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