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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+39 040 2240 4833
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Erika Coppola

Research Scientist
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+39 040 2240 4407
coppolae@ictp.it
SISSA-252
+39 040 2240 4407
SISSA-252
coppolae@ictp.it

Riccardo Farneti

Research Scientist/Coordinator Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Earth System Physics
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+39 040 2240 4307
rfarneti@ictp.it
SISSA-258
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Graziano Giuliani

Scientific Staff
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+39 040 2240 4360
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SISSA-246
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Fred Kucharski

Senior Research Scientist/Head of the External Activities Unit
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+39 040 2240 4345
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Adrian Mark Tompkins

Senior Research Scientist
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+39 040 2240 4579
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Upcoming Activities

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16
Jul
2025
18
Jul
2025
Earth System Physics
*** CANCELLED *** Convening of Early Career Researchers in Solar Geoengineering | (smr 4089)
Physical
scientific activity
21
Jul
2025
01
Aug
2025
Earth System Physics
Energy Modelling Platform - Joint Global Training School | (smr 4091)
Physical
19
May
2025
school
25
Aug
2025
05
Sep
2025
Earth System Physics
12th Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models | (smr 4096)
Physical
09
Mar
2025
workshop
01
Sep
2025
05
Sep
2025
Earth System Physics
Conference on Volcanic Processes: a Variety of Length and Time Scales | (smr 4097)
Physical
15
May
2025
conference

News

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Celebrating Quantum Science  
ICTP week of events launches Monday 26 May, featuring Nobel laureates and public events  
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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Call Open for New ICTP Visiting Opportunities  
New grants to support sabbatical stays
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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Honoring Euler and Lagrange
New lecture room named after famous mathematicians will be inaugurated on 23 April
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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New AI Initiative in Trieste
ICTP participates in new centre for applied and basic research on Data Science and advanced…
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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AI in Scientific Publishing
Seminar on Monday 10 March to explore navigating the future of scholarly communication
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
ICTP fellows
Call for Applications, STEP Programme
For doctoral students to enrich their studies; deadline extended to 16 March 2025
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation

Publications

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Journal article
2025
Record Warmth and Unprecedented Drop in Equatorial Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures in 2024
Geophysical Research Letters (2025)
Franz Philip Tuchen | Gregory R. Foltz | Sang‐Ki Lee | Renellys C. Perez | Arthur Prigent | Peter Brandt | Michael J. McPhaden | Hosmay Lopez | Dongmin Kim | Robert West
Journal article
2025
Climate change and malaria control: a call to urgent action from Africa’s frontlines
Malaria Journal (2025)
Cyril Caminade | Diego Ayala | Thibaud de Chevigny | Olivia Ngou | André Tchouatieu | Florian Girond | Gildas A. Yahouedo | Corinne S. Merle | Emilie Pothin | Ibrahima Diouf | Emmanuel Hakizimana | Veronica Noseda | Jane L. Deuve ...
Journal article
2025
The Tropical Basin Interaction Model Intercomparison Project (TBIMIP)
Geoscientific Model Development (2025)
Richter, I. | Chang, P. | Chiu, P.-G. | Danabasoglu, G. | Doi, T. | Dommenget, D. | Gastineau, G. | Gillett, Z.E. | Hu, A. | Kataoka, T. | Keenlyside, N.S. | Kucharski, F. | Okumura, Y.M. | Park, W. | Stuecker, M.F. ...
Journal article
2025
Editorial: One Health approaches and modeling in parasitology in the climate change framework and possible supporting tools adopting GIS and remote sensing
Frontiers in Parasitology (2025)
Tommaso Orusa | Annalisa Viani | Silvio G. d’Alessio | Riccardo Orusa | Cyril Caminade
Journal article
2025
Sensitivity of Self‐Aggregation and the Key Role of the Free Convection Distance
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (2025)
A. Casallas | A. M. Tompkins | C. Muller | G. Thompson
Journal article
2025
Drivers of mesoscale convective aggregation and spatial humidity variability in the tropical western Pacific
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2025)
Adrian Mark Tompkins | Alejandro Casallas | Michie Vianca De Vera
Journal article
2025
Tele-connected rainfall extremes over West and East Asia in April 2024 tied to Indian Ocean heating
Climate Dynamics (2025)
He, C. | Kucharski, F.
Journal article
2025
Representation of Dense Shelf Water formation by global oceanic reanalyses
Polar Research (2025)
Rafael Afonso do Nascimento Reis | Flávio Justino | Luis Felipe Ferreira De Mendonça | Riccardo Farneti | Marcos Tonelli | Jeferson Prietsch Machado | Douglas da Silva Lindemann
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
Indo-Pacific regional extremes aggravated by changes in tropical weather patterns
Nature Geoscience (2024)
Dong, C. | Noyelle, R. | Messori, G. | Gualandi, A. | Fery, L. | Yiou, P. | Vrac, M. | D’Andrea, F. | Camargo, S.J. | Coppola, E. | Balsamo, G. | Chen, C. | Faranda, D. | Mengaldo, G.
Journal article
2024
Statistical physics and dynamical systems perspectives on geophysical extreme events
Physical Review E (2024)
Faranda, D. | Messori, G. | Alberti, T. | Alvarez-Castro, C. | Caby, T. | Cavicchia, L. | Coppola, E. | Donner, R.V. | Dubrulle, B. | Galfi, V.M. | Holmberg, E. | Lembo, V. | Noyelle, R. | Yiou, P. | Spagnolo, B. | Valenti, D. ...
Journal article
2024
The added value of simulated near-surface wind speed over the Alps from a km-scale multimodel ensemble
Climate Dynamics (2024)
Molina, M.O. | Careto, J.M. | Gutiérrez, C. | Sánchez, E. | Goergen, K. | Sobolowski, S. | Coppola, E. | Pichelli, E. | Ban, N. | Belus̆ić, D. | Short, C. | Caillaud, C. | Dobler, A. | Hodnebrog, Ø. | Kartsios, S. ...

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2025
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2025
Opportunity
  • Earth System Physics
Earth System Physics Postdoctoral Fellowship starting fall 2025
Postdoctoral Opportunity
30
Jun
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
ICTP Simons Sabbaticals
Associates Programme
01
Jul
2025
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
ICTP Simons Associates
Associates Programme
01
Jul
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

Job Opportunities

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International Recruitment - Under Evaluation

Research and Partnership (Earth System Physics)

Senior Research Scientist (post number 1ITSC0845TP, P-4)
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Vacancy
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