May 16-18, 2018
Atmosphere, Oceans, and Computational Infrastructure
California Institute of Technology
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Coffee/Check-in | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Welcome and Workshop Goals
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Tapio Schneider (Caltech/JPL) |
| 8:45 - 9:10 |
Touring the Landscape of GCM Development
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Paul Kushner (University of Toronto) |
| 9:10 - 9:35 |
Earth System SkunkWorks
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David Randall (Colorado State University) |
| 9:35 - 10:00 |
Evolution, not Revolution
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Gavin Schmidt (NASA GISS) |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:20 - 10:45 |
When do the Details Matter? Being Mindful of Overlooked or Neglected Aspects of Earth System Modeling
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Phil Rasch (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Discussion (moderator: Tapio Schneider) | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (Arms South Patio) | |
| 1:00 - 1:25 |
Extreme Event Risk and Earth System Models
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Adam Sobel (Columbia University) |
| 1:25 - 1:50 |
Parametrized Physics: Improvement and Uncertainty Quantification
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Frédéric Hourdin (CNRS/LMD) |
| 1:50 - 2:15 |
Machine Learning for Moist Physics Parameterization in ESMs
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Chris Bretherton (University of Washington) |
| 2:15 - 2:40 |
Exploring the Potential of Machine Learning for Parameterization of Moist Convection in Simulations of Climate
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Paul O’Gorman (MIT) |
| 2:40 - 3:05 |
Some Thoughts on Using Machine Learning for Cumulus Parameterization
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Zhiming Kuang (Harvard University) |
| 3:05 - 3:25 | Coffee Break | |
| 3:25 - 3:50 |
Two Viable Approaches for Next-Gen Cloud-Climate Simulation—Augmented Superparameterization vs. a Machine Learning End-Run
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Mike Pritchard (UC Irvine) |
| 3:50 - 5:15 | Discussion (moderator: Paul Kushner) | |
| 6:00 | Workshop Reception and Dinner (Caltech Athenaeum, building #61) | |
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 8:55 |
Modeling Deep Ocean Currents: Persistent Challenges, Recent Insights, and Potential Implications
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Julie Deshayes (CNRS) |
| 8:55 - 9:20 |
Parameterizations and Data Assimilation in the MIT Ocean Model
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Raffaele Ferrari (MIT) |
| 9:20 - 9:45 |
Diurnal and High-Frequency Variability in the Upper Ocean
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Sarah Gille (Scripps, UC San Diego) |
| 9:45 - 10:10 |
Getting Fundamentals Right: Lognormality and Reactions of Oceanic Turbulence
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Baylor Fox-Kemper (Brown University) |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 - 10:55 |
Stochastic Parametrizations of Ocean Turbulence
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Laure Zanna (Oxford University) |
| 10:55 - 11:20 |
Computational Modeling Challenges at the Ocean’s High Latitudes
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Andrew Stewart (UCLA) |
| 11:20 - 11:45 |
Including Small-Scale Processes and Their Interactions in Ocean Climate Models
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Sonya Legg (Princeton University) |
| 11:45 - 1:00 | Lunch (Arms South Patio) | |
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Discussion (moderator: Alistair Adcroft) | |
| 2:15 - 2:40 |
Data Assimilation and Short-Term Prediction Motivate the Need for Careful Software Development in Earth System Models: A Case Study
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Jeffrey Anderson (NCAR) |
| 2:40 - 3:05 |
Characterizing Climate Variability in Models and Observations via the Spectral Theory of Dynamical Systems
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Dimitris Giannakis (New York University) |
| 3:05 - 3:25 | Coffee Break | |
| 3:25 - 3:50 |
Comments in Support of Launching a New Climate Modeling Effort
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John Marshall (MIT) |
| 3:50 - 4:15 |
Ensemble-Based Parameter Learning and Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Models
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Andrew Stuart (Caltech) |
| 4:15 - 4:40 |
Experimental Design for Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Computer Models: Issues and Examples
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Derek Bingham (Simon Fraser University) |
| 4:40 - 5:50 | Discussion (moderator: Balaji) | |
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 8:55 |
Infrastructure Requirements for Future Earth System Models
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V. Balaji (Princeton University) |
| 8:55 - 9:20 | Lessons from Developing and Maintaining a Weather and Climate Model for Heterogeneous HPC Systems | Oliver Fuhrer (MeteoSwiss) |
| 9:20 - 9:45 |
Turning Lessons Learned Into Guiding Principles: Ideas for Reinventing the Earth System Modeling Enterprise
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Todd Ringler (Los Alamos National Laboratory) |
| 9:45 - 10:10 |
The Conflict Between Chip Architecture and Ocean Model (Coordinate) Generalization
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Alistair Adcroft (NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 - 10:55 |
Lessons Learned on the Development of a Flexible Software Infrastructure for ESMs for Modern Computing Architectures
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Frank Giraldo (Naval Postgraduate School) |
| 10:55 - 12:00 | Discussion (moderator: Raffaele Ferrari) | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (Arms South Patio) | |
| 1:00 - 1:25 |
Reimagining Radiation in Earth System Models
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Robert Pincus (University of Colorado) |
| 1:25 - 1:50 |
Convective Aggregation, Clouds, and Climate: Implications of Recent CRM Results
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Allison Wing (Florida State University) |
| 1:50 - 2:15 |
Reverse-Engineering Convection and Stochastic Hierarchies: Digesting Fast-Process Observations for Climate Models
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David Neelin (UCLA) |
| 2:15 - 3:00 | Discussion (moderator: Joao Teixeira) | |
| 3:00 - 3:10 | Wrap-up and Next Steps | Tapio Schneider, all |
| 3:10 - 3:30 | Coffee | |
| End of formal workshop program | ||
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Informal discussion of follow-up plans among participants who will stay through Friday evening | |