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The U.S. CLIVAR Western Boundary Current Working Group was formed in January 2007. The group was charged with identifying shortcomings in the atmosphere, ocean, and coupled models that need to be addressed to accurately model western boundary current atmosphere-ocean interaction. The group will be hosted a workshop in Phoenix, 15-17 January 2009. Additional information is available online.

Western Boundary Current Working Group
last updated September 22, 2009
Mike Alexander NOAA CDC
Kathie Kelly (co-chair) University of Washington
Bo Qiu (co-chair) University of Hawaii
Nick Bond University of Washington
Meghan Cronin NOAA PMEL
Claude Frankignoul Laboratory of Ocean and Climate (France)
Terry Joyce Woods Hole Ocean. Inst.
Youn-Oh Kwon Woods Hole Ocean. Inst.
Hisashi Nakamura Univ. of Tokyo
Roger Samelson Oregon State University
Justin Small University of Hawaii
LuAnne Thompson University of Washington

Terms of Reference

  • Bring together the KESS, CLIMODE and other western boundary current atmosphere-ocean interaction groups for a synthesis of results
  • Identify shortcomings in atmosphere, ocean, and coupled models that need to be addressed to accurately model western boundary current atmosphere-ocean interaction
  • Identify observational gaps and modeling experiments that would answer outstanding issues

 

 

Announcements

New Western Boundary Current paper published - Role of Gulf Stream, Kuroshio-Oyashio and Their Extensions in Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction : A Review, J. Climate, 15 June 2010, Vol. 23, pp 3249-3281

2010 Workshop on Evaluation of ReanalysesNovember 1-3, Baltimore, Maryland

First Circular Announcement for WCRP Open Science Conference October 2011

Postdocs Applying Climate Expertise(PACE) seeking Organizational Partners

PSMI Publication on Best Practices for Process Studies released and has reached #6 on AMS most viewed list. (BAMS, July 2009)

 

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Science Tidbits    

April 2010 - Surface Fluxes: Challenges for High Latitudes - presentations posted

February 2010 - YOTC-GS Alpha Prototype for Satellite data has been released to the public

 

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