Dear Colleagues,
From 20th July to 1st August 2014, COSPAR and WMO will be jointly offering a Capacity Building Workshop on Satellite remote sensing, water cycle and climate change. The event will be hosted by Tver State University (TSU) in Tver, Russian Federation.
The objective of the Workshop is to provide the participants with basic knowledge on satellite remote sensing, satellites, satellite instruments, data bases and formats, data access, processing software, methods of processing and analysis of satellite data. From the wide spectrum of satellite remote sensing applications, the focus will be on water resources and water cycle on the globe. This will include examination of the ocean/sea/lake/river levels, ice and snow cover, vegetation, soil moisture, atmospheric state, and ecosystems in different parts of the world. The Workshop will show how satellite remote sensing data may be used for investigation of global and regional climate change and its consequences.
The workshop is aimed to advanced master students and PhD students, postdocs and young staff scientists from Russia, former Soviet Union countries (including Central Asia which is seriously affected by regional climate change), North Africa, Asia and other developing countries.
There is no registration fee. The accommodation and meals will be covered by the TSU. Limited travel support from the sponsors can also be applied for.
The deadline for applications to participate in the workshop is 15 April 2014.
For more information about the workshop and how to apply to take part, please see
event.tversu.ru 
