CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR Southern Ocean Region Implementation Panel

CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR Southern Ocean Region Implementation Panel 5th Meeting, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, 16-18 February 2009

Presentations
List of participants

Presentations

Monday 16th:- Introduction to meeting goals, state of the system; key research directions

Morning:
Welcome (Matthew England)
Aims and purpose of meeting (Kevin Speer)
Status of the SOOS (Steve Rintoul)

Break

GSOP report (Yasushi Fukamachi)
Sea-ice and CliC update (Tony Worby)

Lunch

Afternoon:
SOSE/IPY synthesis (Matt Mazloff)
SO air-sea flux climatologies and uncertainties (Simon Josey)
SO - Atmosphere and climate change(Dave Thompson)

Break

SAM reconstructions and dynamics (Gareth Marshall)
SAO (Harry Van Loon)
Regional climate aspects of SAM variability (Harry Hendon)

Tuesday 17th:- Climate modeling, climate dynamics and gaps, process studies

Morning:
Day's aims/logistics (Matthew England)
SO in IPCC class models (Joellen Russell)
SO circulation / change in IPCC models (Alex Sen Gupta)

Break

SOPHOCLES update (Siobhan O’Farrell)
Eddies (Andy Hogg) CHANGE TO ORIGINAL AGENDA

Lunch

Afternoon:
Eddies discussion continues (Andy Hogg and panel) CHANGE TO ORIGINAL AGENDA
Lateral mixing and subduction (Jean-Baptiste Sallee)
Modeling: status, coarse vs. high res; summary of modeling gaps and needs (Matthew England)

Break

Discussion: Key SO climate problems; a priority list for the SSG (Dave Thompson)
Annual Cycle (Harry Van Loon)

Wednesday 18th:- Carbon, SOOS Evaluation, Workshop synthesis and outputs

Morning:
Day's Aims (Kevin Speer)
Panel Review Article (Matthew England)
Carbon and climate system observables, physical and biological? (Richard Matear)
Direct effects of CO2 uptake on SO ecosystems(Ben McNeil)

Break

Carbon observations within SOOS? (Richard Matear)
Discussion of SOOS elements (Speer/ Josey)

Lunch

Afternoon:
Ice observations within SOOS (Tony Worby)
Ice sheet modeling/observations: status and needs(Ian Allison)
Rintoul / Marshall)

Break

Review Article - writing tasks and timeframe (Matthew England)
Wrap up

Participants

Panel Members
Matthew England (Co-Chair), Kevin Speer (Co-Chair), Yasushi Fukumachi, Steve Rintoul, Dave Thompson

Invitees
Harry Van Loon, Gareth Marshall, Richard Matear, Joellen Russell, Siobhan O'Farrell, Alex Sen Gupta, Tony Worby, Jean-Baptiste Sallee, Harry Hendon, Ben McNeil, Simon Josey, Matt Mazloff, Ian Allison, Andy Hogg

CLIVAR ICPO: Kate Stansfield