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Regional Modeling Workshop

Regional Modeling Workshop. Regional teams of 5 to 10 users led by 2-3 experts. Develop collaborative projects within the teams that have to do with climate change over their region. local people know the local climatology and related problems of primary interest.

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Regional Modeling Workshop

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  1. Regional Modeling Workshop • Regional teams of 5 to 10 users led by 2-3 experts. • Develop collaborative projects within the teams that have to do with climate change over their region. • local people know the local climatology and related problems of primary interest. • do mini-assessments of what we currently know from the models and the observed record about "climate change" over the regions. • some specific studies of interest for the different regions (e.g. deforestation within the context of climate change, aerosols, monsoons, extreme events etc.)

  2. Goals of the Workshop • To re-establish a network of users • experts • new users particularly from developing nations scientists. • To develop regional networks of users through collaborative projects. • A collective document (e.g. special issue of a journal) with a possible contribution to the IPCC 4th Assessment Report.

  3. New Model Release • Extensive code, pre-processor, and post-processing streamlining/debugging including improvements to the user-friendliness • New implementations… • Tracer code (sulfates, etc.) • Zeng ocean flux scheme. • SUBEX large-scale precipitation scheme. • Non-hydrostatic option based in MM5 (not yet done) • Subgrid topography/land-use scheme (not yet in new version) • Emanuel convection scheme • Parallel version (in the works…) • Possible future upgrades… • Replacement of BATS with a different surface scheme (e.g. CLM). • Additional convection scheme (e.g. Kain-Fritsch).

  4. New Model Release • Extensive code, pre-processor, and post-processing streamlining & debugging including improvements to the user-friendliness • UCSC Pre- & Post-processing • ECHAM4.5 BCs • Diagnostic Packages • NCL • Source Code Documentation, output • Linda’s diagnostic package • Selection of variables to output • Selection/modification of land-use/topography data

  5. New Model Release • New implementations… • Tracer code (sulfates, etc.) • Zeng ocean flux scheme. • SUBEX large-scale precipitation scheme. • Non-hydrostatic option based in MM5 (not yet done) • Subgrid topography/land-use scheme (not yet in new version) • Emanuel convection scheme

  6. Possible additions to physics • Stretch grid, variable resolution • Kain & Fritsch, Betts-Miller convective scheme (ictp will add) • Better documentation for physics schemes • Switch to CLM (Allison) with subgrid simple scheme option • Add cloud ice (Jeremy?), maybe Dudhia scheme

  7. Long-term developments • Upgrade numerics (maybe move towards WRF)

  8. New Model Release • Possible future upgrades… • Replacement of BATS with a different surface scheme (e.g. CLM). • Additional convection scheme (e.g. Kain-Fritsch).

  9. Long-term future

  10. Distribution of Participants 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 0(9) 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 1

  11. Europe East Asia North America Central Asia Mediterranean North Africa South Asia Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa South America

  12. Participants

  13. North America 1 Cuba 6 U.S. ------------ 7 Total 6 1

  14. South America 1 Argentina 2 Brazil 2 Peru ---------------- 5 Total 2 2 1

  15. Europe 1 Belgium 1 Bulgaria 1 Czech Rep. 1 Estonia 1 Poland 1 Romania 1 Ukraine ----------------- 7 Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

  16. Mediterranean & North Africa 1 1 Croatia 3 Egypt 1 Greece 3 Italy 1 Portugal 1 Spain 1 Turkey --------------- 11 Total 3 1 1 1 1 3

  17. Africa 1 3 1 1 Ghana 1 Kenya 3 Nigeria 1 Senegal 3 S. Africa 1 Zimbabwe ----------------- 10 Total 1 1 3

  18. South Asia 1 1 Bangladesh 4 India 1 Iran 1 Sri Lanka 1 Uzbekistan ----------------- 8 Total 1 4 1 1

  19. East Asia 9 China 1 RO Korea 1 Mongolia ----------------- 11 Total 1 1 9

  20. Islands & Australia 1 Indonesia 2 Philippines 2 Vietnam ----------------- 5 Total 5 2 1

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