Data Assimilation and Climate Research June 23-25,
Mesa Laboratory, Main Seminar Room

Agenda

Wednesday June 23

Paleoclimate and Data Assimilation

  • 8:30 - 9:00   Arrival and Registration
  • 9:00 - 10:00    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Constraining Simulated Atmospheric States by Sparse Empirical Information
    Martin Widmann (University of Birmingham)

    Break from 10:00 - 10:30  
  • 10:30 - 11:30    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Reconstructing Paleoclimate Using a Data Assimilation Method - Challenges and Problems
    Gerard van der Schrier (KNMI, Utrecht)
  • 11:30 - 12:00   Discussion, led by C. Danforth and C. Jones
  • 12:00 - 1:30   Lunch Break

    Methods (Deterministic)
  • 1:30 - 2:30    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Nonlinear/NonGaussian Estimation and Stochastic Parametrization
    Juan M. Restrepo (University of Arizona)
  • 2:30 - 3:15    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Current Progress on Data Assimilation with the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter
    Eric Kostelich (Arizona State University)

    Break from 3:15 to 3:45
  • 3:45 - 4:30    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Progress toward Dynamical Paleoclimate State Estimation
    Greg Hakim (University of Washington)

  • 4:30 - 5:00   Discussion, led by C. Danforth and C. Jones
  • 5:00 - 6:30   Mixer, Mesa Laboratory Cafeteria

 

Thursday June 24

Ocean and Data Assimilation

  • 9:00 - 10:00    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], An Oceanographic Perspective on Climate State Estimation
    and State estimation of atlantic Ocean Circulation at the Last Glacial Maximum [Talk(pdf)]Carl Wunsch (MIT)

    Break from 10:00 - 10:30  
  • 10:30 - 11:30    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Uncertainty Prediction and Intelligent Sampling for Ocean Estimation
    Pierre Lermusiaux (MIT)

  • 11:30 - 12:00   Discussion, led by C. Jones and D. Nychka
  • 12:00 - 1:30   Lunch Break

    Methods (Statistical)
  • 1:30 - 2:15    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Particle Filters for Lagrangian Data Assimilation
    Elaine Spiller (Marquette University)

  • 2:30 - 3:15    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Toward Practical Rare Event Simulation in High Dimensions
    Jonathan Weare (New York University)

    Break from 3:15 to 3:45
  • 3:45 - 5:00   Discussion, led by B. Nadiga and J. Anderson

 

Friday June 25

Future Perspectives

  • 8:45 - 9:45    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Particle Filters and ENSKF
    Peter Bickel (University of California, Berkeley)
  • 9:45 - 10:30    [Abstract],   [Talk(pdf)], Assimilating Coherent Features
    Jeff Weiss (University of Colorado)
  • Break from 10:30 - 11:00 
  • 11:00 - 12:00   Discussion and Wrap-Up (C. Jones and J. Anderson)

12:00 Workshop Adjourn