policy, Cooperating with internal and external partner organisations to transfer capabilities developed under a research and demonstration context into an operational framework, Maintaining links and ensuring coherence with relevant activities of Member States and international partner organisations e.g., GCOS, WCRP, GEO, European Commission, ECMWF, Eumetsat, UNFCCC, IPCC, WMO, Future Earth , SCO etc, Contributing to the Agencys public communications on EO. Qualifications Experience University PhD or MSc or related qualification in Engineering, physics or Earth science, or any other appropriate scientific field. Related remote sensing applications development andor research Essential Skills Professional experience on product definition, calibration, validation, algorithm development, quality assessment and exploitation of Earth Observation data, particularly ESA missions, Relevant scientific exploitation activities either internationally or in ESA Member States and an established profile with research communities working in atmospheric science and its relation to climate would be an advantage. Familiarity with the national and international climate policy environment, e.g. ESA Member States national climate adaptation plans, UNFCCC Paris Agreement, IPCC etc would be an asset Qualities Capable of working effectively in a team with minimum supervision and have excellent communication and presentation skills. Strong English language skills A proactive and flexible attitude will be required Promoting cooperation and teamworking, problem solving
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Climate Scientist for L1 Processing Requirements of CO2 Monitoring Mission
2020-02-05 09:14:50| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Climate Scientist for L1 Processing Requirements of CO2 Monitoring Mission 2013012 Job Description We are looking for a Climate Scientist for our client EUMETSAT. You shall support the activities concerning the requirements definition of a future operational CO2ISNO2IS level1 processor. Your responsibilities will focus on three main activities of which only a brief overview is provided below. Activity 1 Data processing steps, inverse processing methods, and error propagation consider a processing environment in which the CO2IS level1b processing is provided with raw instrument data counts in binary units as level0 input formatted in CCSDS ISPs, including housekeeping telemetry data, from all four hyperspectral channels VIS, NIR, SWIR12, as well as with CLIM calibrated radiances and cloud detection information at CLIM native resolution in order to 1. evaluate the performance requirements timeliness and availability for the production of calibrated level1b radiance and irradiance products 2. evaluate results of any preexisting scientific and engineering results and associated preexisting ATBDs or technical notes from predecessor instrumentations, in particular Sentinel5, 3. analyse the results of ongoing or finalised studies, in particular the results of the industrial Phase AB studies 4. propose efficient inverse methods transforming level0 raw instrument counts in calibrated level1b radiance and irradiance data including error propagation 5. propose the efficient application of instrument keydata and use of inorbit calibration, as well as routine solar and lunar measurement data in the processing 6. propose a robust implementation of the processing of different instrument observation modes dark side eclipse, sunglint and nominal nadir, as well as the potential use of multiplatform Activity 2 Scientific Algorithm Data Flows and Functional Requirements contribute to the definition of the requirements of the data flow and functional chain in order to size the operational level1 processing and specify the implementation of future inverse algorithms and methods. propose a functional flow of inverse methods for the level0 to 1 processing and establish, document and maintain a list of parameters including input and output for each applied inverse method and the corresponding error propagation. In particular, the functional flows shall include the efficient and robust treatment of changing instrument modes over the orbit, the retrieval, usage and update of instrument keydata, and the acquisition and usage of infight calibration and ancillary data for continuous online calibration. propose, establish and maintain an output and auxiliary data format description in technical notes and xml tables and conform to CF metadata convention with a focus on consistency of the most recent netCDF product formats of the predecessor instruments, in particular Sentinel5. Activity 3 Preparation of testdata and evaluation of processing performance produce a set of processing tests and corresponding testdata sets to evaluate the level1 processing performance. provide support to the production of ToA CO2M testdata. You will also be involved in the outreach efforts, which will include prepare at least one web story presenting new scientific results from this activity shall be prepared for publication on the EUMETSAT web site. contribute content for EUMETSATs scientific study web pages containing the essential information about the project, results and reports. prepare material suitable for presentation to scientific conferencesworkshops, such as the EUMETSAT Conference. Required Skills and Experience a university degree and related experience outstanding expertise in the calibration of imager and spectrometer of the CO2ISNO2IS class of instruments, orand with the previously proposed CarbonSat Earth Explorer mission is a prerequisite. significant experiences in the calibration of raw instrument data from hyperspectral pushbroom grating spectrometers operation in the near and shortwave infrared region. experience with product science, hyperspectral VISNIRSWIR instrument onground and inorbit calibrations, operational level0 to 1 processing and scientific software development. excellent knowledge of scientific foundations and relevant algorithm stateoftheart expertise of the full processing chain with understanding of instrumental and modelling error sources. good knowledge of the instrument and its capabilities for the requested algorithmtechnique. experience with development of modular, clearly readable and adaptable scientific software. Desirable Skills and Experience experience in radiometric calibration of visible grating spectrometer data, as well as experience with CCD and CMOS detectors. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 04 March 2020 Start of Work April 2020 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 04 March 2020 Learn more about us in Facebook
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Has veteran climate scientist James Hansen foretold the loss of all coastal cities with latest study?
2016-03-24 02:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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Climate change scientist says past floods help predict future weather
2016-02-26 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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A climate scientist who decided not to fly
2016-02-21 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Im a climate scientist who doesnt fly. I try to avoid burning fossil fuels, because its clear that doing so causes real harm to humans and to nonhumans, today and far into the future. I dont like harming others, so I dont fly. Back in 2010, though, I was awash in cognitive dissonance. My awareness of global warming had risen to a fever pitch, but I hadnt yet made real changes to my daily life. This disconnect made me feel panicked and disempowered. Then one evening in 2011, I gathered my utility...