FW: EUCLIPSE/CFMIP meeting
Klein, Stephen A.
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Steve Klein
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Subject: EUCLIPSE/CFMIP meeting
Dear CFMIP committee,
Here are more details for the joint EUCLIPSE/CFMIP meeting. Please
circulate as you see fit.
Thanks,
Mark
Joint EUCLIPSE-CFMIP meeting, Paris, France, May 29th - June 1st, 2012
The next Joint EUCLIPSE - CFMIP meeting is scheduled for May 29th -
June 1st 2012 in Paris, France.
A workshop on " The role of cloud processes and feedbacks in the
climate system ", organized jointly by EUCLIPSE (European Union Cloud
Intercomparison, Process Study and Evaluation Project) and by " CFMIP
(Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project) will be held in Paris
from May 29 to June 1st 2012.
During the first 3 days the meeting will consist of short oral
presentations (~ 10-15 minutes) and breakout group discussions on
three main topics:
1. The evaluation of (CFMIP5) model clouds using observations and
process models.
What are the systematic errors of current models in terms of clouds
and radiation? A greater focus wil be put on the issue of compensating
errors (e.g. the "too few to bright cloud problems"): its
documentation in climate models (based on comparisons between model
outputs and satellite observations and/or in-situ observations) and
its interpretation in terms of processes.
2. The role of cloud processes in large-scale atmospheric dynamics.
How does the representation of clouds and convection in climate models
control the structure of the ITCZ, the simulation of tropical
variability (e.g. MJO and ENSO) and climate extremes?
3. The role of cloud processes in climate adjustments and feedbacks.
What physical processes control the fast adjustments to increased CO2
and cloud feedback in the different models? What are the robust
responses? How do responses predicted by climate models compare with
those from explicit models (LES, CRM)? How do we interpret the
inter-model spread of temperature and precipitation projections in
climate change? Can we put some observational constraints on cloud
feedbacks?
The 4th day of the meeting will be focused on practical issues related
to EUCLIPSE European project(next steps, update on cross-cutting
issues, book, etc.).
Scientist interested in participating in this meeting are invited to
submit a title and an abstract, for their presentation by April 1st
2012 to Karin van der Schaft via the link on the EUCLIPSE website
(http://www.euclipse.eu). Note that depending on the number of
abstracts submitted, poster sessions might be organized if the agenda
turns out to be too busy to include oral presentations for everyone.
The meeting will take place in the center of Paris, on the " "Campus
des Cordeliers"", UPMC, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75006 Paris,
France.
Logistic information (hotels etc.) will be posted soon on CFMIP and on
EUCLIPSE websites.
For more information, please contact Karin van der Schaft
(scha...@knmi.nl) or the organizing committee
Please see the EUCLIPSE web site http://www.euclipse.eu/ for more details.
Sandrine Bony, Pier Siebesma and Bjorn Stevens (organizing committee)
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