February 21, 2006
Halfway to the Permian
Continuing with HDTD's focus on that obscure yet fascinating subject, paleoecology (see 1, 2), friend of HDTD Will Baird live-blogged a teleconference on paleoclimate simulations, recently held in the less-snowy-than-Yerevan paradise of Madison, Wisconsin. I've included a copy of the conference's agenda below the fold, with hyperlinks to WB's comments.
Feb. 16: Morning
8:20am: Refreshments
8:20am: Introduction: Matt and Liu
Session I: Report on paleo CCSM scientific activity: Chair: A. Winguth
A: Pre-Quaternary
8:30am: M. Huber: TBA
9:00am: J. You: Miocene simulation
9:30am: A. Winguth: Permian carbon cycle simulations
10:00am: C. Kelly: Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
10:30am: (video from NCAR) J. Kiehl: Simulations of Latest Permian Atmospheric Chemistry: Implications for Terrestrial Mass Extinction
11:00am: (video from NCAR) C. Shellito: Permian Climate Atmospheric Chemistry Model
11:30pm: Lunch Break
B: Quaternary
1:00pm: S. Vavrus: Testing early human impact hypothesis
1:30pm: Z. Liu: Glacial thermohaline and climate, implication on interhemispheric interaction
2:00pm: B. Briegleb: Transient Holocene simulation
2:30pm: (video from NCAR) C. Ammann: Effect of solar and volcanic forcing on climate in the last millennia
3:00pm: (video from NCAR): N. Mahowald: Dust and sea salt simulations for LGM and Permian
3:30pm: break
4:00pm: D. Archer: CO2 Stew: potential causes of the glacial / interglacial CO2 cycles
4:30pm: C. Jackson: Using Paleodata to constrain CAM3 parametric uncertainties
5:00pm: (video from Purdue) N. Diffenbaugh: Response of the subtropical gyres in the PMIP2 simulations
5:30pm: (video from Nebraska, needs confirmation?) R. Oglesby: deglaciation
6:00pm: (video from Nebraska, needs confirmation?) C. Rowe: TBA
Feb. 17: Morning
8:20am: Refreshment
8:20am: Introduction: Liu and Matt
Session II: Discussions on CSL allocations: Chair: C. Poulson
8:30am: B. Otto-Bliesner: Interglacial run
9:00am: (video from NCAR) C. Ammann: last two millennia climate
B. Pre-Quaternary Production
9:30am: M. Huber: Pliocene climate
10:00am: C. Poulson: Cretaceous climate
C. Development:
10:30am: B. Otto-Bliesner: update on CCSM development
11:00am: Discussions on current CSL allocations
11:30am: Discussions on the possible future CSL allocations
Handy glossary for the alphabet soup:
CCSM: Community Climate System Model
CSL: Climate Simulation Lab
LGM: Last Glacial Maximum
NCAR: National Center for Atmospheric Research
PMIP2: Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase II