U.S. CLIVAR Summit
7-9 July 2010 Denver, Colorado
Agenda
Logistics
Wednesday
July 7 – New
Themes for US CLIVAR |
Time |
Agenda |
Duration |
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0800 – 0830 |
Refreshments |
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0830– 0845 |
Welcome and introductions |
15 min |
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0845 – 1130 |
Polar Science (break
10:15-10:45). Speakers: Peter Schlosser(LDEO) and Alex
Orsi(TAMU) |
135 min |
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1130 - 1300 |
Lunch (on your own) |
90 min |
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1300 – 1630 |
Extremes – Speakers:
Xuebin Zhang (Env Canada), Gabe
Vecchi (GFDL), Brad
Lyon (IRI) – 30
min BREAK during this time |
210 min |
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1630 - 1715 |
Panel Member Orientation/meeting
with program managers |
45 min |
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1730 - 1830 |
US CLIVAR SSC (only) Meets with
program managers |
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1830 - 2000 |
Reception |
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Friday
9 July |
0800 -0830 |
Refreshments |
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0830– 1030 |
Panel Breakouts |
120 min |
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1030 - 1050 |
Morning break |
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1050 – 1145 |
Panel Reporting to Plenary |
55 min |
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1145-1230 |
Wrapup |
45 min |
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Summit Documents
New Themes for US CLIVAR
Goals – explore motivation
and research challenges in these areas of climate research; identify
primary gaps in knowledge and capabilities in each area; discuss,
and where possible, identify research areas where US CLIVAR could
contribute/lead and/or work jointly with programs to respond to
research challenges. The following questions should guide the presentations
and discussions.
- What are some of the motivations and key research
questions, especially as they relate to the climate variability/predictability
and role of the ocean?
- Given CLIVAR’s overarching goals of improving our understanding
of climate variability and predictability on time scales of seasons
and longer, especially focusing on the ocean’s role in the
global climate system, what are the research gaps and activities
that are most needed to address these research questions in areas
of
- Observing/monitoring and synthesizing of historical
information (e.g. reanalyses)?
- Process understanding?
- Assessment, validation, and parameterization of key processes
in coupled climate models used for predictions and projections?
- Characterizing predictability and improving prediction capabilities?
- In what areas could US CLIVAR help facilitate
and coordinate research to address these gaps? What are the feedbacks/connections
of this area of science to CLIVAR’s research activities (e.g.
does the summer sea-ice melt in Arctic impact prediction/predictability
of mid-latitude climate?)
POS Panel Breakout discussion
PSMI Panel Breakout discussion
PPAI Panel Breakout discussion
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