The Young Earth System Scientists (YESS), American Geophysical Union Hydrology Section
Student Subcommittee (AGU H3S), and the Japanese Early Career Researchers (ECR)
community, with the support of GEWEX and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP),
will jointly organize a 3-day workshop on Extremes in the water cycle and risks to society:
Understanding ‘actionable’ information in hydroclimate research.
The event will be held between July 4th - 6th, 2024, with a Space Agency Day on July 7th,
before the 9th GEWEX Open Science Conference (July 8th - 12th), in Sapporo, Japan. The
workshop venue will be Hokkaido University.

Day 1 - July 4th (Thursday)
Time table

Duration

Description

7:45 - 8:30

45 minArrival & registration of workshop participants

8:30 - 8:40

10 minGeneral opening of workshop

8:40 - 8:50

10 minOpening words from Hokkaido University

8:50 - 9:10

20 minOpening words from WCRP/GEWEX IPO.
Overview presentation on WCRP/GEWEX,, and 9thGEWEX OSC themes

9:10 - 9:40

30 minShort introduction of the ECRs networks organizers ofthe ECR workshop

9:40 - 10:30

40 minShort introduction by participants

10:30 - 11:00

30 minCoffee break

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Prospective outcomes of workshop & plan/schedule

11:00 - 12:00

1 hr

12:00 - 12:15

15 minIntroduction to Working Groups (WGs):
WG1: Extremes in the water cycle and risks to society
WG2: Understanding “actionable” information inhydroclimate research
WG3: Emergent issues: AI/ML applications in thewater-energy nexus & Climate Intervention in the Waterand Energy Cycle
Group photo

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12:15 - 13:15
13:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00

1 hr

Lunch break

1 hr 15 min WGs discussions in break-out groups
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Coffee break

1 hr 30 min WGs discussions (continued) in break-out groups

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19:00 - 21:00

Plenary wrap-up break-out groups – Closure of Day 1
Social Event (details will follow by personalcommunication to participants)

Day 2 - July 5th (Friday)
Time table

Duration

Description

8:45 - 9:15

15 minIntroduction to Day 2 (wrap up of the first day)9:15 - 9:45

30 minImpulse Talk Monica Morrison (WG1/WG2 topic)

9:45 - 10:1530 min

Impulse Talk Yohei Sawada (WG3 topic)

10:15 - 10:45

30 minCoffee break

10:45 - 12:00

1hr 15 min

WGs discussions (continued) in break-out groups:
prepare presentations on WG outcomes for next day

12:00 - 13:00

1 hr

Lunch break

13:00 - 18:00

Field excursion. The visit includes the following places:- Lake Shikotsu- Chitose River- Izarigawa Dam- Sapporo Beer Garden

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Day 3 - July 6th (Saturday)
Time tableDurationDescription

8:30 - 9:10

40 minLecture on satellite remote sensing of precipitation,
clouds, and radiation by JAXA

9:10 - 10:40

1 hr 30 min

JAXA API introduction and training. Hands-on using API

10:40 - 11:10

30 minCoffee break

11:10 - 11:50

40 minLecture on technical and operational aspects of theNASA/SWOT mission

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11:50 - 13:20

1 hr 30 min

Hands-on activity using NASA/SWOT products

13:20 - 15:20

2 hrLunch break

15:20 - 16:45

1 hr 25 min

WGs outcome presentations and consolidation of an
integrated ECR perspective on main workshop topics
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16:45 - 17:00

15 minSynthesis and closure of ECRs Workshop

17:00 - 17:30

30 minSocial gathering - End of the workshop

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Bonus event (Space Agency event ) - July 7th (Sunday)
This event will take place at the Keio Plaza Hotel
13:00 - 13:20

20 minNASA

13:20 - 13:40

20 minESA

13:40 - 14:00

20 minCNES

14:00 - 14:20

20 min

JAXA

14:20 - 14:40

20 minBreak

14:40 - 15:00

20 minChina

15:00 - 15:20

20 minSouth Korea

15:20 - 15:40

20 minEUMETSAT

15:40 - 16:00

20 minBrazil (Online)

16:00 - 16:10

10 minBreak

16:10 - 17:10

1 hourFour parallel breakout sessions
Each panel consists of 4 members plus one chair - including agency
representatives and scientists.
The purpose of the breakout discussion: Q&A between space agencies
and scientists (as the oral presentation schedule is tight); discussion of
the given topic(s).
The overarching question is: how do we make these measurements andintegrate them with Earth system modeling?
The four generic topics are:
● Precipitation - liquid, solid, mixed, size distribution● Surface water level and snow depth/SWE● Clouds and aerosols● Solar and longwave radiation at surface and in the atmosphere

17:10 - 18:30

1 hr 20 min

Informal gathering (sponsored by JAXA)GEWEX ECR workshop (July 4th - 6th)