3rd Meeting of the Science Advisory Board of the NOAA Climate Test Bed

1. 3rd Meeting of the Science Advisory Board of the NOAA Climate Test Bed (28-29 August 2007, Silver Spring, MD http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ctb/

2. Objectives and Expected Outcome Review CTB Reply to SAB and Incorporate • Objectives • to review progress on CTB science priorities and previous SAB recommendations; • to obtain advice on short-term (FY08-FY09) and long-term (next 5 years and beyond) science priorities. • Expected Outcome • SAB Written Report with advice and recommendations - address specific issues raised here & in the Interim Meeting report

3. 3rd CTB Science Advisory Board MeetingSilver Spring, MD August 28-29, 2007 Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:00 a.m. SAB Executive Session / Continental Breakfast SESSION 1: CTB OVERVIEW (Chairperson: Wayne Higgins) 9:00 a.m. Welcome, Objectives and Issues for SAB – Wayne Higgins 9:15 a.m. CFS as a National Model – Louis Uccellini 9:45 a.m. CTB computer resources / CFSRR Project – Hualu Pan 10:00 a.m. ARC Contributions to the CTB – Jim Kinter 10:15 a.m. Break SESSION 2: MULTI MODEL ENSEMBLES (Chairperson: Suranjana Saha) 10:30 a.m. An overview of CTB MME activities at NCEP – Suru Saha 10:50 a.m.  MME with DEM3 and GFDL – Huug van den Dool 11:10 a.m.      Assessment of consolidation strategies for SST monthly forecasts for MME- Malaquias Peña 11:30 a.m. Consolidation of Official forecasts at CPC – David Unger 11:50 a.m. NASA Plans for MME – Michele Rienecker 12:10 a.m.  MME Discussion 12:30 p.m. Lunch

4. 3nd CTB Science Advisory Board MeetingSilver Spring, MD August 28-29, 2007 Tuesday, August 28, 2007 SESSION 3: CFS TESTING AND EVALUATION (Chairpersons: J. Schemm and S. Moorthi) 1:30 p.m. Synthesis of FY07 Experiments and Role of TPT during FY08 in CFS Reanalysis and Reforecasting – Jae Schemm and Shrinivas Moorthi 1:50 p.m. Neural Network Emulations of Model Physics – Michael Fox Rabinovitz 2:10 p.m. Using Initial Tendency Errors to Reduce Systematic Errors – Tim DelSole 2:30 p.m. CFS Discussion 2:45 p.m. Break SESSION 4: CLIMATE FORECAST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (Chairperson: Ed O’Lenic) 3:00 p.m. An Evolving List of Climate Forecast Products – Ed O’lenic 3:20 p.m. Drought Monitoring and Prediction – Kingtse Mo 3:40 p.m. Recent Tropical Pacific ENSO Cycles: Argo Analysis, GODAS and CFS Prediction – Michael McPhaden and Dongxiao Zhang 4:00 p.m. CTB-CPC-CSD Collaboration – Robert Livezey 4:20 p.m. Climate Forecast Products Discussion 5:00 p.m. SAB Executive Session (closed) 5:30 p.m. Break 6:00 p.m. SAB Executive Session (closed) – Working dinner (provided) to draft responses to CTB questions

5. 3nd CTB Science Advisory Board MeetingSilver Spring, MD August 28-29, 2007 Wednesday, August 29, 2007 8:00 a.m. SAB Executive Session / Continental Breakfast SESSION 5: CTB ADMINISTRATION (Chairperson: Wayne Higgins) 9:00 a.m. CTB Grants Program / O2R Concept – Ken Mooney 9:15 a.m. CTB Budget and Tracking CTB Tasks – Mel Gelman 9:30 a.m. Future of CTB Teams –Siegfried Schubert and Hualu Pan SESSION 6: SAB DISCUSSIONS AND ADVICE (Chairperson: Tony Busalacchi) 9:45 a.m. Discussion with TPT Chairs (Saha, Moorthi, Schemm, O’lenic) and CST Chair (Schubert) without CTB Management (closed) – Tony Busalacchi 10:15 a.m. Discussion with Oversight Board (Koblinsky, Uccellini, Kumar, et al.) – Tony Busalacchi 11:00 a.m. Exit Interview with CTB Management and Oversight Board – Tony Busalacchi 12:00 p.m. End of Meeting Speakers: Please use 2/3rd of your allotted time (or less) for presentations, and 1/3rd of your allotted time (or more) for questions and exchange

6. Recent Climate Prediction Advancements at NCEP • Climate Forecast System: first dynamic operational climate forecast model (implemented Aug 2004) • Climate Test Bed: established in 2005, focused on accelerating improvements in the Climate Forecast System and related seasonal forecast products • Unprecedented increasesin the skill of CPC official seasonal outlooks(20% or more; O’lenic et al. 2007) due in part to CFS and to CTB milestones (e.g. consolidation tool).

7. CTB Science Priorities • Due in part to early CTB successes, NCEP is poised to make significant advancements with the next upgrade of CFS and work this within an MME framework. • Consequently, the CTB has adopted the following priorities: • Accelerate improvements in the CFS through the O2R and R2O paradigm • Be a partner within the multi model ensemble enterprise • Enhance NCEP’s role in the transition process • Accelerate development of user-demanded climate forecast products • What are some of the issues where SAB advice is needed?

8. How should the CTB use its computing resources to help NCEP meet its goal for the next implementation of CFS? • What is the appropriate balance between AO-driven external projects and internal activities (such as CFSRR)? Should this balance be determined by whether a project contributes to CFS next as opposed to CFS next + 1? • What procedures should the CTB use to ensure that its computing facility is equitably shared between external (competitive) and internal projects? CFS Next: Issues for the SAB

9. Has the CTB developed an effective MME implementation strategy? • Should CTB proceed with both International MME and National MME, and in what balance? • How can CTB influence development of a National Strategy for MME, and climate model development? • What happens if none of the MME models add additional skill to the CFS? • Does the CTB have the appropriate balance between MME and CFS activities? MME: Issues for the SAB

10. Are CTB efforts to link CPC with the user community developing appropriately? • What criteria should the CTB use in developing priorities for user-demanded climate products to be transitioned to operations? • How should the CTB work with CPC forecast operations to enhance the development and delivery of climate forecast products and services? • What should the CTB do to influence the research agenda of the research applications community in the longer term? • How should CTB measure success (e.g. number of new and improved products, economic impact, social utility, etc.)? Products and Services: Issues for the SAB

11. Collaborative Transition Projects (CTB Competitive Grants Program) FY06 : Climate Forecast System • Using initial tendency errors to reduce systematic errors (PI: Delsole, COLA; Co-PI: Pan, EMC) • Neural network emulations of model physics (PI: Rabinovitz, U. MD; Co-PI: Krasnapolsky, Saha EMC) • Ocean component of the NCEP ENSO CFS (PI: McPhaden, PMEL; Co-PI: Xue, EMC) FY07 : Climate Forecast Products • System-wide advancement of user-centric climate forecast products (PI: Hartmann (UAZ); Co-PI: Ed O’Lenic (CPC))

12. CTB FY08 Federal Funding Opportunity Climate Test Bed (CTB) In FY 2008, NOAA is soliciting proposals to initiate CTB projects under the Climate Dynamics and Experimental Prediction (CDEP) program. Due to limited available funding, the priority areas for FY 2008 are focused on enhancing multi-model ensemble based forecasts, anchored by the NCEP Climate Forecast System, and on improving monthly-to-seasonal climate forecast products and applications, especially for drought. Priority areas include (note this is not a prioritized list): 1) Climate Forecast System Improvements; 2) Evaluation of Multi-Model Ensemble Forecasts; 3) Improving Drought Prediction; 4) Enhancing Operational Drought Forecast Products and Applications, including those in NIDIS Pilot Regions and States. An information sheet containing further details on FY 2008 CTB priorities can be found at http://... For further information, investigators should contact Chet Ropelewski (Chet.Ropelewski@noaa.gov), 301-427-2381, fax: 301-427-2073). Update: The CTB received 40 LOI’s and encouraged 23 projects for full proposals