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Data Assimilation Research Section Turbulence Numerics Team Geophysical Statistics Project
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Theme for 2007: Statistics for Numerical Models

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Workshop I. Geophysical Models at NCAR:
A Scoping and Synthesis Workshop

13-14 November 2006; Boulder, CO


November 13: Mesa Lab: 1850 Table Mesa Drive
November 14: Center Green 1: 3080 Center Green Drive


Agenda

Tutorial/Research/Expository Lectures

Monday, November 13, 2006
Mesa Lab, Damon Room

8:00 - 8:30   Registration and Coffee
8:30 - 9:00   Welcome and Introductory remarks:
Doug Nychka, NCAR Institute for Mathematics Applied to Geosciences
Derek Bingham, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University
Bingham Presentation
9:00 - 10:20   Johannes Feddema, University of Kansas
Gordon Bonan, NCAR Terrestrial Sciences Section/CGD
Anthropogenic Land Cover Change Experiments in the CCSM [abstract]
Feddema Presentation ~ Bonan Presentation
10:20 - 10:40   Break
10:40 - 12:10   Pablo Mininni, NCAR Turbulence Numerics Team
Statistical Properties of Turbulent Flows [abstract]
Mininni Presentation
12:10 - 1:40   Lunch
1:40 - 3:00   Hanli Liu, Art Richmond, and Michael Wiltberger, NCAR High Altitude Observatory
The Upper Atmosphere: Problems in Developing Realistic Models [abstract]
Richmond Presentation ~ Wiltberger Presentation, #2, #3
3:00 - 3:30   Break
3:30 - 4:50   Joshua Hacker, NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
The Planetary Boundary Layer and Uncertainty in Lower Boundary Conditions [abstract]
Hacker Presentation
4:50 - 5:20   Closing Remarks
5:20 - 6:00   Mixer

Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Center Green Building 1, Room 3131

8:00 - 8:20   Coffee
8:20 - 8:50   Instructions to break-out groups
8:50 - 10:30   Break-out groups discussion
10:30 - 10:45   Break
10:45 - 12:00   Groups presentations and conclusions
12:00   Adjourn