The 19th ICCP conference in 2024

The ICCP commission selected the venue for the 19th ICCP conference in 2024. The conference will be held in Jeju, South Korea. Congratulations to the proposers.

from the O3 commission: Paul Crutzen

Dr. Paul Crutzen (1933-2021) passed away on 28 jan 2021. Paul was both one of the giants of the ozone research field and a wonderful person. Amongst his many awards, Paul won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the 1989 Tyler Prize, and the 2019 Lomonosov Gold Medal.

Due to technical problems of the submission site the deadline is extended to 9th Feb 2021

18th ICCP Conference 2021 will take place between 2-6^th August 2021 with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India as the host.

Details are available at https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home

Presentations are being solicited on theoretical, observational, laboratory and numerical modeling studies of cloud and precipitation physics, aerosol and cloud chemistry, cloud electrification and cloud dynamics in the following specific areas. You may contribute your abstract by selecting relevant keywords.

Aerosol-cloud-precipitation-radiation interactions and processing
Applications of cloud and precipitation physics
Basic cloud and precipitation physics
Cirrus clouds
Cloud electricity
Clouds and climate (including radiative properties of clouds)
Clouds and high impact weather
Clouds and remote sensing
Convective clouds
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on clouds, precipitation and cloud-aerosol interactions
Fog and visibility
Ice nucleating particles and cloud condensation nuclei
Laboratory, wind tunnel and cloud chamber studies of microphysical processes
Measurement techniques (of cloud and precipitation properties) and their uncertainties
Mesoscale cloud systems
Mixed phase clouds
Monsoon clouds and precipitation
Orographic clouds
Polar clouds
Secondary Ice Production
Tropical clouds
Turbulence mixing and entrainment
Warm clouds
Weather modification

Please note the following:

The International Cloud Modelling Workshop (ICMW 2021) and Airborne Data Processing Workshop will take place during the week and the weekend before the ICCP 2021, respectively, in Pune, India.
ICCP will be reviewing the abstracts received with a new deadline of 9^th February 2021. Those who have previously submitted abstracts will be able to make changes to their abstract. There will be no abstract submission fee if you have previously paid the submission fee. However, if you submit an additional abstract or did not previously submit an abstract, submission fees will apply.
Note that all abstract fees are non-refundable; however, all previously submitted abstracts remain in the database. The abstract submission system will allow for previously submitted abstracts to be revised, replaced (e.g., update co-authors and titles or change the subject matter of the abstract) or withdrawn, and to allow for new submissions.
The new deadlines are as follows.
- 30th Oct 2020 abstract submission open
- 9^th Feb 2021 abstract submission closed
- 6^th March 2021: Acceptance of abstracts and initiation of registration
- 30^th March 2021 Program released
- 29^th April 2021 early bird registration ends
- 29^th June 2021 Regular registration ends
The description of the scientific program may be slightly modified to include research areas that have been initiated due to the pandemic. Please watch for further announcements regarding abstract submissions and updates to the scientific program.
A new format for the online presentations will be communicated shortly

If you have a question, please contact us at iccp2020@tropmet.res.in. We will continue to update the website with new information https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home .

Reminder: only 4 days left!!

The final deadline for abstract submission for ICCP2021 is 30 Jan 2021

The 18th ICCP Conference 2021 will take place between 2-6^th August 2021 with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India as the host.

Details are available at https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home

as well as here

Aerosol-cloud-precipitation-radiation interactions and processing
Applications of cloud and precipitation physics
Basic cloud and precipitation physics
Cirrus clouds
Cloud electricity
Clouds and climate (including radiative properties of clouds)
Clouds and high impact weather
Clouds and remote sensing
Convective clouds
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on clouds, precipitation and cloud-aerosol interactions
Fog and visibility
Ice nucleating particles and cloud condensation nuclei
Laboratory, wind tunnel and cloud chamber studies of microphysical processes
Measurement techniques (of cloud and precipitation properties) and their uncertainties
Mesoscale cloud systems
Mixed phase clouds
Monsoon clouds and precipitation
Orographic clouds
Polar clouds
Secondary Ice Production
Tropical clouds
Turbulence mixing and entrainment
Warm clouds
Weather modification

Please note the following:

The International Cloud Modelling Workshop (ICMW 2021) and Airborne Data Processing Workshop will take place during the week and the weekend before the ICCP 2021, respectively, in Pune, India.
ICCP will be reviewing the abstracts received with a new deadline of 30 January 2021. Those who have previously submitted abstracts will be able to make changes to their abstract. There will be no abstract submission fee if you have previously paid the submission fee. However, if you submit an additional abstract or did not previously submit an abstract, submission fees will apply.
Note that all abstract fees are non-refundable; however, all previously submitted abstracts remain in the database. The abstract submission system will allow for previously submitted abstracts to be revised, replaced (e.g., update co-authors and titles or change the subject matter of the abstract) or withdrawn, and to allow for new submissions.
The new deadlines are as follows.
- 30th Oct 2020 abstract submission open
- 30^th January 2021 abstract submission closed
- 6^th March 2021: Acceptance of abstracts and initiation of registration
- 30^th March 2021 Program released
- 29^th April 2021 early bird registration ends
- 29^th June 2021 Regular registration ends
The description of the scientific program may be slightly modified to include research areas that have been initiated due to the pandemic. Please watch for further announcements regarding abstract submissions and updates to the scientific program.
A new format for the online presentations will be communicated shortly

If you have a question, please contact us at iccp2020@tropmet.res.in. We will continue to update the website with new information https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home .

Wish you a happy, healthy and safe 2021

Another sad news: Harry Tilghman Ochs III passed away

Harry Tilghman Ochs III, 77, of Savoy died Tuesday (Jan. 12, 2021) at Accolade Healthcare Senior Living, Paxton.

He was born Feb. 6, 1943, in New Orleans, where his father was working during WWII. He was the son of Harry Tilghman Ochs Jr. and Janice Hartzell (Moyer) Ochs. Although most of his ancestors lived in the Lehigh Valley, Pa., area since the early 1700s, he was raised in Newton, Mass. He received an electrical engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., in May 1965; E.E. and M.S. degrees in May 1967 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in May 1971. Harry’s entire career was as a research scientist at the Illinois State Water Survey, 1970-2002. He was a member of the American Meteorological Society. He continued his research in cloud physics and precipitation at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, 2003-2005. He helped organize the major Research Field Project in Antigua/Barbuda. Project RICO (Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean) was a field program sponsored by the National Science Foundation whose objectives were to evaluate precipitation in shallow cumulus clouds across a broad range of scales.

He ended his career with an NSF grant to his own company, Atmospheric Physics Associates, along with Dr. Kenneth Beard, his lifelong research partner. He had an article in Science and two articles in Nature, in addition to more than 25 publications. He mentored several graduate students. Harry was very successful in obtaining NSF grants to do the research he enjoyed. He had field projects in St. Louis; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Cocoa Beach, Fla.; Hilo, Hawaii; and Antigua/Barbuda; among others. He worked with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., many times and got to hike up Pikes Peak. He also planned a Meteorology Conference in Glenwood Springs, Colo. Because of his research in Cocoa Beach, he was able to watch the space shuttle take off from the closest possible distance, even closer than the news media. He attended scientific conferences in France, Germany, Austria, Finland and Israel, among others.

Harry married Georgette Lalish on April 24, 1971, in Arlington Heights. They lived their entire married life in Champaign and Savoy and would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year.

They have three children, Rebecca (John) Pick of Chippewa Falls, Wis., Sara (Simon) McCauley of Windham, N.H., and Michael (Amy) Ochs of Eagle, Idaho. They have seven grandchildren, Jack and Alec Pick, Madeline, Dylan and Annaliese McCauley and Livia and Bodi Ochs.

He was predeceased by his brother, Richard Ochs.

The family thanks the wonderful staff at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton for their care of Harry the past few years. The family thanks Transitions Hospice for their compassionate care in his final few days.

Graveside services will be held at a later date at the family plot, Grandview Cemetery, Allentown, Pa. Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton, is assisting the family with arrangements.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED

The deadline for abstract submission for ICCP2021 is 30 Jan 2021

The 18th ICCP Conference 2021 will take place between 2-6^th August 2021 with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India as the host.

Details are available at https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home

as well as here

Aerosol-cloud-precipitation-radiation interactions and processing
Applications of cloud and precipitation physics
Basic cloud and precipitation physics
Cirrus clouds
Cloud electricity
Clouds and climate (including radiative properties of clouds)
Clouds and high impact weather
Clouds and remote sensing
Convective clouds
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on clouds, precipitation and cloud-aerosol interactions
Fog and visibility
Ice nucleating particles and cloud condensation nuclei
Laboratory, wind tunnel and cloud chamber studies of microphysical processes
Measurement techniques (of cloud and precipitation properties) and their uncertainties
Mesoscale cloud systems
Mixed phase clouds
Monsoon clouds and precipitation
Orographic clouds
Polar clouds
Secondary Ice Production
Tropical clouds
Turbulence mixing and entrainment
Warm clouds
Weather modification

Please note the following:

The International Cloud Modelling Workshop (ICMW 2021) and Airborne Data Processing Workshop will take place during the week and the weekend before the ICCP 2021, respectively, in Pune, India.
ICCP will be reviewing the abstracts received with a new deadline of 30 January 2021. Those who have previously submitted abstracts will be able to make changes to their abstract. There will be no abstract submission fee if you have previously paid the submission fee. However, if you submit an additional abstract or did not previously submit an abstract, submission fees will apply.
Note that all abstract fees are non-refundable; however, all previously submitted abstracts remain in the database. The abstract submission system will allow for previously submitted abstracts to be revised, replaced (e.g., update co-authors and titles or change the subject matter of the abstract) or withdrawn, and to allow for new submissions.
The new deadlines are as follows.
- 30th Oct 2020 abstract submission open
- 30^th January 2021 abstract submission closed
- 6^th March 2021: Acceptance of abstracts and initiation of registration
- 30^th March 2021 Program released
- 29^th April 2021 early bird registration ends
- 29^th June 2021 Regular registration ends
The description of the scientific program may be slightly modified to include research areas that have been initiated due to the pandemic. Please watch for further announcements regarding abstract submissions and updates to the scientific program.
A new format for the online presentations will be communicated shortly

If you have a question, please contact us at iccp2020@tropmet.res.in. We will continue to update the website with new information https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home .

Wish you a happy, healthy and safe 2021

Happy New Year to all of you!

May this new year be fruitful and healthy for you.

We would like to remind you also, that from 2-6 August this year our 18^th conference will be held. It was postponed one year due to the current sanitary conditions. However, as vaccination is advancing only slowly, we decided to hold our conference in a hybrid manner. An on-site conference in Pune will be complemented by videoconferences. The actual form will be determined closer to the event when the constraints can be estimated with more precision.

Please remember also that Jan 14 is the abstract submission deadline. Until then, you can revise already submitted abstracts or add/remove them.

The originally planned adjacent events (cloud modelling workshop and airborne data processing workshop) will also be maintained.

Furthermore, we are working on improving our new web page. You might want to check out the tabs “history” and “picture gallery”. On the “history” page, we are currently adding scans of the proceedings from previous conferences. In the “picture gallery” some remarkable events during the conferences are highlighted.

We hope to see you all live or on video soon.

Take care

ICCP

ICCP 2021 2nd announcement (reminder)

Abstract submission open for ICCP2021

18th ICCP Conference 2021 will take place between 2-6^th August 2021 with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India as the host.

Details are available at https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home

Aerosol-cloud-precipitation-radiation interactions and processing
Applications of cloud and precipitation physics
Basic cloud and precipitation physics
Cirrus clouds
Cloud electricity
Clouds and climate (including radiative properties of clouds)
Clouds and high impact weather
Clouds and remote sensing
Convective clouds
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on clouds, precipitation and cloud-aerosol interactions
Fog and visibility
Ice nucleating particles and cloud condensation nuclei
Laboratory, wind tunnel and cloud chamber studies of microphysical processes
Measurement techniques (of cloud and precipitation properties) and their uncertainties
Mesoscale cloud systems
Mixed phase clouds
Monsoon clouds and precipitation
Orographic clouds
Polar clouds
Primary and secondary ice and cloud condensation nuclei
Secondary Ice Production
Tropical clouds
Turbulence mixing and entrainment
Warm clouds
Weather modification

Please note the following:

The International Cloud Modelling Workshop (ICMW 2021) and Airborne Data Processing Workshop will take place during the week and the weekend before the ICCP 2021, respectively, in Pune, India. A separate announcement will follow in that regard.
ICCP will be reviewing the abstracts received with a new deadline of 14 January 2021. Those who have previously submitted abstracts will be able to make changes to their abstract starting on 30th October 2020. There will be no abstract submission fee if you have previously paid the submission fee. However, if you submit an additional abstract or did not previously submit an abstract, submission fees will apply.
Note that all abstract fees are non-refundable; however, all previously submitted abstracts remain in the database. The abstract submission system will allow for previously submitted abstracts to be revised, replaced (e.g., update co-authors and titles or change the subject matter of the abstract) or withdrawn, and to allow for new submissions.
The new deadlines are as follows.
- 30th Oct 2020 abstract submission open
- 14^th January 2021 abstract submission closed
- 6^th March 2021: Acceptance of abstracts and initiation of registration
- 30^th March 2021 Program released
- 29^th April 2021 early bird registration ends
- 29^th June 2021 Regular registration ends
The description of the scientific program may be slightly modified to include research areas that have been initiated due to the pandemic. Please watch for further announcements regarding abstract submissions and updates to the scientific program.
We are also considering a new format for the online presentations, which will be communicated shortly

If you have a question, please contact us at iccp2020@tropmet.res.in. We will continue to update the website with new information https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home .

Short Course Cloud Physics Data: In Situ Measurements, Data Processing and Analysis Methodology

A short course on Cloud Physics Data: In-Situ Measurements, Data Processing, and Analysis Methodology will be held at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India, 31 July – 1 August 2021. (Note: ICCP 2020 and the short course were originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The short courses will be conducted as a hybrid/virtual meeting, depending on the improvement in the pandemic.

Chairs: Greg McFarquhar (University of Oklahoma) and Darrel Baumgardner

Meeting Information

Name	Short Course on Cloud Physics Data: Measurement, Processing and Analysis Methodology
Venue	Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
Dates	July 31 – August 1 2021.
Sponsors	International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation, Droplet Measurement Technologies, LLC
Local Organizing Committee	The Chairperson of the LOC: Dr. Thara Prabhakaran Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008 thara@tropmet.res.in
Website	https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in
Objectives and Scope	To instruct students, early career scientists and scientists new to the field of cloud physics in modern techniques for measuring cloud microphysical properties, and processing, analyzing and interpreting such data (see below)

Background and Course Description

The 18th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation will be held in Pune, India, August 2-6, 2021. As a complementary meeting that would be held the weekend prior to this conference, we will conduct a short course focused on teaching techniques for measuring cloud (fog) properties and methodologies for processing, analyzing and interpreting such measurements.

The basic components for this course that would be held all day on the Saturday and half day on the Sunday prior to conference registration, are listed below. We would expect the majority of participants to be also attending the conference. In addition to the co-proposers, Baumgardner and McFarquhar, instructors will be instrumentation experts that will also be attending the conference.

Short Course Outline

Techniques for Measuring Cloud Hydrometeor Nuclei

Fundamentals of Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) spectrometers
Fundamentals of Spectrometers Measuring Ice Nucleating Particles (INPs)

Techniques for Measuring Individual Cloud Hydrometeors

Fundamentals of single particle light scattering sensors
Fundamentals of particle imaging with optical array probes
Fundamentals of holography

Techniques for Measuring Cloud Bulk Properties

Fundamentals of LWC/TWC sensors
Fundamentals of Light Extinction sensors

Methodologies for Processing/Analyzing Measurements of Cloud Hydrometeor Nuclei

Fundamentals of CCN processing and analysis
Fundamentals of INP processing and analysis

Methodologies for Processing/Analyzing Measurements of Individual Cloud Hydrometeors

Fundamentals of processing and analysis of single particle light scattering sensor data
Fundamentals of processing and analysis of particle images made with optical array probes
Fundamentals of processing and analysis of holographic images

Methodologies for Processing/Analyzing Measurements of Cloud Bulk Properties

Fundamentals of processing and analysis of data from LWC/TWC sensors

Software for data processing, analysis and presentations

Description of software packages
Training with selected packages

History of Cloud Physics Probe Processing Data Workshops

2010: Seaside, Oregon (before American Meteorological Society Conference on Cloud Physics)

2013: Zurich, Switzerland (before the Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly)

2014: Boston, Massachusetts (before American Meteorological Society Conference on Cloud Physics)

2016: Manchester, United Kingdom (before 17^th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation)

2017: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (before the 2^nd International Conference on Airborne Research for the Environment)

2018: Vancouver, British Columbia (before American Meteorological Society Conference on Cloud Physics)

10th International Cloud Modelling Workshop (ICMW)

The 10th International Cloud Modelling Workshop will be held at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India, 26^th to 30^th July 2021 (https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/Cloud-Modeling-Workshop-2020).

(Note: ICCP 2020 and ICMW 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic situation. The ICMW 2021 will be conducted as a hybrid/virtual meeting, depending on the improvement in pandemic situation. )

Chair: Lulin Xue (NCAR) and Shivsai Dixit (IITM, Pune)

International Cloud Modelling Workshops are traditionally held every four years, in the temporal and spatial vicinity of the ICCP (the 1st one was an exception).
The emphasis is on cloud microphysics (weather modification background).
Specific cases are selected and run before the workshop and results are discussed at the workshop. A report from the workshop is typically presented at the ICCP.

Proposed cases and case leaders of 10^th ICMW 2021

Case 1. PI Chamber Simulation Case: Modelling Aerosol-Cloud-Turbulence Interactions in the Cloud Chamber. Dr. Sisi Chen (sisichen@ucar.edu)from NCAR and Dr. Steven Krueger (Steve.Krueger@utah.edu) from University of Utah

Case 2. Aerosol effect in deep convective clouds under different monsoon environments over the Indian peninsula: a CAIPEEX-Case study.Drs. Gayatri Kulkarni (gayatri@tropmet.res.in) and Sudarsan Bera (sbera.cat@tropmet.res.in) from IITM, Pune, India

Case 3. Isolated cumulus congestus based on SCMS campaign: comparison between Eulerian bin and Lagrangian particle-based microphysics. Dr. Shin-ichiro Shima (s_shima@sim.u-hyogo.ac.jp) from University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan and Dr. Wojciech W. Grabowski (grabow@ucar.edu) from NCAR

Case 4. Convection in Strong Vertical Wind Shear: The 2 Aug COPE Case. Dr. Sonia Lasher-Trapp (slasher@illinois.edu) and Holly Mallinson (hmm2@illinois.edu) from University of Illinois

History of International Cloud Modelling workshops

1st – 1985, Irsee, Germany

2nd – 1988, Toulouse, France (before 10th ICCP in Bad Homburg, Germany)

3rd – 1992, Toronto, Canada (before 11th ICCP in Montreal, Canada)

4th – 1996, Clermont-Ferrand, France (before 12th ICCP in Zurich, Switzerland)

5th – 2000, Glenwood Springs, CO, USA (before 13th ICCP in Reno, NV, USA)

6th – 2004, Hamburg, Germany (before 14th ICCP in Bologna, Italy)

7th – 2008, Cozumel, Mexico (after 15th ICCP in Cancun, Mexico)

8th – 2012, Warsaw, Poland (before 16th ICCP in Lepzig, Germany)

9th – 2016, Exeter, UK (before 17th ICCP in Manchester, UK)

Venue:
Venue of the ICMW is the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Campus and depending on the pandemic situation the workshop will be conducted at the Meghdoot Auditorium / one of the Lecture halls in IITM (Aryabhatta /Varahamihira Halls) or through virtual means. Please read about IITM https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/fnd/About-IITM

Registration:
Note: ICMW registration is separate from the ICCP2020 conference.
Registration fee: INR 5000.00
(The registration fee includes lunch and refreshments during the workshop. Travel and accommodation charges are the responsibility of the participant )

If you are interested in the ICMW workshop, please register at this website 15^th February 2020 https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/fnd/ICMW/registration

Accommodation: ( in case of a hybrid event)
It is suggested that the participants may request accommodation in the IITM GH/ hostel so that they will not require any transportation.
We will provide accommodation at IITM GH/hostel on a first-come-first-served basis at a nominal rate.

If you plan to stay at one of the hotels, you may book through special rate links for the conference (which will be provided by 15^th February2020)
https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/fnd/Accommodation#hotel
(Note: Some hotels may also provide airport pick up and drop for an additional cost, which you may request during your booking with the hotel. )

Transportation: ( in case of a hybrid event)
Participants staying at IITM GH/hostels will not require any transportation. Participants staying at hotels will have to arrange for their own transport to IITM.

For travel to Pune, please see the details at this site https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/fnd/travel
If you require visa, please register early: Visa details are available at this site https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/Visa

Submitting abstract:
You may submit an abstract in related themes of case studies of the ICMW or relating to your presentation at the ICCP conference.
You can also attend the workshop without an abstract (still need to register).
If you are a participant in the case study, please look for individual case study timelines and targets and consult respective case coordinators (https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/Cloud-Modeling-Workshop-2020).

IITM Local Organizing Committee for the 10^th ICMW

Dr. Shivsai Dixit (LOC Chair)

Dr. Anupam Hazra (LOC Co-Chair), Dr. Bipin Kumar (LOC Co-Chair)

Mr. Sudarsan Bera, Dr. Gayatri Kulkarni, Mr. Harish Choudhary

Ms. Lois Thomas, Mr. Soumya Samanta, Mr. Sandeep J.,Mr. Abhishek Gupta