16th Session of the VAMOS panel (VPM16)

Monday, September 9, 2013 to Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Event City: 
Lima
Peru
Event Attendance: 
Closed
Event Description: 
Location: 

Lima, Peru

Date: 

Monday, 9 September, 2013 - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013

                                     

 

VPM16 Agenda

Venue and logistic information

Attendees

Background documents


Specific objectives and key agenda ítems:

(1)  Review WCRP’s new structure and its effects on VAMOS; VAMOS transition activities

(2)  Review status of ongoing VAMOS:

- Review the progress on VOCALS and IASCLIP projects and other cross-cut components, as Extremes, ACC, and assess the research in decadal prediction being carried within VAMOS activities.

- Review of LAC Conference and VAMOS/CORDEX Workshops

(3)  Assess the interaction of VAMOS with other CLIVAR/WCRP panels and WGs

(4)  Identify emerging research needs in American Monsoon Research

 

Anticipated outcomes (deliverables):

  • An assessment of the progress of the ongoing VAMOS projects and cross-cutting working groups
  • A list of emerging priorities in American Monsoon research and applications
  • A proposed a transition path for the current VAMOS activities to the new WCRP structure, in particular, the LA&C working group and the global monsoons working goup

Agenda

Last update: August 22, 2014

 

Monday 9 Sept. 2013

9:00 to 12:30

Welcoming remarks, and statement of meeting goals

Dave Gochis, Hugo Berbery, Ken Takahashi

 

Update and discussion on VAMOS Activities, including the final VAMOS! Newsletter

Hugo Berbery, Dave Gochis, Carlos Ereño

 

Update on IASCLiP Activities

Dave Gochis, Art Douglas

10:30-10:45

Break

 

 

Update on VOCALS Research

Robert Wood

 

Atlantic basin activities

Paquita Zuidema

12:30-13:30

Lunch

 

13:30 – 17:30

Review of findings from CORDEX Workshop and update on the upcoming workshop

Michael Taylor-Ray Arrit

 

Climate impacts/Societal Applications Research in S. America

Marcelo Barreiro, Maisa Rojas

 

Climate impacts/Societal Applications Research in C. America/Caribbean and N. America

Michael Taylor, W. Baethgen

 

Reassessment of cross cuts

discussion, Dave Gochis lead

 

Break

 

 

WCRP LAC conference update

Marcelo Barreiro

 

GEWEX Activities and VAMOS Linkages

Hugo Berbery

 

The Future of CLIVAR and its Monsoon Panels

discussion, lead by Dave Gochis,Hugo Berbery and Carlos Ereno

Tuesday 10 Sept. 2013

 

9:00-10:30

Prioritize list of emerging research needs in American Monsoon Research

discussion, Dave Gochis  and Hugo Berbery  lead

10:30-10:45

Break

 

10:45-12:00

Discussion on VAMOS Transition Activities

discussion, Hugo Berbery and Dave Gochis lead

 

Meeting Adjourns

 

12:00-13:00

Lunch

 

13:00-17:00

VAMOS Panel Executive Session

 

 

End of VPM-16

 


Venue and logistic information

The meeting will take place at the Instituto Geofisico del Peru, Lima, Peru. 

Lodging and other logistic information can be found at the IGB - VAMOS/CORDEX web site


Attendees

Hugo Berbery (co-chair)

Dave Gochis (co-chair)

Marcelo Barreiro

Iracema Cavalcanti

Maisa Rojas

Michael Taylor

Robert Wood

Paquita Zuidema

Carlos Ereno

Ken Takahashi


Background documents

CLIVAR SSG-20 Report