Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How do we understand — and help protect — the Earth's climate system? ICTP's Earth System Physics (ESP) section studies the Earth in a holistic way, modelling the interactions between its different components: global and regional climate, ocean–atmosphere dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and pollution, and the behaviour of the Earth's crust and earthquakes.
ESP is fundamentally a modelling section. Its researchers build the numerical and mathematical models that generate climate change information at local scales — the scales that matter for the communities most at risk. ICTP's international environment has brought ESP into direct contact with the scientific community from developing countries: the countries that will be most affected by environmental and climate change problems.
A key frontier for the section is incorporating human activity into Earth system models — because humans today are an active component of the climate system.
Section: Earth System Physics (ESP) — ICTP
Learn more and explore upcoming events: https://www.ictp.it/research/esp
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About ICTP
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is an international research institute based in Trieste, Italy. Founded in 1964 by Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP supports cutting-edge research in physics and mathematics while building scientific capacity in the developing world through training and educational programmes.
🌐 https://www.ictp.it
#ICTP #ClimateScience #EarthSystemPhysics #ClimateModelling #ClimateChange #AtmosphericPhysics #OceanScience #EarthquakeScience #ScienceForDevelopment
How do we understand — and help protect — the Earth's climate system? ICTP's Earth System Physics (ESP) section studies the Earth in a holistic way, modelling the interactions between its different components: global and regional climate, ocean–atmosphere dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and pollution, and the behaviour of the Earth's crust and earthquakes.
ESP is fundamentally a modelling section. Its researchers build the numerical and mathematical models that generate climate change information at local scales — the scales that matter for the communities most at risk. ICTP's international environment has brought ESP into direct contact with the scientific community from developing countries: the countries that will be most affected by environmental and climate change problems.
A key frontier for the section is incorporating human activity into Earth system models — because humans today are an active component of the climate system.
Section: Earth System Physics (ESP) — ICTP
Learn more and explore upcoming events: https://www.ictp.it/research/esp
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About ICTP
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is an international research institute based in Trieste, Italy. Founded in 1964 by Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP supports cutting-edge research in physics and mathematics while building scientific capacity in the developing world through training and educational programmes.
🌐 https://www.ictp.it
#ICTP #ClimateScience #EarthSystemPhysics #ClimateModelling #ClimateChange #AtmosphericPhysics #OceanScience #EarthquakeScience #ScienceForDevelopment
