Appendices ;
Presentations ;
PROVISIONAL AGENDA/EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
FOR THE COORDINATED ENHANCED OBSERVING PERIOD (CEOP) MONSOON SYSTEMS
STUDIES WORKING GROUP SESSION TO BE HELD FROM 10 TO 11 SEPTEMBER, 2002 AT
THE IRI FACILITY, IN PALISADES, NY, USA.
(REV-1c, 28 AUGUST 2002)
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Tuesday, 10 September 2002
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9.00 1.0 CEOP INTRODUCTION/SCIENCE OVERVIEW (T. KOIKE)
The CEOP Science Strategy and how it will be addressed at the meeting will be
introduced. Satellite and in situ data Integration and assimilation topics will be introduced
with model related issues.
9.20 2.0 CEOP MONSOON SYSTEMS STRATEGY OVERVIEW (T. Yasunari, W. Lau-1 W. Lau-2)
The discussion will focus on the possibility of implementing an international research
project to validate and assess the capabilities of climate models in simulating physical
processes in monsoon regions around the world. The aim is to initiate a CEOP Inter-
monsoon Model Validation Project (CIMVP) that focuses on model physics improvement,
via simulations, and cross-validation of model outputs with detailed observations. The
synergistic use of global data, in conjunction with high-resolution space and time
observations from field sites, including from GEWEX CSE's and CLIVAR field campaign
sites, is, therefore, critical. Some of the main tasks are to identify the key processes, the
parameters to be validated, and the validation sites. Breakout sessions may be
organized to address these issues during the meeting.
9.50 3.0 INTRODUCTIONS TO MONSOON RESEARCH ISSUES/PROGRAMS
Each participant should provide a brief presentation that addresses what research results
and data issues there are that can apply/contribute to the main objective of CEOP
Monsoon Studies, which is to provide better understanding of fundamental physical
processes underpinning the diurnal and annual cycles, and intraseasonal oscillations in
monsoon land and adjacent oceanic regions of Asia, Australia, North America, South
America and Africa, and to demonstrate the synergy and utility of CEOP integrated
satellite data, in situ observations and assimilated data in providing a pathway for model
physics evaluation and improvement.
NOTE: The presentations in this section will be 20 minutes each. A 20 minute coffee break
at mid-morning and a 1+ hour lunch break will be observed during the time period allotted
for this part of the meeting. A possible timeline follows:
10.10 3.1 Dr Chester Ropelewski - IRI, Representing the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME)
10.30 COFFEE BREAK
10.50 3.2 Dr Duane E. Waliser - Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres SUNY,
Stony Brook (presented by Dr Lau on Dr Waliser's behalf)
11.10 3.3 Dr Christopher Thorncroft - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
University at Albany, SUNY
11.30 3.4 Dr James Shuttleworth - Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona
11.50 3.5 Dr Paul Dirmeyer - Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies -1
Dr Paul Dirmeyer - Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies -2
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Tuesday, 10 September 2002 - CONTINUED
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11.50 3.0 MONSOON RESEARCH ISSUES/PROGRAMS-CONTINUED-
11.50 3.6 Dr Yogesh C. Sud - Climate and Radiation Branch Laboratory for Atmospheres NASA/GSFC
12.10 LUNCH
13.20 3.0 MONSOON RESEARCH ISSUES/PROGRAMS-CONTINUED-
13.20 3.7 Dr Ernesto Hugo Berbery - Department of Meteorology, University of Maryland
13.40 3.8 Dr Yongkang Xue - UCLA Geography Department
14.00 4.0 CEOP DATA MANAGEMENT STRATEGY (Steve Williams)
A key aspect of CEOP is to coordinate the regional observations by the different GEWEX
Continental Scale Experiments (CSEs) that have been established within the framework
of the GEWEX Hydrometeorology Panel (GHP). The enhanced observations made at
the CSE CEOP reference sites will provide CEOP with the basic resources necessary to
achieve its main scientific objectives. The CEOP science objectives take into account the
requirements of GEWEX, CLIVAR, and other WCRP core projects and the CEOP
coordinated database will also serve numerical modeling and analysis needs. Work is
now underway to take all the available information associated with the current Reference
Site database at: http://www.joss.ucar.edu/ghp/ceopdm/rsite.html, and to describe the
characteristics of a CEOP data set for the period July through September 2001 (EOP-1),
that considers in situ, satellite and model parameters.
14.20 5. 0 CEOP MODEL PRODUCTS ISSUES AND STRATEGY (M. Bosilovich)
Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS) will be generated for each CEOP reference
site. Equally important, are 3D and 2D gridded output processed as synoptic snapshots
at a preferred minimum of three hourly intervals. Various NWP Centers will contribute to
these requirements, including JMA, DAO, NCEP, and others. Model archive centers
may evolve at MPI in Hamburg and at UCAR in the USA. The data are needed to meet
the CEOP science objectives in Water and Energy Simulation/Prediction and Monsoon
Systems Studies.
14.40 6.0 MODEL VALIDATION ISSUES AND STRATIEGS (P. Gleckler)
CEOP should provide a wealth of data to enable extensive testing of atmospheric model
parameterizations, and have urged NWP and Climate modeling centers to consider how
to take advantage of the opportunities provided. The detailed observations from field
campaigns or from reference sites as proposed by CEOP may be helpful to model
developers. Building on past experience in designing test scenarios is also necessary
especially in tailoring model experiments in an optimal manner to test model physics.
Proposals are necessary on how to best use CEOP and related data as a testbed to
carryout tests of models (GCM, RCM, LSM).
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Tuesday, 10 September 2002 - CONTINUED
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15.00 7. ORGANIZATION OF PARALLEL WORKING GROUP SESSIONS ON
SELECTION OF PROCESSES, PARAMETERS AND SITES (All Participants)
Parallel working sessions will be set up in Plenary to address specific implementation
issues associated with the selection of processes, parameters to be validated and
validation sites for CIMVP. Due to the size of the group it may be necessary to modify
this approach; however, if there are only a few persons in each group, this would be
acceptable for the generation of preliminary results for further follow-up.
15.30 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 8. MEETING OF BREAKOUT GROUPS IN PARALLEL SESSIONS
8.1 Processes (Chair: TBD; Correspondent: TBD)
8.2 Parameters for Validation (Chair: TBD; Correspondent: TBD)
8.3 Validation Sites (Chair: TBD; Correspondent: TBD)
17.15 ADJOURN
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Wednesday, 11 September 2002
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9.00 9. PLENARY SESSION
Chairs/Correspondents will report on progress of breakout sessions
9.30 10. MEETING OF BREAKOUT GROUPS IN PARALLEL SESSIONS
11.15 11. FINAL PLENARY
Chairs/Correspondents will report on progress of breakout sessions and a final set of
recommendations/actions/issues will be established for further follow-up.
12.15 ADJOURN
13.30 EXECUTIVE SESSION
A sub-set of participants will meet as required to summarize a draft report of the meeting.
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