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Report of the 4th World Climate Research Programme International Conference on ReanalysesThe 4th WCRP International Conference on Reanalyses provided an opportunity for the international community to review and discuss the observational and modelling research, as well as process studies and uncertainties associated with reanalysis of the Earth System and its components. Characterizing the uncertainty and quality of reanalyses is a task that reaches far beyond the international community of producers, and into the interdisciplinary research community, especially those using reanalysis products in their research and applications. Reanalyses have progressed greatly even in the last 5 years, and newer ideas, projects and data are coming forward. While reanalysis has typically been carried out for the individual domains of atmosphere, ocean and land, it is now moving towards coupling using Earth system models. Observations are being reprocessed and they are providing improved quality for use in reanalysis. New applications are being investigated, and the need for climate reanalyses is as strong as ever. At the heart of it all, new investigators are exploring the possibilities for reanalysis, and developing new ideas in research and applications. Given the many centres creating reanalyses products (e.g. ocean, land and cryosphere research centres as well as NWP and atmospheric centers), and the development of new ideas (e.g. families of reanalyses), the total number of reanalyses is increasing greatly, with new and innovative diagnostics and output data. The need for reanalysis data is growing steadily, and likewise, the need for open discussion and comment on the data. The 4th Conference was convened to provide a forum for constructive discussion on the objectives, strengths and weaknesses of reanalyses, indicating potential development paths for the future.
Document ID
20120015896
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bosilovich, Michael G. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Rixen, Michel (World Climate Programme Geneva, Switzerland)
van Oevelen, Peter (World Climate Programme Geneva, Switzerland)
Asrar, Ghassem (World Climate Programme Geneva, Switzerland)
Compo, Gilbert (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Onogi, Kazutoshi (Japan Meteorological Agency Tokyo, Japan)
Simmons, Adrian (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reading, United Kingdom)
Trenberth, Kevin (National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Behringer, Dave (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Bhuiyan, Tanvir Hossain (Louisville Univ. KY, United States)
Capps, Shannon (Georgia Inst. of Tech. Atlanta, GA, United States)
Chaudhuri, Ayan (Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. Lexington, MA, United States)
Chen, Junye (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Chen, Linling (Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Bergen, Norway)
Colasacco-Thumm, Nicole (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Escobar, Maria Gabriela
Ferguson, Craig R. (Tokyo Univ. Japan)
Ishibashi, Toshiyuki (Japan Meteorological Agency Tokyo, Japan)
Liberato, Margarida L. R. (Lisbon Univ. Portugal)
Meng, Jesse (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Molod, Andrea (Universities Space Research Association Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Poli, Paul (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reading, United Kingdom)
Roundy, Joshua (Princeton Univ. NJ, United States)
Willett, Kate (Met Office (Meteorological Office) Devon, United Kingdom)
Wollen, Jack (I M Systems Group Charleston, SC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 2012
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.CP.7255.2012
Meeting Information
Meeting: 4th World Climate Research Programme International Conference on Reanalyses
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: May 7, 2012
End Date: May 11, 2012
Sponsors: World Climate Programme
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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