We invite you to join us from May 30 – June 01, 2022 in Jena, Germany for our in-person EEBIOMASS Summer School!
This summer school aims to engage and train you on different dimensions of biomass and Earth observation related topics! Target group of the Summer School are (Early Career) scientists from the fields of Remote Sensing, Forest Management and Earth System Sciences.
As the school will take place during the 25-year anniversary of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, we will stream the talks of the BGC symposium on June 02 and 03 for our participants into the lecture hall of the Beutenberg Campus. The current program is only available in German, but contains very interesting sessions on Global Modelling, Processes shaping biosphere-atmosphere interactions and many more.
PROGRAM
May 30 | ||
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | |
09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome and opening | Nuno Carvalhais, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry |
09:30 – 10:15 | Understanding and forecasting the terrestrial carbon cycle: Inferring process dynamics from biomass data & Discussion | Mathew Williams, University of Edinburgh |
10:15 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 – 12:00 | Biomass and biomass change | Christiane Schmullius, Friedrich Schiller University |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
13:00 – 14:00 | The changing Amazon carbon balance: Deforestation, forest degradation, and impacts of climate change | Paulo Artaxo, Instituto de Física da Universidade de Sao Paulo |
14:00 – 15:00 | Introduction to BIOMASS mission and MAAP | tbd |
15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30 – 16:30 | SAR Intro | Kostas Papathanassiou, DLR – Microwaves and Radar Institute |
16:30 – 17:00 | SAR Exe & Discussion | |
May 31 | ||
09:00 – 10:00 | Pol-SAR Intro | Kostas Papathanassiou, DLR – Microwaves and Radar Institute |
10:00 – 10.30 | Pol-SAR Exe & Disc | |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 – 12:00 | In-SAR Introduction | Kostas Papathanassiou, DLR – Microwaves and Radar Institute |
12:00 – 12:30 | In-SAR Exe & Discussion | |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 – 14:30 | Tomo-SAR Introduction | Kostas Papathanassiou, DLR – Microwaves and Radar Institute |
14:30 – 15:00 | Tomo-SAR Exe & Discussion | |
15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30 – 17:30 | Q & A | |
18:00 – | Community Event and Poster session | |
June 01 | ||
09:00 – 10:00 | (Modelling) Amazon rainforest responses to environmental change& Discussion | Anja Rammig, Technical University of Munich |
10:00 – 10:30 | Introduction to Forest Modelling | Friedrich Bohn, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 – 12:30 | Simulation and Analysis of Forest Factory RTM | Hans Henniger & Kim Schmidt, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 – 14:00 | Bridging models and observation | Nuno Carvalhais, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry |
14:00 – 15:30 | Exploratory model-data integration exercises | Hui Yang & Sujan Koirala & Siyuan Wang, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry |
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break | |
16:00 – 17:30 | Q&A | |
17:30 – 18:00 | Feedback & Wrap up |
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FAQ
Where will the Summer School take place?
The Summer School will be at: IT Paradies, Mälzerstraße 5, 07745 Jena.
How can I prepare myself for the Summer School?
You can do the ECHOES IN SPACE MOOC or the BIOMASS mission introduction by EO-College.
Are there any Corona regulations in place?
Yes, all participants need to be fully vaccinated or recovered (within the last 6 month). Self-tests will be provided on site.
Travelling to Jena
Jena has two train stations: Jena Paradies and Jena Westbahnhof. Very generally speaking Jena Paradies is more convenient if arriving from the East and Jena Westbahnhof is more convenient if arriving from the West, but please check this for your own itinerary or contact us, in case you need help.
If you come by plane from:
Arrival at Berlin Airport: Take a S-Bahn or train to Berlin HBF or Südkreuz and then catch another train to Jena Paradies or Jena West station (roughly 3 hours).
Arrival at Leipzig-Halle Airport: Take a shuttle or any train to Leipzig’s main station (Hauptbahnhof), then take a train to Jena Paradies station. It takes about 1 hour.
Arrival at Munich Airport: Take a shuttle or any train to Munich’s main station (Hauptbahnhof), then take a ‘ICE’ train to Erfurt from where you can take a regional train the Jena Westbahnhof (duration: about 4 hours)
Arrival at Frankfurt/Main Airport: Take the train to Jena Westbahnhof (duration: about 3 hours)
Further Links
public transportation in Jena
map of public transportation in Jena
city map of Jena
trains to and from Jena
Taxis (Taxiunternehmen Jena e.G.)
These hotels have rooms that you can book as a participant. Please use the reference code “Summer School” when booking your room. You can also find a different hotel, but due to our anniversary, some hotels in the city might be booked already.
- Hostel One Jena, contact: info@hostel-jena.de
Price for a single room: 40€ - Hotel VielHarmonie, contact: info[at]hotel-vielharmonie.de.
Price for a single room: 90€ – 93€ (incl. breakfast) / Check-In until 7.30PM (14 rooms on hold) - Hotel Steigenberger, contact: reservations@jena.steigenberger.de
Price for a single room: 105€ – 125€ (incl. breakfast) (13 rooms on hold)