Online training in AI/ML for atmosphere-ocean applications for beginners: 15th Feb 2021 to 19th Feb 2021
ML has been used in atmospheric and oceanic sciences for decades, but it is undergoing a rapid paradigm shift. This shift is driven by three factors- bigger datasets, an increase in computing resources and hardware architecture, and novel deep learning methods. It has been used in the past for post-processing of physical models, clustering, dimensionality reduction, etc. There is an emerging focus on physics guided ML methods too. Thus, this is an application with vast scope in this field in all time and space scales. In such a scenario a series of training from beginner to expert level is required for the students and young scientists of the country.
Considering the huge importance of AI/ML, DESK, IITM is planning to organize an 'An online training in AI/ML for atmosphere-ocean applications for beginners’ from 15th Feb 2021 To 19th Feb 2021. This will be lecture cum hands-on training and is aimed at students and young scientists in MoES institutes and other academic institutions across the country. This will be the first one of the series of training on this topic and will be followed by more such training sessions in the future. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, this activity will be completely virtual.
Course Description
Machine Learning and its sub-branches such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, non-linear methods have led to important advances in various fields of science. In this course, we cover all the basic aspects of machine learning which can be useful for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Desirable Pre-requisites:
Experience with meteorological data, familiarity with geospatial data analysis and plots, Python
Link detail as below:
https://iitmjobs.tropmet.res.in/job/aiml-2021.php
Last Date of application: 06th Feb 2021.
DESK successfully completed 3 days training program with FARMBRIDGE FOUNDATION- Bharuch Gujrat on 21st Jan 2021.
Total 8 classes were conducted by 5 Faculty members consisting members from IITM, CRIDA and IMD-Pune from 19th January 2021 to 21st January 2021. Details for training Program as below.
MoES Webinar Series:
No |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Access |
38 |
A Technique for Estimating Liquid Droplet Diameter and Liquid Water Content in Stratocumulus Clouds Using Radar and Lidar Measurements |
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA |
Dr. Jothiram Vivekanandan, Senior Scientist, Earth Observing Laboratory |
24/11/2020 |
https://youtu.be/UrYRS3ATojk |
MoES Webinar Series:
No |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Access |
37 |
IMDAA Regional Reanalysis, NGFS Global Reanalysis and Reanalysis Data Services at NCMRWF |
NCMRWF |
Dr. John P. George, |
15/10/2020 |
https://youtu.be/yWWrqyMwguY |
MoES Webinar Series:
No |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Access |
36 |
Nitrogen Cycling in the northern Indian Ocean |
PRL, Ahmedabad |
Arvind Singh |
15/09/2020 |
https://youtu.be/kIR_WdhDGjA |
35 |
Growth of Ocean Technology in India |
NIOT |
Dr M. A. Atmanand |
10/09/2020 |
https://youtu.be/O6lKhj1wJQ8 |
34 |
Surface impurities in the Himalayan Glacier: Its sources, pathways, and spatial variation |
IIT, Kanpur |
Dr. Indra Sekhar Sen |
08/09/2020 |
https://youtu.be/Lt0L_nCgDiE |
33 |
Marine Microbial diversity: implications for population connectivity and ecosystem functioning |
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA |
Dr. Lidita Khandeparker |
03/09/2020 |
https://youtu.be/sf2KuQIHL3Y |
32 |
Aerosol Radiative Forcing over India |
SPL, VSSC, ISRO |
Dr Suresh Babu |
01/09/2020 |
https://youtu.be/yWO67Xo4Z-E |
MoES Webinar Series:
No |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Access |
31 | Ocean observations by India: a brief history, present status and future directions | NCPOR, Goa | Dr M. Ravichandran | 27/08/2020 | https://youtu.be/tenOdC2FD6g |
30 | Kimberlites, related rocks and Diamonds: Mysteries of the Earth’s Mantle | BHU, Varanasi | Prof N V Chalapathi Rao | 25/08/2020 | https://youtu.be/eoAkM2g6bko |
29 | Human impact on modification of biogeochemical processes in the seas around India | NIO, Vishakhapattnam | Dr V V S S Sarma | 20/08/2020 | https://youtu.be/zbgHIL42pJA |
28 | Modern Indian Biodiversity: The Geological Past | Professor Emeritus, Punjab University | Prof Ashok Sahni | 18/08/2020 | https://youtu.be/jLGqj0Ordoc |
27 |
Paleoclimatic study of the Indian summer monsoon variability |
IITM |
Dr Supriyo Chakraborty |
11/08/2020 |
|
26 |
Understanding the basic concept of Seismology, Awareness regarding the techniques and Institutional Mechanism setup for monitoring of Seismic Activities of the Country |
NCS |
Dr. A. P. Singh |
06/08/2020 |
|
25 |
50 years of Agro Advisory Services of IMD: In support of Farmers |
MoES |
Dr. Kamaljit Ray |
04/08/2020 |
MoES Webinar Series:
No |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Access |
24 |
Floods and Droughts- Basic Science and Predictions |
IITM |
Dr A.K. Sahai |
30/07/2020 |
|
23 |
Basics of Numerical Weather Prediction and DA |
NCMRWF |
Dr. Abhijit Sarkar |
28/07/2020 |
|
22 |
Marine Living Resources |
CMLRE |
Dr G V M Gupta |
23/07/2020 |
|
21 |
Indian Arctic Program |
NCPOR |
Dr. M Ravichandran |
21/07/2020 |
|
20 |
Ground water – Basics |
NCESS |
Dr Suresh Babu |
14/07/2020 |
|
19 |
Ocean Thermal Desalination, a success story |
NIOT |
Dr. Purnima Jalihal |
09/07/2020 |
|
18 |
Ocean Information Services to Society and Industry |
INCOIS |
Dr Balakrishnan Nair |
07/07/2020 |
|
17 |
Climate Services for Society |
IMD |
Dr. D. S. Pai |
02/07/2020 |
MoES Webinar Series:
No. |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Access |
16 |
Thunderstorms, Dust storms and Lightning |
IMD |
Dr. Soma Senroy |
30/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/Oc2iGnUpDrI |
15 |
Physics of Precipitation- How rain occurs |
IITM |
Dr. Thara |
25/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/8Ua4B0xMJuQ |
14 |
Monsoon variability, teleconnections and Prediction |
IITM |
Dr. Gnanaseelan |
23/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/vYItvR4PfMs |
13 |
Geoscience- Basics |
NCESS |
Dr. Nandakumar |
18/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/N6jexqtX2Ls |
12 |
Tropical Cyclone-Basics, Dynamics and Prediction |
IMD |
Dr. M. Mohapatra |
16/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/Rfk1GyQW2nE |
11 |
Basics of Weather Forecasting- Including Observations |
IMD |
Dr. Somenath Dutta |
11/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/S5LXq2j48kk |
10 |
Enhancing Resilience to Erosion and Flooding in Coastal Areas |
NIOT |
Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy |
09/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/DS4BEjkZ9vM |
9 |
Cloud Physics- How clouds form |
IITM |
Dr. Pandithurai |
04/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/sfZAIKEnzdM |
8 |
Antarctica- Past and Present |
NCPOR |
Dr. Rahul Mohan |
02/06/2020 |
https://youtu.be/t5ZnAQNPL3E |
MoES Webinar Series:
No |
Title |
Centre |
Speaker |
Date |
Time |
Access |
7 |
Himalayan Glaciers in a changing climate |
NCPOR |
Dr. Thamban Meloth |
28/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
|
6 |
Technology Development for the exploration and harvesting of deep ocean minerals |
NIOT |
Dr. G. A. Ramadass |
26/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
|
5 |
Basics of Monsoon |
IITM |
Dr. Ravi S. Nanjundiah |
21/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
|
4 |
Sustaining the Ocean Observations |
NIOT |
Dr. R. Venkatesan |
19/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
|
3 |
Tsunami- basics and warning system |
INCOIS |
Dr. S. C. Shenoi |
14/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
|
2 |
Air Pollution and Covid-19 |
IITM |
Prof (Dr.) Gufran Beig |
12/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
|
1 |
Oceans- the give and take |
NIOT |
Dr. M. A. Atmanand |
08/05/2020 |
12:00-01:00 pm IST |
Thirty-Eighth Live Talk: A Technique for Estimating Liquid Droplet Diameter and Liquid Water Content in Stratocumulus Clouds Using Radar and Lidar Measurements
Speaker: Dr. Jothiram Vivekanandan, Senior Scientist, Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA
Date: 24-November-2020, 11:00 AM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/UrYRS3ATojk
Thirty-Seventh Live Talk: IMDAA Regional Reanalysis, NGFS Global Reanalysis and Reanalysis Data Services at NCMRWF
Speaker: Dr. John P. George, Dr. V. S. Prasad, and Mr. T. Arulalan, Scientists at NCMRWF, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Government of India)
Date: 15-October-2020, 11:00-12:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/yWWrqyMwguY
Thirty-Sixth Live Talk: Nitrogen Cycling in the northern Indian Ocean
Speaker: Arvind Singh, Associate Professor, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Date: 15-September-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/kIR_WdhDGjA
Thirty-fifth Live Talk: Growth of Ocean Technology in India
Speaker: Dr. M. A. Atmanand, Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, India
Date: 10-September-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/O6lKhj1wJQ8
Thirty-fourth Live Talk: Surface impurities in the Himalayan Glacier: Its sources, pathways, and spatial variation
Speaker: Dr. Indra Sekhar Sen, Assistant Professor, IIT, Kanpur
Date: 08-September-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/Lt0L_nCgDiE
Thirty-third Live Talk: Marine Microbial diversity: implications for population connectivity and ecosystem functioning
Speaker: Dr. Lidita Khandeparker, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA
Date: 03-September-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/sf2KuQIHL3Y
Thirty-second Live Talk: Aerosol Radiative Forcing over India
Speaker: Dr. S. Suresh Babu (Head, Aerosols Trace Gases and Radiative Forcing Branch, Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO)
Date: 01-September-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/yWO67Xo4Z-E
Thirty-First live Talk: Ocean observations by India: a brief history, present status and future directions
Speaker: Dr. M. Ravichandran, Director, NCPOR, Goa
Date: 27-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/tenOdC2FD6g
Thirtieth Live Talk: Kimberlites, related rocks, and Diamonds: Mysteries of the Earth's Mantle
Speaker: Prof. N.V. Chalapathi Rao, Professor, Department of Geology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Date: 25-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/eoAkM2g6bko
Twenty-Ninth Live Talk: Human impact on modification of biogeochemical processes in the seas around India
Speaker: Dr. V.V.S.S. Sarma, Senior Principal Scientist and Professor, NIO, Vishakhapattnam
Date: 20-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/zbgHIL42pJA
Twenty-Eighth Live Talk: Modern Indian Biodiversity: The Geological Past
Speaker: Prof. Ashok Sahni, Emeritus Professor, Panjab University (MoES National Award Winner (2020), Life Time Excellence Award)
Date: 18-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/jLGqj0Ordoc
Twenty-Seventh Live Talk: Paleoclimatic study of the Indian summer monsoon variability
Speaker: Dr. Supriyo Chakraborty, Scientist-F, IITM, Pune
Date: 11-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/mVCaIhZzSDg
Twenty-Sixth Live Talk: Understanding the basic concept of Seismology, Awareness regarding the techniques and Institutional Mechanism setup for monitoring of Seismic Activities of the Country
Speaker: Dr. A.P.Singh, Scientist E, National Center for Seismology
Date: 06-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/_ePDV0n5XqY
Twenty-fifth Live Talk: 50 years of Agro Advisory Services of IMD: In support of Farmers
Speaker: Dr. Kamaljit Ray, Advisor/Sc-G Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi
Date: 04-August-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/UfEz-ErmEvg
Twenty-fourth Live Talk: Floods & Droughts: Basic Science and Predictions
Speaker: Dr. A. K. Sahai, Scientist G, IITM Pune
Date: 30-July-2020, 12.00-01.00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/pZPbTmdo4LQ
Twenty-third Live Talk: Basics of Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation
Speaker: Dr. Abhijit Sarkar, NCMRWF
Date: 28-July-2020, 12.00-01.00 PM IST
Join Us: https://youtu.be/IqAjt0hG3rw
Twenty-second talk: Marine Ecosystem and Living Resources in India
Speaker: Dr. G.V.M. Gupta, Scientist-F, CMLRE
Date: 21-July-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Access: https://youtu.be/WRTJuaUcUZs
Twenty-first talk : Indian Arctic Program
Speaker : Dr. M. Ravichandran, Director, NCPOR
Date: 21-July-2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Access: https://youtu.be/KtOvYM7DcZQ
Twentieth Talk: Ground Water Science and Societal Implications
Speaker: Dr. D.S. Suresh Babu, Scientist-F, NCESS, MoES, Thiruvananthapuram
Date: 14 Jul 2020, 12:00-01:00 PM IST
Access: https://youtu.be/HrtdKWwY_1w
The proposed workshop will bring together talented young scientists, international and national experts in regional and global coupled chemistry-climate observations and modeling and aims to provide the participants a good exposure to the international scientific community in the field of atmospheric chemistry climate interaction.
The workshop will have a series of talks on fundamentals of chemistry-climate modeling and train the next-generation scientists on regional chemistry/chemistry-climate models.Around 7 international experts, 15-20 national experts and approximately 40 Indian participants from various MoES organizations and research institutions are expected to be a part of this workshop.
This workshop will be from 12th March 2019 [Tuesday] to 15th March 2019,[ Friday] IITM,Pune
Apply online at http://www1.tropmet.res.in/~cdd/job/ghg-workshop2019.php
List of International and National Speakers
Dates: 04-Feb to 08-Feb 2019
Inverse problems in greenhouse gas researches are inevitable when it comes to the utilization of ground-based GHG observations in the estimations of surface emission /absorption scenarios. DESK is planning 5 days of special lecture series on Inversion by international expert involved in the global carbon inverse problems from 04-Feb to 08-Feb 2019. Special Lecturer: Prof. Shamil Maksyutov (Retd) is a founder developer of Global Carbon Transport Model and group head of GHG inverse modelling efforts of GOSAT project at NIES, Japan. Topics covering: (1) Theories of inverse problems for GHG inversions, (b) hands on training on NIES-TM and (c) lectures introducing protocols of TransCOM inversion projects.
Apply online at: http://www1.tropmet.res.in/~cdd/job/ghg-workshop2019.php