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The European Space Agency (ESA) invites young researchers to join leading experts in Earth Observation (EO), Earth System Modelling and Data Assimilation for keynote lectures, hands-on computing practicals and poster sessions, on the occasion of the 4th ESA EO Summer School on "Earth System Monitoring & Modelling", which will be held in ESRIN (Frascati, near Rome) between the 4th and 14th August 2008.

The European Space Agency (ESA) organizes a series of summer schools on Monitoring and Modelling of the Earth System to promote the exploitation of Earth Observation (EO) data across disciplines, with a specific focus on their assimilation into Earth System models.

The two-week courses held in ESA/ESRIN (near Rome, Italy) during August (typically every two years) aim to provide students with an integrated end- to-end perspective going from measurement techniques to end-user applications. Courses include lectures covering issues related to Remote Sensing, Earth System Modelling and Data Assimilation as well as hands-on computing exercises on processing of EO data from ESA and Third Party Missions. Students have the opportunity to present their work during a poster session. Keynote lectures on global change issues are also given to discuss the current state of the science of global change and its relationship to society in order to help students appreciate how their specific field fits into a broader scientific and political context. For more information, please see previous programme, news or video.

The school is open to young researchers (i.e. Ph.D. students, young post- doctoral scientists) who are specialised in a variety of Earth Science disciplines and wish to expand and improve their knowledge and skills. Participation is limited to a maximum of 60 students and is highly competitive. There is no fee for the school but students are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation cost (unfortunately, financial support is not available). All students will be hosted at the Villa Tuscolana at special ESA rate.

All enquiries should be addressed to envschool@esa.int

More information and the on-line application form are available at: http://envisat.esa.int/envschool/ 

Application Deadline: 15th February 2008

[Organizer:] ESA