Tenth Annual Meeting of the

WCRP/CLIVAR/VAMOS Panel (VPM10) &

VOCALS Workshop

Santiago, Chile, 2-5 April 2007


Monday, April 2, 2007 - Morning Session, Plenary

Chair: R. Garreaud

8:30 am Welcome

- Dr. Jose Marengo and Dr. Wayne Higgins - VAMOS Co-Chairs

- Dr. Patricio Aceituno - University of Chile

8:40 am VAMOS Chair`s Report - J. Marengo and W. Higgins

9:10 am VAMOS Project Office/VAMOS Database - S. Williams / J. Meiting

9:30 am Anniversary Break


Monday, April 2, 2007 - Special Morning Session

Chair: W. Higgins

"VAMOS 10th Anniversary: Major Accomplishments and Plans"


10:00 am Unified View of the American Monsoons - J. Marengo and D. Gochis

10:30 am VOCALS Progress and Plans - R. Wood

11:00 am MESA Progress and Plans - J. Marengo

11:30 am NAME Progress and Plans - D. Gochis

12:00 pm VAMOS Modeling Plan - B. Kirtman (by phone)

12:30 pm Lunch




Monday, April 2, 2007 - Afternoon Session - Plenary

Chair: W. Robinson

1:50 pm WCRP Report - T. Busalacchi

2:10 pm CLIVAR ICPO - C. Ereno

2:30 pm IASCLIP Program - J. Amador


Monday, April 2, 2007 - Afternoon Session - MESA and LPB

Chair: C. Saulo

2:50 pm MESA Modeling Activities - C. Saulo

3:10 pm LPB RHP Status Report - H. Berbery

3:30 pm LPB PLATEX - M.A. Silva Dias

3:50 pm Break


Monday, April 2, 2007 - Afternoon Session - NAME

Chair: L. Farfan

4:20 pm Hydrologic Applications - D. Gochis

4:40 pm Impact of tropical cyclones from 2004 and 2006 on northwestern Mexico - L. Farfan

5:00 pm Variability of extreme precipitation in the core of the North American Monsoon - T. Cavazos

5:20 pm A Dipole in the Warm Pools of the Caribbean and Tropical East Pacific: Joint Influences Governing the Predictability of Seasonal Rainfall Regimes in Mexico and Basin Wide Tropical Cyclone Activity - A. Douglas

5:40 pm Adjourn

6:00 pm Reception offered by the University of Chile




Tuesday, April 3, 2007 - Morning Session - VOCALS Workshop at VPM10

Chair: R. Wood

9:00 am The VOCALS Program - R. Wood

9:20 am VOCALS REx Oceanography - R. Weller

9:40 am VOCALS REx Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation - B. Albrecht

10:00 am VOCALS REx Chemistry - B. Huebert

10:20 am Break


10:50 am Coastal Program Science Goals - J. Rutllant

11:10 am Peru Coastal Component - C. Grados

11:30 am Coastal Meteorology/modelling - R. Garreaud

11:50 am Coastal Oceanography Goals - O. Pizarro

12:10 pm Coastal Aerosols / Biogeochemistry - L. Gallardo

12:30 pm Lunch

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 - Afternoon Session - VOCALS Workshop at VPM10


2:00 pm The agencies’ role - W. Robinson

2:30 pm Breakout on Coastal Meteorology/Aerosols/Biogeochemistry [Garreaud, Wood, Albrecht, Huebert, Fairall, Gallardo, Rutllant, Muñoz, Carrasco, Cornejo Cordova,…]

2:30 pm Breakout on Coastal oceanography [Paulson, Pizarro, Hormazabal, Dever, Weller,.....]

6:00 pm Adjourn




Wesnesday, April 4, 2007 - Morning Session, VOCALS Workshop at VPM10


9:00 am Data policy and management for VOCALS - S. Williams

9:20 am Reports from breakouts, and discussion of Coastal Program Science Goals

10:00 am Breakout on shipborne observations [All oceanographers + Rutllant]

10:00 am Breakout on airborne observations [All meteorologist]

11:30 am General Discussion: Plans, meetings, etc

12:30 pm VOCALS Workshop ends


Wesnesday, April 4, 2007 - Afternoon


13:30 pm ½ Day Trip to Chilean Coast (Optional)




Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Morning Session, VAMOS Panel Executive Session

Chairs: W. Higgins and J. Marengo


8:30 am VAMOS Panel Executive Session (W. Higgins & J. Marengo)

NAME review of progress and issues/actions for VAMOS Panel (D. Gochis)

VOCALS outcome of workshop and next steps (R. Wood)

12:00 pm VPM10 ends


Last update: 4/5/2007, by Carlos Ereno