US CLIVAR SSC Meeting

Silver Spring, MDJanuary 9-10, 2012

The US CLIVAR SSC is meeting to launch a two-year effort to draft, edit and publish a new Science (and Implementation) Plan to guide climate research directions over the coming decade and beyond.

To inform the planning effort, we will explore:• funding agency interests and needs, • changing international and national program directions and priorities, and • progress achieved over the past 15 years toward stated goals/objectives• priority research topics and science questions framing the future program

In light of this information, we will begin to:• determine the scope and presentation format of the Plan• develop a timeline and set of activities necessary to develop the Plan• capture key discussion points and draft content for the Plan

During the planning process, the SSC should endeavor to engage broader research community input and review

Purpose, Scope and Outcomes

SSC AgendaMonday, January 908:30 Welcome and Introduction

Mike Patterson

08:40 Purpose, Scope and Outcomes of Meeting Lisa Goddard

09:00 Agency InterestsNASA

Eric LindstromNOAA

Sandy LucasNSF

Eric DeWeaverDOE

Renu JosephONR

Scott HarperGeneral Discussion

10:30 Break

10:45 Changing International ContextWCRP and International CLIVAR PlanningMartin VisbeckIPCC AR5 and Future Assessments/NMME ProjectBen Kirtman

12:00 Lunch

Monday, January 9 13:00 Changing National Context

New USGCRP Strategic Plan & Advancing Science Goal Chris Weaver

National Climate AssessmentKathy Jacobs

Emerging Climate ServicesTom Karl

14:30 Developing the Science Plan

Lisa/Mike 15:15 Break 15:30 Progress of US CLIVAR during 1998-2013

Mike 17:30 Conclude Day 1 19:00 Dinner at Copper Canyon Grill

SSC Agenda

Tuesday, January 10 08:30 Priority Topics and Science Questions 10:15 Break 10:30 Priority Topics and Science Questions 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Scoping Workshops 14:00 Writing Assignments 14:45 Break 15:00 Writing Assignments and Wrap-up 17:00 Conclude Day 2

SSC Agenda