ESRL Physical Sciences Division Review 2015
Agenda
May 12, 2015
Preliminaries
07:00 | Closed Breakfast – Homewood Suites, Boulder Room (OAR Assistant Administrator and Deputy Assistant Administrator with Review Panel) |
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07:30 | Travel to ESRL (Shuttle provided for Review Panel; Other guests should carpool or self-drive) |
Welcoming Talks (GC402)
08:15 | Welcome, Introduction of Review Panel – Craig McLean (Assistant Administrator, NOAA/OAR) |
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08:30 | NOAA and OAR Research Planning – Steven Fine (Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOAA/OAR) |
08:45 | ESRL Overview – Alexander MacDonald (Senior Scientist, NOAA/OAR and Director, OAR/ESRL) |
09:00 | ESRL/PSD Overview – Robert Webb (Director, ESRL/PSD) |
09:45 | Break and Light Refreshments with Demonstrations (15 min) |
10:00 | PSD Strategic Priorities and Review Themes – Randall Dole (Senior Scientist, ESRL/PSD) |
Theme 1: Observing the Physical System (GC402)
10:15 | Overview: Water Cycle – Allen White |
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10:25 | CalWater 2015 – Ryan Spackman |
10:40 | Linking Aerosols and Precipitation – Jessie Creamean |
10:55 | Advances from CALWATER2/VAMOS/DYNAMO Campaigns – Chris Fairall |
11:10 | Role of Gap-Filling Radars to Improve QPE in Complex Terrain – Robert Cifelli |
11:25 | Measurements of Soil Moisture and Ocean Wind Using GNSS Reflected Signals – Valery Zavorotny |
11:40 | Summary: Water Cycle – Allen White |
11:45 | Discussion |
12:00 | Closed Lunch (Invitation Only): Review Panel with Senior OAR HQ Leadership and PSD Director (60 min – GB124) |
01:00 | Overview: Arctic – Taneil Uttal |
01:10 | Unraveling the Secrets of Arctic Clouds – Matthew Shupe |
01:25 | Understanding Atmospheric Forcing of Arctic Sea Ice Through Surface Energy Fluxes – Ola Persson |
01:40 | Arctic Observing: Addressing Current Limitations to Advance Scientific Understanding – Gijs de Boer |
01:55 | Summary: Arctic – Taneil Uttal |
02:00 | Discussion |
02:15 | Break and Light Refreshments (15 min) |
Theme 2: Understanding the Physical System (GC402)
May 13, 2015
Preliminaries
07:00 | Breakfast at Hotel |
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07:45 | Travel to ESRL (Shuttle provided for Review Panel; Other guests should carpool or self-drive) |
Theme 3: Modeling the Physical System (GC402)
08:15 | Overview: Improving Model Processes – Robert Cifelli |
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08:25 | Radiative Forcing in CMIP6 – Robert Pincus |
08:40 | Evaluation of Microphysics Schemes for Numerical Weather Prediction – Jian–Wen Bao |
08:55 | Improving Weather and Climate Prediction Models Through the Super–Parameterization Approach – Stefan Tulich |
09:10 | High Resolution Modeling to Understand Flood Risk and Hail Impacts in Future Climates – Kelly Mahoney |
09:25 | Summary: Improving Model Processes – Robert Cifelli |
09:35 | Discussion |
09:45 | Break and Light Refreshments with Demonstrations Repeated (15 min) |
10:00 | Overview: Modeling the Climate System – Prashant Sardeshmukh |
10:10 | The Stochastic Framework for Understanding Climate – Cécile Penland |
10:25 | Challenges in Modeling Extremes – Prashant Sardeshmukh |
10:40 | Modeling the Arctic System – Amy Solomon |
10:55 | 20th Century Reanalysis – Gilbert Compo |
11:10 | Summary: Modeling the Climate System – Prashant Sardeshmukh |
11:15 | Discussion |
Poster Session I: 11:30–12:15 (GC402 and Atrium)
12:15 |
Closed Lunch1 (Invitation Only) – Review Panel with Invited PSD Staff (60 min – GB124) Closed Lunch2 (Invitation Only) – Leadership Across NOAA with PSD Research Team Leads and PSD Management (60 min – GC402) |
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Poster Session II: 01:15–02:00 (GC402 and Atrium)
Theme 4: Research to Applications, Operations and Services (GC402)
May 14, 2015
Preliminaries
07:00 | Breakfast at Hotel |
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07:45 | Travel to ESRL (Shuttle provided for Review Panel; Other guests should carpool or self-drive) |
08:00 | Preparation for concurrent closed sessions with Review Panel |
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Session 1 (1D708) | |
08:15 | Gary Eilerts (Program Manager, Famine Early Warning Systems Network, USAID) – DC |
08:35 | Wayne Higgins (Director, Climate Program Office, NOAA Research) – DC |
08:55 | Levi Brekke (Chief, Research and Development, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) – CO |
09:15 | John Cortinas (Director, Office of Weather and Air Quality, NOAA Research) – CO |
09:35 | Michael Anderson (State Climatologist, California Department of Water Resources) – CA |
Session 2 (1D403) | |
08:15 | Hendrik Tolman (Director, Environmental Modeling Center, NOAA National Weather Service) – DC |
08:35 | Joel Cline (Program Manager, Wind and Water Power Program, U.S. Department of Energy) – DC |
08:55 | Von Walden (Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Washington State University) – WA |
09:15 | Tony Willardson (Executive Director, Western States Water Council) – UT |
09:35 | Roger Pulwarty (Director, National Integrated Drought Information Service) – CO |
Review Panel Summary, Wrap-up and Discussion (1D708)
10:00 | OAR and PSD Senior Management with Review Panel |
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Review Panel Closed Session (1D708)
10:30 | Discussion and Report Coordination |
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Review Panel Preliminary Report-out (1D708)
12:00 | OAR and PSD Senior Management with Review Panel |
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01:00 | Adjourn |