First Pan-WCRP Workshop on the Monsoon Climate Systems:

Toward Better Prediction of the Monsoons

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

1. Opening Remarks

8:30AM-9:00AM: Workshop goals, future program integration. H. Cattle, S. Sorooshian (presentation)

2. Overview of key modelling issues and observational requirements and opportunities under WCRP

9:00AM-9:30AM: CLIVAR A/A monsoon panel. B. Wang and R. Kumar Kolli (presentation)

9:30AM-10:00AM: GAME (Asian monsoon). F, Kimura (presentation)

10:00AM-10:20AM: VAMOS: General Modeling Strategy. Ben Kirtman (presentation)

10:20AM-10:40AM: MESA: Modeling issues in the main river basins of the South American region. Pedro Silva Dias and H. Berbery (presentation)

10:40AM-11:10AM: BREAK

11:10AM-11:30AM: NAME: Coordination of NAME Modeling and Field Activities. W. Higgins and the NAME Science Working Group (presentation)

11:30AM-12:00PM: CCPP ARM Parameterization Testbed: Integration with CEOP data. G. L. Potter (presentation)

12:00PM-12:30PM: CEOP monsoon system study. Bill Lau (presentation)

12:30PM-2:00PM: LUNCH

3. Invited Presentations: Overview on the fundamental physics and dynamics of monsoons

  a. Dynamics of seasonal cycle and intraseasonal variations

     2:00PM-2:30PM: D. Waliser (presentation)

   2:30PM-3:00PM : J.-P. Duvel (presentation)

  b. Role of air-sea interaction

     3:00PM-3:30PM: Air-sea interaction in the Intraseasonal Oscillation. S. Woolnough (presentation)

   3:30PM-4:00PM: BREAK

     4:00PM-4:30PM: Interactions between ENSO and the Asian Monsoons. N.-C. Lau (presentation)

  c. Boundary layer and low level jets

    4:30PM-5:00PM: Celeste Saulo (presentation)

Thursday, June 16, 2005

3. Invited Presentations: Overview on the fundamental physics and dynamics of monsoons (continued)

d. Role of land processes and fluxes

     8:30AM-9:00AM: J. Polcher (presentation)

  e. The role of diurnal cycles of heating and convection

      9:00AM-9:30AM: J. Slingo

    9:30AM-10:00AM: D. Lawrence (presentation)

  f. GCSS-activities and parameterization development for monsoon prediction

    (including DIME activity)

      10:00AM-10:30AM: Christian Jakob (presentation)

    10:30AM-11:00AM: BREAK

  g. Cloud/precipitation processes and cumulus parameterization for monsoon modeling

      11:00AM-11:30AM: D. Randall (presentation)

  h. Regional Modelling of Monsoons

    11:30AM-12:00PM: Yuqing Wang (presentation)

  i. Predictability and Prediction of monsoon

    12:00PM-12:30PM: P. Webster (presentation)

    12:30PM-2:00PM: LUNCH

    2:00PM-2:30PM: Monsoon Prediction on Medium-Range, Monthly and Seasonal Timescales. T. Palmer (presentation)

  j. VACS/AMMA

    2:30PM-3:00PM: A. Giannini (presentation), J. Polcher (presentation), C. Thorncroft, and K. Cook

4. Modelling and Predictability Efforts

    3:00PM-3:30PM: UCLA: C. R. Mechoso (presentation)

    3:30PM-4:00PM: BREAK

    4:00PM-4:30PM: Indian Monsoon Prediction in the NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS). S. Lord (presentation)

    4:30PM-5:00PM: Modeling and Predictability Issues - Related to the East Asian Monsoon. M. Kimoto (presentation)

    5:00PM-5:30PM: Europe: H. Le Treut (presentation)

Friday, June 11, 2005

5. Working Group Breakout Topics

a.  Strategy for parameterization development and observational data requirement

for process studies  (Chair: J. Polcher)

b. Strategy for system modelling and observational data for large-scale model validation  (Chair: Ken Sperber)

c. Monsoon prediction and required monitoring network (Chair: T. Yasunari)

  9:00AM-10:30AM: Working Group Discussions

  10:30AM-11:00AM: BREAK

  11:00AM-12:30PM: Working Group Discussions

  12:30AM-2:00PM: LUNCH

6. Plenary session: reports from the working group chairs and discuss/agree on the way forward, including planning and integration for a pan-WCRP monsoon modelling activity  (Co-Chairs: Ken Sperber, Tetsuzo Yasunari)

  2:00PM-4:00PM: Plenary Session

  4:00PM-4:30PM: BREAK

  4:30PM-5:30PM: Plenary Session