CFMIP Meeting on Cloud Processes and Climate Feedbacks

[Mark Webb]

CFMIP Meeting on Cloud Processes and Climate Feedbacks
Monterey, California, USA, June 8-11 2015.

We are pleased to announce the next meeting of the Cloud Feedback Model
Intercomparison Project (CFMIP http://www.cfmip.net). This will be held
from Monday 8th to noon on Thursday 11th June, 2015 in Monterey, California,
USA. We are grateful to Steve Klein and Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory for hosting us this year.

The themes of the CFMIP meeting will be:

1. Understanding mechanisms of cloud feedbacks, adjustments and
climate sensitivity in climate models

2. Using observations to evaluate model representations of clouds,
cloud adjustments and feedbacks.

3. Process based evaluation of clouds and cloud controlling factors in
climate models using fine scale models.

4. Cloud/circulation coupling.

5. Precipitation in the changing climate.

There will also be opportunities to discuss the themes of the WCRP Grand
Challenge on Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity, and
plans for CFMIP3/CMIP6.

In order to help with logistics planning, we kindly ask that you let us
know within the next week if you are planning to attend this meeting by
emailing Angela Jefferson at jeffe...@llnl.gov. This will help us to
determine if we will meet the minimum number of people required by our
desired meeting venue (Asilomar).

Please monitor the CFMIP website http://www.cfmip.net for further
announcements regarding registrations details, location and agenda.

If you have any questions please contact members of the organising
committee.

Regards,
Mark Webb, Chris Bretherton and Steve Klein.

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Mark Webb Climate Scientist
Met Office Hadley Centre
FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 884515 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
E-mail:mark...@metoffice.gov.uk http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
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