[CCSM-participants] CCSM Workshop Updated Agenda, Etc.

[Lydia Shiver]

Hello everyone,

1. The 11th Annual CCSM Workshop Agenda has been updated.  It can be 
viewed at http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/news/ws.2006/agenda.pdf.

2. Inez Fung's plenary presentation title is The Coupled Carbon Cycle 
Climate Model Intercomparison Project.

3. CCSM Working Group Agendas:

- Software Engineering 
http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/working_groups/Software/agendas/062206SEWGagenda.pdf

- Land Model
http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/working_groups/Land/Agendas/062106LMWGagenda.pdf

- Biogeochemistry
http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/working_groups/Biogeo/agendas/062106BGCWGagenda-1.pdf

- Climate Change
http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/working_groups/Change/agendas/062206CCWGagenda.pdf

- Polar Climate
http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/working_groups/Polar/agendas/060621.pdf

- Climate Variability
http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/working_groups/Variability/agendas/060622.pdf

4.  Additional Meeting at CCSM Workshop:  Ensemble Data Assimilation 
with CAM

NCAR's Data Assimilation Research Section will sponsor a special session 
on Data Assimilation using CAM on Wednesday, 21 June 2006, from 12:35 to
1:15 PM in the Columbine Room. Two science activities using the CAM/DART 
ensemble data assimilation system will be highlighted. Information about 
how to use the CAM/DART system to further your research will be 
available. The agenda is:

12:35-12:45    Introduction to CAM/DART
         Jeff Anderson & Kevin Raeder, NCAR

12:45-1:00    Applications of CAM/DART to Climate
         Model Development: Arctic Circulation
         Experiments and Plans for a Parameter
         Estimation Project
         Eric DeWeaver & Justin Bagley, U. Wisconsin

1:00-1:15    Assimilating MOPITT Observations of
         Carbon Monoxide with the Finite Volume
         CAM GCM
         Ave Arellano, NCAR ACD

--Absolutely no food allowed in the meeting room--

5. Registration for the CCSM Workshop will close this Friday, 9 June 
2006.  Please register before Friday.

6. Registration Fee: Please send a check made payable to UCAR to pay the 
$100 registration fee to:

Ms. Barbara Ballard
NCAR
PO Box 3000
Boulder, CO  80307-3000

Thanks,
Lydia