The Art of Climate Modeling
June 4-16, 2006
Boulder, CO
Advanced Study Program and the Climate and Global Dynamics Division of NCAR
Agenda
| Week 1 (5-9 June) | |
| Sunday, June 4th | |
| Participants Arrive CU dorms | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Welcome reception at Williams Village |
| Monday, June 5th | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 8:15 | Breakfast at MESA Lab cafeteria |
| Damon Room | |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Welcome, logistics, course overview (David Noone) |
| 9:45 | Lecture: An Introduction to CCSM (Bill Collins) |
| 10:30 | Break - Damon |
| 10:45 | Mentor Presentations |
| 11:30 | Lecture: Philosophy of modeling, and process modeling climate (Jeff Kiehl) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch - Cafeteria |
| 1:15 | Student declare preferences for projects Tutorial: How to compile and run CCSM and view output (Christine Shields) |
| 4:15 | Tutorial: How to compile and run CCSM and view output (Christine Shields) |
| 12:00 | Projects: planning, team building, broad project definition (all mentors meet in plenary, then small groups) |
| 6:00 | Dinner -MESA Lab cafeteria |
| 8:30 | Bus Return to Williams Village |
| Tuesday, June 6th (day of the atmosphere) | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 8:15 | Breakfast at MESA Lab cafeteria |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Atmospheric Model description, problems (Phil Rasch) |
| 10:00 | Lecture: GFDL vs. CAM clouds and climate sensitivity (Brian Soden) |
| 11:00 | Break Damon |
| 11:15 | Tutorial: atmosphere - Looking at output, and changing atmosphere (Dani Coleman) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch - Cafeteria |
| 2:00 | Projects: Detailed project definition, group discussion and planning all mentors present interests |
| 3:15 | Projects |
| 5:45 | Pasta Bar/movie night (Day After Tomorrow) Mesa Lab - Cafeteria (Movie in Main Seminar Room) |
| 8:15 | Bus to Williams Village |
| Wednesday, June 7th (day of the ocean) | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 8:15 | Breakfast at NCAR MESA Lab cafeteria |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Ocean model description (Bill Large) |
| 10:00 | Lecture: Ocean biogeochemistry (Galen McKinley) |
| 11:00 | Break - Damon |
| 11:15 | Tutorial: Ocean (Keith Lindsay) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch - Damon |
| 1:00 | Lecture: ENSO/tropical variability (Markus Jochum) |
| 2:00 | Projects |
| 5:15 | Bus to Williams Village Dinner in Darley Commons served until 6:30pm |
| Thursday, June 8th (day of sea ice) | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Sea Ice model description (Cecilia Bitz) |
| 10:00 | Lecture: Fast transitions/sea ice interactions (Marika Holland) |
| 11:00 | Break - Damon |
| 11:15 | Tutorial: Sea ice/ocean coupling experiment (David Bailey) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch - Cafeteria |
| 1:15 | Lecture: Impact of dynamical cores on climate and chemistry (Ricky Rood) |
| 2:15 | Projects |
| 5:15 | Bus to Williams Village Dinner in Darley Commons served until 6:30pm |
| Friday, June 9th (day of land) | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Land model description (Gordon Bonan) |
| 10:00 | Lecture: Land biogeochemistry or coupled biogeochemistry (Peter Thornton) |
| 11:00 | Break - Damon |
| 11:15 | Tutorial: Land model/coupled (Sam Levis) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch - Cafeteria |
| 1:15 | Lecture: Idiosyncratic view of the history of model building (Dave Randall) where we are now, and possible future directions |
| 2:15 | Project work (models running over the weekend) |
| 5:15 | Bus to Williams Village Dinner in Darley Commons served until 6:30pm |
| Saturay/Sunday June 10th & 11th | |
| Self organized activities | |
| Week 2 (12-16 June) | |
| Monday June 12th (climate variability and change) | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Climate Change over 20th Century (Reto Knutti - 1) |
| 10:00 | Morning discussion: Status report on all projects. Round table discussion all students, mentors, others |
| 11:00 | Break-Damon |
| 11:15 | Projects |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch-Cafeteria |
| 2:00 | Lecture: Deep water formation/paleo/future (Bette Otto-Bliesner) |
| 3:00 | Projects |
| 5:15 | Bus to Williams Village Dinner in Darley Commons - served until 6:30pm |
| Tuesday June 13th (chemistry, next generation physics) | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 9:00 | Lecture: Atmospheric Chemistry/climate interactions (Peter Hess) |
| 10:00 | Projects |
| 11:00 | Break-Damon |
| 11:15 | Projects |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch - Cafeteria |
| 2:00 | Lecture: Climate and aerosols (dust, salt, sulfates…) (Natalie Mahowald) |
| 3:15 | Projects |
| 5:15 p.m. | Bus to Williams Village Dinner in Darley Commons - served until 6:30pm |
| Wednesday June 14th | |
| 7-8:30a.m. | Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 8:00 | Lecture: Simple models of climate (Tom Wigley) |
| 9:00 | Lecture Climate Modeling from a scientific program manager’s point of view (Kea Duckenfield) |
| 10:00 | Projects |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Projects |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Lecture: Intermediate Models of Climate (Reto Knutti - 2) |
| 2:00 | Projects |
| 5:15 | *Bus to Flagstaff Mountain for Picnic* |
| 7:30 p.m. | Bus to CU Williams Village |
| Thursday June 15th | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 9:00 | All day Projects |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 | Projects |
| 3:15 | Projects |
| 5:15 p.m. | Bus to Williams Village Dinner in Darley Commons - served until 6:30pm |
| Friday June 16th | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Darley Commons |
| 8:30 | Bus to NCAR Mesa Lab |
| 9:00 | Finalize projects and presentations |
| 10:00 | Break-Damon |
| 10:15 | Finalize projects and presentations |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch -Cafeteria |
| 1:00 | Project presentations, (All mentors interested to attend) in Main Seminar room. |
| ~4:00 | Close/Farewell (end of course questionnaire) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Bus to Williams Village Dinner on own |
| (Participants depart) | |
| Saturday/Sunday June 17th & 18th | |
| Self organized activities | |
| Monday June 19th | |
| 7-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast on own (The Broker Inn has a great breakfast Buffet) (Check out of rooms) |
| 9:00 | Chartered bus from CU Williams Village to Breckenridge The Village Inn |
| 3:00 p.m. | Hotel Check-In |
| 5:00 | Dinner/reception at Breckenridge |
Colloquium Links
The Art of Climate Modeling Colloquium home page
The Art of Climate Modeling Colloquium presentations
NCAR/UCAR/UOP Boulder Locations
Mesa Lab
1850 Table Mesa Dr
Boulder, CO 80305(303) 497-1000
Foothills Lab
3300 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO 80301(303) 497-8700
Center Green
3080 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO 80301(303) 497-2525