ICTP RESEARCH SECTION

Earth System Physics

Studies a wide spectrum of the Earth system, from its fluid components (oceans and the atmosphere) to the planet's interior

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Research Areas

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Solid Earth Geophysics

The researchers use seismology, space geodesy, tectonics and numerical experiments to understand the following topics: Mechanics of earthquakes and faulting, Structure and rheology of the…

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Climate applications

Climate extremes in the present day and in future decades can have severe implications, with the poorest members of societies being often the most vulnerable. The ESP group uses dynamical and…

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Earth System Modelling

Earth system models attempt to represent the key processes that determine the climate of our planet, such as the atmospheric and ocean circulations, aerosols and atmospheric chemistry,…

Earth System Model

Permanent Scientists

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Abdelkrim Aoudia

Head
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Erika Coppola

Research Scientist
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SISSA-252
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Riccardo Farneti

Research Scientist/Coordinator Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Earth System Physics
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Graziano Giuliani

Scientific Staff
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Fred Kucharski

Senior Research Scientist/Head of External Activity Unit
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Adrian Mark Tompkins

Senior Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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17
Jan
2025
18
Jan
2025
Earth System Physics
Conference on the Damage Caused by Hurricanes in Mexico and Central America | (smr 4049)
Physical
07
Jan
2025
conference
20
Jan
2025
25
Jan
2025
Earth System Physics
Workshop on Global Monsoons: Theory, Models and Observations | (smr 4053)
Physical
18
Dec
2024
workshop
10
Feb
2025
21
Feb
2025
Earth System Physics
Advanced School on Climate Modeling, Use and Applications | (smr 4054)
Physical
school
05
May
2025
16
May
2025
Earth System Physics
6th Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modelling of Climate Dynamics: Artificial Intelligence and Climate Modelling | (smr 4067)
Physical
15
Apr
2025
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News

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ICTP Prize 2024 winners
2024 ICTP Prize Announced
Two Prize winners, from India and Argentina, noted for their research excellence and  creativity
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
ICTP conference
Call for Proposals, ICTP Scientific Calendar 2026
ICTP now accepting proposals for conferences, schools and workshops
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
ICTP-IBM AI Prize
Call for Nominations, Excellence in AI Research Prize
Supported by IBM, the prize is for early career scientists in AI
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Spirit of Salam award
Call for Nominations, Spirit of Abdus Salam Award 2025
Deadline for nominations is Friday 10 January 2025
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Group photo, Diploma Graduation Ceremony 2024
Call for Applications, Postgraduate Diploma Programme
Apply by 15 March 2025.
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Vietnam Anniversary event
ICTP in Vietnam


Hanoi event celebrates ICTP-Vietnamese collaboration
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences

Publications

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Journal article
2025
ENSO teleconnections and predictability of the boreal summer temperature over the Arabian Peninsula in C3S and Saudi-KAU seasonal forecast systems
Atmospheric Research (2025)
Almazroui, M. | Khalid, M.S. | Abid, M.A. | Rashid, I.U. | Kamil, S. | Siddiqui, H. | Islam, M.N. | Ismail, M. | Ehsan, M.A. | O'Brien, E. | Asiri, M. | Ahmed, R. | Saeed, S. | Samman, A.E. | Kucharski, F. | Arif, O.H. | Arishi, A.A.
Journal article
2024
The effect of climate change and temperature extremes on Aedes albopictus populations: a regional case study for Italy
Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2024)
Miguel Garrido Zornoza | Cyril Caminade | Adrian M. Tompkins
Journal article
2024
The Interdecadal Changes of the Relationship Between May‐June and July‐August NWPSH and Their Physical Mechanisms
Geophysical Research Letters (2024)
Shuai Li | Fred Kucharski | Jie Yang | ZhiQiang Gong | Yuxuan Zhao | Guolin Feng
Book chapter
2024
Arboviruses, Vectors, Poverty and Climate Change
Climate Change and Global Health (2024)
Colin D. Butler, | Cyril Caminade | Andrew P. Morse
Journal article
2024
Amazon drought amplifies SST warming in the North Tropical Atlantic
Climate Dynamics (2024)
Lou, W. | Sun, C. | Kucharski, F. | Li, J. | Liu, Y.
Journal article
2024
Predictability of the early summer surface air temperature over Western South Asia
Climate Dynamics (2024)
Rashid, I.U. | Abid, M.A. | Osman, M. | Kucharski, F. | Ashfaq, M. | Weisheimer, A. | Almazroui, M. | Torres-Alavez, J.A. | Afzaal, M.
Journal article
2024
An assessment of equatorial Atlantic interannual variability in Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP) simulations
Ocean Science (2024)
Arthur Prigent | Riccardo Farneti
Journal article
2024
Drivers and impact of the 2021 extreme warm event in the tropical Angolan upwelling system
Scientific Reports (2024)
Rodrigue Anicet Imbol Koungue | Peter Brandt | Arthur Prigent | Léo Costa Aroucha | Joke Lübbecke | Arielle Stela N. Imbol Nkwinkwa | Marcus Dengler | Noel Keenlyside
Journal article
2024
Process‐Based Atmosphere‐Hydrology‐Malaria Modeling: Performance for Spatio‐Temporal Malaria Transmission Dynamics in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Water Resources Research (2024)
Mame Diarra Bousso Dieng | Adrian M. Tompkins | Joël Arnault | Ali Sié | Benjamin Fersch | Patrick Laux | Maximilian Schwarz | Pascal Zabré | Stephen Munga | Sammy Khagayi | Ibrahima Diouf | Harald Kunstmann
Journal article
2024
Future weakening of southeastern tropical Atlantic Ocean interannual sea surface temperature variability in a global climate model
Climate Dynamics (2024)
Arthur Prigent | Rodrigue Anicet Imbol Koungue | Joke F. Lübbecke | Peter Brandt | Jan Harlaß | Mojib Latif
Journal article
2024
Converging Findings of Climate Models and Satellite Observations on the Positive Impact of European Forests on Cloud Cover
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2024)
Luca Caporaso | Gregory Duveiller | Graziano Giuliani | Filippo Giorgi | Martin Stengel | Emanuele Massaro | Matteo Piccardo | Alessandro Cescatti
Journal article
2024
A Multi‐Data Set Analysis of the Freshwater Transport by the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at Nominally 34.5°S
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2024)
Cristina Arumí‐Planas | Shenfu Dong | Renellys Perez | Matthew J. Harrison | Riccardo Farneti | Alonso Hernández‐Guerra

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Event
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Conference on the Damage Caused by Hurricanes in Mexico and Central America…
conference
17
Jan
2025
18
Jan
2025
07
Jan
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Arab Fund Postgraduate Fellowships at ICTP
Sandwich Programme
28
Feb
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Other
ICTP/IAEA Sandwich Training Education Programme
Sandwich Programme
28
Feb
2025
Event
  • Earth System Physics
12th Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models | (smr 4096)
workshop
25
Aug
2025
05
Sep
2025
09
Mar
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Call for Nominations, ICTP-IBM AI Prize for Young Scientists
Other
15
Mar
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Programme
Diploma Programme
15
Mar
2025
Event
  • Earth System Physics
6th Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modelling of Climate…
school
05
May
2025
16
May
2025
15
Apr
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL)
Laboratory Opportunity
31
Dec
2025
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